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State budget talks to continue

Posted on Monday, 13th July 2009 at 8:46AM
HARTFORD -- Weeks of closed-door negotiations between Connecticut lawmakers are expected to continue, possibly on Monday, on a new two-year state budget. ...Read more

A telling sign of a dysfunctional Capitol

Posted on Monday, 13th July 2009 at 8:32AM
It's safe to say that Hartford has done little this year to bolster citizens' confidence in their state government. We have all seen an extreme amount of finger-pointing, but here we are, nearly two weeks into the new fiscal year and months into a terrible financial crisis, and still no budget. ...Read more

State Budget Talks Continue Behind Closed Doors

Posted on Friday, 10th July 2009 at 8:14AM
For more than four months, Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Democratic legislators clashed over the state budget constantly ...Read more

Rell Vetoes Health Reform Bills, Citing Expense In Face Of State Deficit

Posted on Thursday, 9th July 2009 at 8:59AM
Two bills to reform health care in Connecticut drew vetoes Wednesday from Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who called the measures too expensive for the state right now. ...Read more

State Budget: Behind Closed Doors

Posted on Thursday, 9th July 2009 at 8:18AM
You know how worried you get when the kids are playing in the basement and all of a sudden it's very quiet?

It's the feeling we get when the governor and legislative leaders negotiate a budget behind closed doors with a news blackout in force. ...Read more

Governor Rell: Current Year Deficit Skyrockets to Nearly $922 Million

Posted on Tuesday, 20th January 2009 at 4:35PM
Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that her budget office now estimates the deficit for the current fiscal year at nearly $922 million ...Read more

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