For Some, the Budget is a Game
From the Hartford Courant.
BUDGET WATCH: House Republicans Hear Concerns of Municipal Leaders
HARTFORD—There’s no better way to understand how the state’s fiscal woes will affect municipal budgets than to hear from the people in charge of them. More than two dozen leaders–mayors and first selectmen–from communities throughout the state were at the Capitol on Tuesday for a roundtable discussion organized by House Republicans. Rolling back a bevy [...]
Your Budget-Trimming Ideas
Is it time to bring back highway tolls? How about an early retirement incentive for state employees, or allowing stores to sell beer and booze on Sundays and jacking up the taxes? Those are just a few of the ideas submitted via the Web to Gov. M. Jodi Rell. The governor launched a Web site [...]
Cut State Spending or Increase State Revenue?
A forum Thursday sponsored by a state merchants association saw a panel of legislators chime in on a gloomy budget prognosis issued by Gov. M. Jodi Rell, and business owners who attended saw two different philosophies on how to address the crisis. While Democrats Chris Donovan and Don Williams talked about leaving all options open, [...]
If Left Alone, Deficits Only Get Bigger
Residents of this state are facing tough economic times and it could get worse. House and Senate Republicans on Wednesday said it’s time lawmakers did their part to erase a $300 million budget deficit that’s been confirmed by independent analysts. Republican House Leader Larry Cafero and Senate Republican Leader John McKinney held a news conference [...]
Handling the Deficit
With the state’s budget deficit looming at over $300 million, House Republican Leader Larry Cafero talks about the ways we can address this problem.
House and Senate Republicans are holding an informational budget forum on Thursday morning, September 25th at 10:00 a.m. in the Legislative Office Building.
Democrats are apparently not interested in doing anything until November 18th… [...]
Big City Mayors Side With Republicans
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House and Senate Republicans got some unusual support for their pleas to make changes to the current state budget today: Big city mayors pushed the Democratic majority to restore early reading program cuts and realtors said the GOP plan to cut real estate taxes should be considered.
A day after the Republicans unveiled their alternative to [...]
The Coming Special Session…
Didn’t we just do this?
Senate and House Democrats are preparing to call a special session of the General Assembly to finish “business” that they somehow were unable to conclude during the regular session that just ended a week ago.
Seems a little late after “Doing Nothing” to decide you want to “Do Something.”
With Connecticut now facing a [...]
“Only in the General Assembly”
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Today is the final day of the 2008 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which adjourns at midnight tonight.
Aboove, House GOP Leader Larry Cafero points out something about the way bills get done here.
It’s also interesting that we can have a bill that has nothing do with its intial subject anymore, but we aren’t allowed [...]
Democrats Refuse to Discuss GOP Budget Alternative Once Again
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Tonight House Republicans once again offered their alternative “Do Something” budget, this time as an amendment to SB 51, An Act Concerning Legislative Recommendations Concerning the University of Connecticut Health Center.
Once Representative Kevin DelGobbo (R-Naugatuck), Ranking Member of the legislature’s Appropriations Committee presented the amendment, Majority Leader Christopher Donovan (D-Meriden) made a point of order [...]
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