Merrill Cages Her Rat…
According to a Stamford Advocate report, House Majority Leader Denise Merrill has abandoned an effort that would see her hometown, Mansfield, receive a windfall of cash from the state at a time when every other community in Connecticut is slated to lose money from the Pequot Fund grant. A rat, as folks around the Capitol know, is legislation secreted-away inside a bill at the last minute to favor someone. Under the false premise that other communities use similar tactics, Merrill in budget-related legislation sought to inflate her town’s population by including UConn students in the formula that helps determine how much money towns and cities get.
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