May 18, 2012
Sunday Sales Has Broad Political Appeal Near Border
by Christine Stuart | May 18, 2012 7:00am
Dominic Alaimo, Enfield’s Republican “Man of the Year,” said the governor’s party affiliation never mattered to him as long as he or she was willing to sign a bill allowing Sunday liquor sales. That, he said, would make him happy.
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Tags: Sunday sales, Brendan Sharkey, Kathy Tallarita, Domenic Alaimo, Enfield, package store, dh
May 10, 2012
In End of Session Tug & Pull: It’s Dem Against Dem
by Christine Stuart and Hugh McQuaid | May 10, 2012 1:15pm
(Updated 4:27 p.m.) Breaking with tradition, House and Senate Democrats did not hold a joint post-mortem press conference Thursday to discuss the 2012 legislative session. Instead, Sen. President Donald Williams and Sen. Majority Leader Martin Looney held their own.
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Tags: Chris Donovan, Donald Williams, Brendan Sharkey, John McKinney, Lawrence Cafero, Dannel Malloy, Senate, House, Democrats, minimum wage, jobs, dh
May 8, 2012
Is The State Budget Like A Household Budget?
by Hugh McQuaid | May 8, 2012 11:14pm
An argument over whether the state budget should be as simple a household budget highlighted ideological differences in the Senate on Tuesday as the chamber passed a bill closing deficits in both 2012 and 2013.
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Tags: state budget, Toni Harp, Rob Kane, John McKinney, revenues, spending cuts, household, Senate, Hugh McQuaid, dh
House Approves Midterm Budget Adjustments
by Hugh McQuaid | May 8, 2012 2:28am
Depending upon who you asked, the budget adjustments debated in the House Monday night were either carefully tailored to reflect fragile economic circumstances, or they were a wad of gum plugged into a dam that’s about to burst.
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Tags: budget, increase, spending, cuts, Ben Barnes, lawmakers, Hugh McQuaid, dh
May 1, 2012
Republican Lawmakers Say Malloy Needs To Be Honest With Wall Street
by Christine Stuart | May 1, 2012 11:27pm
Republican legislative leaders claimed Tuesday that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s decision to use $222 million that had been reserved to pay off 2009 borrowing won’t help the state’s credit rating.
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Tags: Economic Recovery Notes, republican, Moody's, Ben Barnes, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, bonding, credit rating, dh
April 27, 2012
New Haven Community Center $$ At Center Of Bonding Controversy
by Christine Stuart | April 27, 2012 1:02pm
The Malloy administration says it pulled the $300,000 it planned to give the New Haven People’s Center from the state Bond Commission agenda Friday because the project was not ready to go forward, but the last minute maneuver didn’t sit well with the two Republicans on the commission.
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Tags: New Haven People's Center, community center, communism, communist party usa, Bond Commission, sean williams, toni harp, toni walker, dh
April 26, 2012
Busway Opponents Hijack Tolling Bill
by Hugh McQuaid | April 26, 2012 9:33pm
Sen. Andrew Maynard, proponent of a bill to put tolls on Route 11, said he felt like he was trapped on the bus from the movie “Speed” after discussion of his bill was hijacked by a debate on the New Britain-to-Hartford busway project.
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Tags: busway, tolls, Route 11, Andrew Maynard, Joseph Markley, transportation, keanu reeves, dennis hopper, speed, dh
April 20, 2012
Budget Continues To Bleed Red Ink, Year End Deficit Likely
by Christine Stuart | April 20, 2012 6:30pm
It doesn’t include the latest tax collections, but the Office of Policy and Management estimated Friday that the state will end the year with a $141.9 million deficit, about $80 million worse than projected last month.
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Tags: deficit, surplus, tax refunds, budget, deficit mitigation, Office of Policy and Management, OPM, connecticut, Ben Barnes, dh
420 Alert: Don’t Bogart That Bill
by Hugh McQuaid | April 20, 2012 2:25pm
The Finance Committee approved a bill legalizing medical marijuana Friday in a 36-15 vote, but not before Sen. Toni Boucher spoke for an hour about the financial pitfalls it poses for the state.
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Tags: medical marijuana, Toni Boucher, pot, Finance Committee, dh
April 18, 2012
Murphy Uses Turbo Tax
by CTNewsjunkie Staff | April 18, 2012 1:28pm
Two days after challenging his opponents to release their tax returns, and one day after former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays released his, U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy released his 2011 filing Wednesday morning.
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