Sen. Joe Markley Says No Way He’ll Support Changing Spending Cap; Has Not Discussed It With Sen. Joan Hartley, Key Swing Voter

By On May 15, 2013 · 4 Comments

The hottest issue at the moment at the state Capitol is whether Gov. Dannel P. Malloy can get 22 votes in the state Senate to change the definition of the state spending cap.

Malloy’s budget exceeds the spending cap, but it would be under the cap only if he’s successful in changing the [...]

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Merchants Say Hartford Busway Hurting Their Businesses Near The State Capitol

By On May 10, 2013 · 4 Comments

Merchants along Capitol Avenue in Hartford say that the permanent closure of key local street – prompted by construction of the new busway – is hurting their businesses.

They are criticizing Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra for dropping opposition to Gov. Dannel Malloy’s ongoing plans for a 9.4-mile, 11-stop busway that is being constructed between downtown New Britain and [...]

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Hartford Mayor Drops Opposition To Gov. Malloy’s Busway; Flower Street To Remain Closed At Amtrak Train Tracks Near Aetna

By On May 9, 2013 · 12 Comments

The Hartford Courant’s Don Stacom is reporting that the city of Hartford has switched positions on the closing of Flower Street, a once-heavily traveled cut-through that connects Asylum Avenue and Capitol Avenue.

Merchants along Capitol Avenue have expressed concern for months that the blockage – designed to make way for the controversial [...]

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Treasurer Denise Nappier Vs. House GOP Leader Larry Cafero On State Pensions

By On May 3, 2013 · 10 Comments

After undergoing criticism this week by the House Republican leader, state Treasurer Denise Nappier fired back Friday in a long, detailed statement that stretched for more than two pages.

In an age of sound bites, Nappier’s single-spaced response spilled into a third page and provided a point-by-point account  to Cafero’s statements that more than [...]

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Malloy “Decided To Head The Whole Thing Off” on People Magazine – Washington Controversy

By On May 2, 2013 · 9 Comments

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Thursday that he “probably shouldn’t have” allowed People Magazine to pay for his recent trip to Washington, D.C. that has caused days of controversy at the state Capitol.

Malloy reimbursed the magazine by writing a check for $1,234 for travel and other expenses for a 22-hour trip to Washington, D.C. [...]

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Malloy Reimbursement To People Magazine Is Almost 16 Years To The Day of John Rowland’s Meadows Music Ticket Fine In Hartford

By On May 2, 2013 · 4 Comments

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s decision to reimburse People Magazine for a trip to Washington, D.C. comes almost 16 years to the day that then-Gov. John Rowland was fined for attending six rock concerts in Hartford.

Malloy will reimburse the magazine for more than $1,200 in expenses for a 22-hour trip that included attendance at the White [...]

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Speaker Sharkey Defends Malloy On People Magazine Trip; Says Malloy Could Reimburse The Washington, D.C. Expenses If Necessary

By On May 1, 2013 · 6 Comments

House Speaker J. Brendan Sharkey came to the defense of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy regarding his weekend trip to a high-profile dinner in Washington, D.C. that was paid by People Magazine.

Senate Republican leader John McKinney charged Wednesday that it was a clear violation of the state’s ethics laws for a major corporation to pay [...]

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State Budget Statistics: Good In Short-Term, Tougher for Next Two Years On Taxes

By On April 30, 2013 · 9 Comments

State officials received both good and bad news Tuesday from the latest budget figures: a one-time spike in tax collections for the current fiscal year but expectations of tougher times over the next two years.

The latest numbers show that the state is projecting a surplus of $212 million in the general fund in the fiscal year that [...]

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Tom Foley Doesn’t Want To Talk About Guns; Instead Wants To Talk on Conflicts of Interest

By On April 23, 2013 · 25 Comments

Tom Foley is tired of talking about guns.

The former Republican gubernatorial nominee made it clear Tuesday, after holding a press conference at the state Capitol complex, that he prefers talking about issues like the conflicts of interest by state legislators in their outside employment.

“If I were governor, the gun bill would have been very different,” Foley told [...]

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Tom Foley Says 11 Legislators – 9 Democrat, 2 GOP – Have Conflicts Of Interest; Not Giving Up on Bill; Mentions Cafero, Not Others

By On April 23, 2013 · 16 Comments

Tom Foley is not giving up.

Despite facing a huge buzzsaw of opposition over his bill on conflicts of interest, the former Republican gubernatorial nominee is pushing ahead to resurrect the measure before the session ends on June 5.

At a news conference on Tuesday, Foley announced that 11 legislators – 9 Democrats and 2 Republicans [...]

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