The campaign to win ratification of $1.6 billion in concessions and labor savings suffered its first setback Thursday with votes by two AFSCME locals to reject the tentative deal reached a month ago by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and a coalition of state employee unions. AFSCME Local 749, representing about 1600 non-professional Judicial Department employees […]
June 16, 2011 @ 12:00 am
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Malloy again warns of town aid cuts if labor deal falls through
CROMWELL–After being praised Thursday for expanding municipal aid in the new state budget, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned local officials that he might take some of that back should labor unions reject a tentative concession package. Addressing the annual meeting of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, the governor told more than 100 mayors, first selectmen […]
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Food fight: How battles over turf and trade killed an increase in WIC funding
WASHINGTON–When the House Appropriations Committee approved its spending bill for agriculture programs two weeks ago, the measure included a small provision sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro to increase funding for a popular food-assistance program. But DeLauro’s amendment was quietly removed by House Republicans just before the full House began debating the agriculture bill this week. […]
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A turnaround for the fiscally troubled probate courts
On the heels of a major consolidation, Connecticut’s probate court system will end a year in the black for the first time in six fiscal years later this month, reducing its reliance on the General Fund and returning more than $5 million to the state’s coffers. The turnaround is well-timed as the new state biennial […]
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Strange bedfellows: Dems, Rennie team up to topple Aniskovich
Does it seem like the Connecticut Democratic Party ended up working in tandem with Kevin Rennie, the conservative columnist and blogger, to block William Aniskovich from becoming the Republican state chairman? Aniskovich withdrew his candidacy in a letter dated yesterday and made public today. It followed by a day a Rennie column in The Courant […]
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Social network sites drawing older users
More than half the adult users of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are older than 35, up from a third just two years ago, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project. The survey of 2,255 adults over 18 also found that use of social […]
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Larson weighs in on Weiner, now that resignation is official
Rep. John Larson, the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, had been gingerly tiptoeing around the scandal engulfing Rep. Anthony Weiner, the New York Democrat who admitted to sending lewd photos and texts to women via Twitter. But now that Weiner has officially relinquished his House seat, Larson has issued a formal statement. Here it […]
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With health center plan approved, UConn medical school dean stepping down
The UConn Health Center will have new leadership as it moves ahead with a just-approved $864 million expansion and renovation plan. School of Medicine Dean Dr. Cato Laurencin is stepping down July 1, UConn President Susan Herbst announced Thursday. “While many people worked hard over many years to secure a healthy future for the UConn […]