After the co-chairs of the Judiciary Committee announced they would cancel the hearing tomorrow on the bill they introduced that would strip Catholic churches of their financial authorities, House Republican Leader Larry Cafero (R-Norwalk) and Senate Republican Leader John McKinney (R-Fairfield) have announced that they will host a public hearing on the bill tomorrow, Wednesday, [...]
This afternoon House Republican Leader Larry Cafero (R-Norwalk) joined Senate Republican Leader John McKinney (R-Fairfield) in presenting unified oppostion to SB 1098, An Act Modifying Corporate Laws Relating to Certain Religious Corporations. The bill has come under tremendous fire over the past few days as a blatant attack on the Roman Catholic Churches in the [...]
HARTFORD — A roundtable discussion Monday organized by sentate Republicans for small business owners confirmed what Rep. Bill Hamzy has contended for months: Connecticut companies are burdened with taxes and regulations that makes it difficult to survive. About 45 owners and executives from small and medium-sized Connecticut businesses participated in the event, which focused [...]
Senate Bill 1098, An Act Modifying Corporate Laws Relating to Certain Religious Corporations is receiving a great deal of attention today. The bill, introduced by the Judiciary Committee which is chaired by Rep. Michael Lawlor (D-East Haven) and Sen. Andrew McDonald (D-Stamford), would reorganize how Connecticut Catholic Churches organize their finances. The bill has come [...]
HARTFORD — State Rep. Rosa Rebimbas, R-Naugatuck, was sworn into office today by Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz during a ceremony in Governor M. Jodi Rell’s office. Rebimbas, who won the seat in a special election held on Monday, March 2, said she is ready to begin serving her constituents. “I will hit [...]
Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that the state has saved more than $1 million in payroll costs because of her directive in mid-January that asked non-union managers to take one unpaid day of leave. The Governor was among the 2,400 executive and non-union managers who voluntarily took an unpaid furlough day as part of [...]
Last night Republican Rosa Rebimbas was elected in a special election to fill Naugatuck’s vacant 70th District seat in the State House of Representatives. The seat was vacated by Republican Kevin M. DelGobbo who was appointed a Commissioner of the Department of Public Utility Control by Governor Rell. Rebimbas, an attorney in private practice served on the Board [...]
Governor M. Jodi Rell today signed into law the deficit mitigation package which was unanimously passed in a bipartisan effort last week by the House of Representatives. The bill closes the $1.2 billion budget deficit for the current fiscal year ending this June. The package uses $281 million of the state’s $1.4 billion Rainy Day Fund, [...]
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