Current Events

Rell's New Budget Proposal Restarts Talks With Democrats

Posted on Thursday, 27th August 2009 at 8:14AM
In a dramatic change that broke a political logjam, Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell offered a new budget plan Wednesday that would raise the tax on millionaires, eliminate the inheritance tax and cut the sales tax from 6 percent to 5.5 percent. ...Read more

Too Little Common Ground In Budget Battle

Posted on Tuesday, 25th August 2009 at 8:55AM
The governor and her Democratic counterparts can't even agree to sit down and talk about the budget crisis for more than an hour or two. ...Read more

Connecticut Budget Impasse Now Longest On Record, And Counting

Posted on Monday, 24th August 2009 at 8:18AM
The state legislature is making history today, but in dubious fashion. ...Read more

State Budget Talks Stall Again On Income Tax Issue

Posted on Thursday, 20th August 2009 at 8:26AM
The summerlong state budget soap opera continued Wednesday as negotiations turned sour and another day ended with no agreement. ...Read more

Connecticut Democrats: Deal On A State Budget Is Closer

Posted on Wednesday, 19th August 2009 at 8:25AM
While no agreement has been reached, Democratic leaders said Tuesday they were optimistic that legislators might vote as early as Aug. 27 on a budget deal with Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell. ...Read more

An ongoing embarrassment

Posted on Tuesday, 18th August 2009 at 8:24AM
"There were no further scheduled negotiations."
That one line in Monday's Connecticut Post story on the endless budget negotiations in Hartford sums up an entire state's worth of frustration. Two months late, already a national embarrassment, and our state leaders can't be bothered to talk it over. ...Read more

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