March 9, 2017
Local Elected Officials Tell Lawmakers To Take Teacher Pension Shift Off the Table
by Christine Stuart | March 9, 2017 1:07pm
HARTFORD, CT — A group of local elected officials said Thursday that it is illegal for Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to shift about a third of the state’s contributions to the Teacher’s Retirement System to cities and towns.
Tags: Betsy Gara, Rudy Marconi, John Elsesser, Connecticut Council of Small Towns, teacher pensions, Teachers Retirement System, dh
October 13, 2015
Business, Labor and Municipal Groups Announce Collaboration Amid Divisive Political Climate
by Elizabeth Regan | October 13, 2015 12:52pm
Three statewide advocacy groups with a history of disagreement on many issues have agreed to sit down for an economic summit with the goal of finding common ground, and maybe, just maybe, doing something about it.
Tags: Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, Joe DeLong, Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Joe Brennan, AFL-CIO, Lori Pelletier, economic development, elizabeth regan, cs
February 26, 2013
Ridgefield First Selectman Continues Fight For Tolls
by Christine Stuart | February 26, 2013 6:30am
He may not have won his party’s nomination for governor back in 2010, but Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi isn’t giving up on the idea of bringing back highway tolls.
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Tags: Rudy Marconi, tolls, Ridgefield, Antonio Guerrera, lockbox, highways, booth, strategy, gas tax, congestion pricing, dh
December 20, 2012
Lawmaker Makes Last-Minute Suggestion
by Christine Stuart | December 20, 2012 5:39pm
Behind the scenes Wednesday at the state Capitol, before the legislature voted on a deficit mitigation package, Rep. John Frey of Ridgefield, scrambled to get his idea into the legislation.
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