Time Out: Republican Compromise Focuses On Union Raises

by: Red Baron January 12, 2009

HARTFORD–Republicans during a Tuesday afternoon news conference said they will offer a compromise proposal this week delaying the approval of arbitrated union contracts until June 3, 2009.
Under current law, the legislature has only 30 days to act on these agreements which make up a large portion of the overall state budget. The proposal, Republicans said [...]