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Democrats Unveil Budget: Watch

By Rick Green On April 19, 2013 · 8 Comments

State Sen. Toni Harp says the Appropriations Committee will vote today on a two-year “compromise” budget of about $43.9 billion. Video by Keating.

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Democrats’ State Budget For FY 14 and 15

By Rick Green On April 19, 2013 · Leave a Comment

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Dueling Politicos: Gov. Malloy Announces His Own Tour

By Rick Green On March 4, 2013 · 13 Comments

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Monday announced plans for another statewide tour — a community forum on Wednesday evening in Middletown “to discuss the state’s pressing issues face-to-face with state residents.” This comes as state Sen. John McKinney — who has said he is interested in challenging Malloy in 2014 — begins his [...]

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ICYMI: Outgoing DeStefano Trashes Malloy Budget

By Rick Green On February 11, 2013 · 1 Comment

This ran in Sunday’s Courant. Mayor DeStefano appears to be saying publicly what many Democratic municipal leaders feel:

A BUDGET BALANCED IN WONDERLAND

By John DeStefano Jr.

“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” — Lewis Carroll, “Alice in Wonderland.”

So [...]

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Opposite Sides Respond To Malloy’s Budget Proposal

By Jenny Wilson On February 6, 2013 · 3 Comments

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle had much to say about Malloy’s budget after his speech Wednesday. Here are the reactions from Senate President Don Williams and House Minority Leader Larry Cafero.

On The Overall Proposal:

“I think one of the great things about the governor’s proposal here is that he’s not cutting back [...]

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McKinney Rips Malloy Budget As “Shell Game” Filled With Gimmicks; Doba Says It’s Political By A Republican Candidate For Governor

By Christopher Keating On February 5, 2013 · 13 Comments

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Wednesday will propose extending several taxes that had been scheduled to expire in order to help pay for his overall plan to increase state spending by nearly 10 percent over the next two years, according to legislators briefed on the proposal.

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Lembo Creates One-Stop Budget Website

By Rick Green On January 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Want to understand how the state budget works? Do you wonder about tax breaks? Where do all those billions of dollars go?

State Comptroller Kevin Lembo has created Open Connecticut, a website that aggregates and links to all the budget information floating around Hartford. Check it out.

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CT Budget News: None

By Rick Green On December 11, 2012 · 2 Comments

Members of the governor’s staff and General Assembly leaders from both political parties met again Tuesday.

“Conversations are moving forward,” said Andrew Doba, a spokesman for Gov. Malloy

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Gov. Malloy Issues ‘Road Map’ of Budget Cuts: Another $243 Million

By Rick Green On December 7, 2012 · 11 Comments

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Friday afternoon proposed a broad-based list of budget cuts, reducing state spending by another $243 million, in an effort to balance a state budget deficit of $415 million.

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