The League of Women Voter’s Annual Pie and Politics Legislative Reception on Saturday, February 28th from 9 am -10:30 at the Norwalk Police HQ.
The morning’s format will consist of the following:
9:00-9:10 am Food and information table set up
9:10-9:12 am Seating and Welcome Announcements
9:12-9:25 am Maximum one-minute opening statements
9:25-10:30 am Audience Questions
Rep. Larry Cafero on Friday met with local leaders from the district he represents during a forum at the Capitol designed to give legislators a better idea of the budgetary problems municipal officials are dealing with in this sour economic climate. It was the second budget forum hosted by House Republicans, and Cafero noted that the first session prompted some legislators to issue bills based upon suggestions they heard. Municipal officials from throughout the state participated Friday, and a representative from the Office of Policy Management gave a presentation on Governor M. Jodi Rell’s budget proposal. Topics covered included regionalization, Town Aid Road money and funding of the resident trooper program. Each of the local officials told Cafero, of Norwalk, that they would like to meet again as legislators begin their discussions over the governor’s proposal. Watch the entire two-hour discussion here:
Rep. Tim LeGeyt on Friday met with local leaders from the district he represents during a forum at the Capitol designed to give legislators a better idea of the budgetary problems municipal officials are dealing with in this sour economic climate. Municipal officials from throughout the state participated, and a representative from the Office of Policy Management gave a presentation on Governor M. Jodi Rell’s budget proposal. Topics covered included regionalization, Town Aid Road money and funding of the resident trooper program. Many of the selectmen and town managers were worried about the latter, fearing that their communities would have to pick up the entire bill for their troopers. Avon Town Manager Philip Schenck was among the participants.
Watch the entire two-hour discussion here:
In a House Session that ended close to midnight Wednesday February 24th the Republicans and Democrats reached across party lines today and voted for the latest deficit mitigation plan, needed to bridge a $1.2 billion budget hole in the state’s budget for this fiscal year. Rep. Terrie Wood of Darien voted for the plan. Rep. Wood said, ” I am pleased that we all worked together and created out a deficit mitigation plan that is generally palatable to both parties and goes a long way in closing the deficit for this fiscal year.” Read More→
Following the success of last month’s informational forum hosted by House Republicans for municipal government leaders, Rep. Penny Bacchiochi and her Capitol colleagues will host another municipal forum Friday in Hartford. The forum will focus on the budget deficit and its affect on municipalities. Bacchiochi expects representatives from Union and Stafford to attend. These forums set the stage for the exchange of vital information, as people who have the responsibility of managing their towns and cities–no matter what party they belong to—need to have dialogue with folks in the the legislature. They deserve the latest information, and legislators need to here their concerns and ideas.
Bipartisanship that saw the legislature nearly eliminate the state’s current-year budget deficit Wednesday left Rep. John Rigby hopeful that legislators can work together to streamline government. Rigby is pleased that House members approved legislation to eliminate $1.2 billion of the state’s $1.35 billion deficit without cutting state aid to communities in his district, increasing taxes or draining the rainy day fund. Following subsequent approval by the State Senate, the bill now goes to Governor M. Jodi Rell for final approval. “I still have concerns over this plan and it doesn’t go far enough to reduce government costs, but supporting this last night set the stage for tackling our state’s future fiscal challenges,” Rigby said Thursday. Read More→
Bipartisanship that saw the legislature nearly eliminate the state’s current-year budget deficit Wednesday left Rep. Penny Bacchiochi hopeful that legislators can work together to streamline government. Bacchiochi is pleased that House members approved legislation to eliminate $1.2 billion of the state’s $1.35 billion deficit without cutting state aid to communities in her district, increasing taxes or draining the rainy day fund. Following subsequent approval by the State Senate, it now goes to Governor M. Jodi Rell for final approval. “I have a few concerns with this plan and it doesn’t go far enough to reduce government costs, but supporting this proposal today was important to meet future challenges,” Bacchiochi said Thursday. Read More→
Following subsequent approval by the State Senate, it now goes to Governor M. Jodi Rell for final approval. Read More→
Following subsequent approval by the State Senate, it now goes to Governor M. Jodi Rell for final approval. Read More→
HARTFORD– In bipartisan collaboration, Rep. Marilyn Giuliano, R-23rd District, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook, has joined legislative Republicans and Democrats to adopt a deficit mitigation package that closes $1.2 billion of the budget deficit for the current fiscal year ending this June.The compromise between both parties included no cuts in state aid to cities and towns, no tax increases, and took a $271 million portion of the state’s $1.4 billion Rainy Day Fund.
“We certainly have concerns with this compromise package,” said Rep. Giuliano. “We would have preferred to see greater efforts to streamline government and reduce spending. But members of both parties worked together to address a budget deficit without increasing tax or shifting the burden to cities and towns.” Read More→
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