Archive for January, 2009

Cafero, House Republicans Hold Forum with Municipal Officials

by: bsundie January 28, 2009

HARTFORD—There’s no better way to understand how the state’s fiscal woes will affect municipal budgets than to hear from the people in charge of them. More than two dozen leaders–mayors and first selectmen–from communities throughout the state were at the Capitol on Tuesday for a roundtable discussion organized by House Republicans. Rolling back a bevy [...]

Republican Compromise Focuses on Union Raises

by: bsundie January 12, 2009

Republicans will offer a compromise proposal Wednesday delaying the approval of arbitrated union contracts until June 3, 2009. Under current law, the legislature has only 30 days to act on these agreements which make up a large portion of the overall state budget. The proposal, Republicans said today in a Capitol press conference, is critical [...]