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November 6, 2009
Donovan Works To Make Domestic
Violence ‘Major Issue’ Next Year
by Christine Stuart | November 6, 2009 7:34 PM
Posted to State Capitol
It’s an issue that prevails in all economic climates and in all socioeconomic groups, but it’s not an issue that resonates loudly enough in the hallways of the state Capitol.
At least not until now.
House Speaker Chris Donovan said Friday that he was making domestic violence “a major issue in the next legislative session.” His first step was to create a task force.
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Violence ‘Major Issue’ Next Year" »
Annie Le Documents To Be Unsealed
by Melissa Bailey | November 6, 2009 3:52 PM
Posted to Courts
The judge in the Annie Le murder case has decided to release — in partial form — the arrest warrant and eight search warrant affidavits for suspected killer Raymond Clark.
Superior Court Judge Roland Fasano made that decision on Friday.
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Rell Considers Closing One Prison
by Christine Stuart | November 6, 2009 3:07 PM
Posted to State Capitol
(Updated) A decline in the inmate population coupled with the need to find $63.4 million in savings over the next two years, has prompted Gov. M. Jodi Rell to ask the Department of Corrections to consider closing a prison.
According to the Department of Corrections, the inmate population is currently about 18,500, down from a record high of nearly 19,900 in February 2008. The agency attributed the decrease, in part, to the success of some re-entry programs and a full-time parole board.
November 5, 2009
Rell Cuts $34 Million From Budget
by Christine Stuart | November 5, 2009 5:59 PM
Posted to State Capitol
Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell used her executive authority Thursday to cut $34 million from the two-year $37.6 billion state budget. Some state agencies were dealt cuts as much as 5 percent, while others received cuts as little as $5.
“We have no choice but to cut state spending and these rescissions are but the first of many cuts to follow,” Rell said in a press release.
Rell has the power to rescind up to 5 percent of any appropriated line item in the budget, but not more than 3 percent of the General Fund.
Lamont Still Undecided On Public Financing
by Christine Stuart | November 5, 2009 4:38 PM
Posted to Election 2010
Since he announced Wednesday that he would be exploring a campaign for governor, opponents and political insiders have speculated about whether Ned Lamont, the wealthy Greenwich businessman, would participate in the state’s public campaign finance system.
“I think the answer to that is simple,” Lamont said Thursday following a speech to students and faculty at Central Connecticut State University.
“I’m in the exploratory committee and I’m going to stay within the rules of the exploratory committee,” Lamont said. “I’ll decide what I’ll do next once and if I get into the candidate committee.”
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May They Please Speak With Joe?
by Melinda Tuhus | November 5, 2009 3:20 PM
Posted to Congress
| Health Care
A pro-health care rally on Yale’s campus Wednesday featured more than speeches. It featured phone calls too: At the end, all the students, including Christopher Chen, pulled out their cell phones and dialed the office of Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman.
Why Lieberman? He recently announced that he does not support a government-run “public option” health insurance plan — and might join his Republicans colleagues in filibustering the reform bill that contains one.
Rell’s Budget Director Tries to Set Aside Rhetoric
by Christine Stuart | November 5, 2009 8:24 AM
Posted to State Capitol
It’s unclear at the moment if Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s deficit mitigation plan will attempt to close a $388 million budget gap or the $624 million budget gap calculated last week by state Comptroller Nancy Wyman.
What is clear is that the legislature will be asked to return before the start of the next legislative session in February to address the budget deficit.
“The longer you wait the harder it is to achieve the savings,” Rell’s Budget Director Robert Genuario said Wednesday in a visit to the Capitol press room.
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November 4, 2009
Two Candidates Make It To The Polls
by Christine Stuart | November 4, 2009 10:23 PM
Posted to Election 2010
The two non-voters in the race for U.S. Senate got out to the polls Tuesday and cast their ballots for local officials in Weston and Greenwich.
According to the Registrar of Voters in each town, Linda McMahon and Peter Schiff, two of U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd’s five Republican challengers voted Tuesday.
Why is this news? Because both of them have admitted skipping votes in the past.
Rell Still Mum On Re-Election Plans
by Christine Stuart | November 4, 2009 1:46 PM
Posted to Election 2010
On the same day Ned Lamont announced that he would join a handful of other Democratic candidates in exploring a run for governor in 2010, Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell remained mum on her re-election plans.
In a brief phone interview, Rell said she would make her intentions about whether she would seek another term, known by the end of the month.
Lamont Throws Hat Near The Ring
by Paul Bass | November 4, 2009 12:01 PM
Posted to Election 2010
Ned Lamont, who took on U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman three years ago, has formed an “exploratory committee” to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. M. Jodi Rell in 2010. He plans to talk about Moody’s, not Moody.
Lamont planned to start informing past supporters of his move Wednesday morning, a day after the polls closed on the 2009 municipal elections and attention officially turns to the already crowded 2010 campaigns for governor and U.S. Senate.
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