Archive for May, 2010
by: Doña Derecha
May 27, 2010
Representative Tim LeGeyt Speaks at WWII Veterans Event in Avon Event Honors Vets Who Served in WWII State Representative Tim LeGeyt, of Avon and Canton, spoke on Monday afternoon, May 10th at Avon High School for a ceremony honoring veterans who served during the Second World War. Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz was also in [...]
by: Doña Derecha
May 7, 2010
Representative Vincent Candelora will be a guest this Sunday, May 9th at 6:00 AM on “Connecticut Newsmakers,” a NBC channel 30 show hosted by chief political correspondent Tom Monahan. The weekly show highlights state issues and government leaders.
Twelve hours after lawmakers took the final House vote Rep. Larry Cafero stood in a room packed with reporters asking for the Republican take on the 2010 legislative session. Cafero, House Minority Leader, gave a frank assessment of the legislative “accomplishments” trumpeted by Democrats, including a tax on electricity rates and budgetary schemes that pass [...]
Many Connecticut residents were fast asleep today as Democrats rammed a controversial energy overhaul through the House of Representatives just before sunrise, making sure their constituents were unable to hear them defend their albatross that threatens to significantly increase electricity rates already considered the second most-expensive in the United States. Despite grave concerns from representatives [...]
House and Senate Republicans gathered on the steps outside the House Chamber during a May Day Saturday session to detail how they were cut out of talks regarding closing the state’s $736 million budget gap that starts accumulating July 1st. Connecticut faces a nearly $4 billion deficit for fiscal year 2012. “The macaroni is cooked, it’s [...]