Handling the Deficit

by: Red Baron September 24, 2008

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 [...]

House Rules Launches Weekly Vodcasts

by: Red Baron September 15, 2008

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HLF_hNd7iY] House Rules, the official blog of the Connecticut House Republicans will be launching weekly vodcasts starting today. Today’s vodcast by House Republican Leader Larry Cafero focuses on the message from Governor Jodi Rell on the projected budget deficit for next year, and spending. We can weather this storm, but we need to continue to [...]

Swift Acting Legislature…

by: Red Baron August 22, 2008

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3A9PamL7TQ] Click above to watch riveting legislative action! The General Assembly is supposed to vote on energy assistance legislation today.  However, after coming in this morning, it appears that the plan has hit some road bumps in the negotiation process, and the difficulty is lasting into the evening as legislators and staff await the session [...]

House GOP Proposes Telecommuting Pilot

by: Red Baron July 15, 2008

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Xsh_naQCA] Program would save Taxpayer Dollars, Lessen Traffic on Highways House Republicans today underscored their support for more flexible work weeks for state employees by promoting their own office plan to allow for telecommuting, a policy aimed at saving taxpayer dollars, making workers more productive and getting commuters off clogged highways. “We want to make [...]

“Only in the General Assembly”

by: Red Baron May 7, 2008

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb5XrlZyOa4&hl=en] 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 [...]