This afternoon at a hastily assembled press conference in the House Democrats’ conference room, House Speaker Chris Donovan and Senate President Don Williams told assembled press and staff that the gap between Governor M. Jodi Rell’s proposed budget and the projections put out by the legislature’s Office of Fiscal Analysis was a “reality gap.” Today the [...]
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, [...]
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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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The House has been debating HB 5536, An Act Establishing the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership this evening. The bill is a step and a half toward universal healthcare and socialized medicine, and has been advanced by House Majority Leader Chris Donovan.
Section six of the bill requires the Comptroller to study how to include anyone not included, [...]
House Republican Leader Larry Cafero offered an amendment this afternoon on the floor of the House of Representatives that would create a tough Three Strikes law in Connecticut, requiring life in prison upon conviction for a third violent offense.
After Judiciary Committee co-chairman Michael Lawlor spoke in opposition to the amendment, House Majority Leader Christopher Donovan [...]
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