Two days after an unprecedented court hearing began what could be a years-long bankruptcy-like process for Puerto Rico, members of the Hartford region’s Puerto Rican community described their struggles and concerns to a visiting Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
May 19, 2017
Posted inJustice
‘Joementum’ slows as Dems criticize Lieberman as possible FBI choice
WASHINGTON – Momentum slowed Friday on the expected nomination of former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman to head the FBI as the White House decided to postpone an announcement of President Donald Trump’s pick for the job held by James Comey before his firing.
Posted inPolitics
Malloy: Only realistic casino expansion option is the tribes’
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy moved forcefully Friday for the first time to focus the legislature’s debate on casino expansion, saying the only measure he would consider signing is a bill granting the owners of Connecticut’s two tribal casinos permission to build a commercial casino in East Windsor to compete with MGM Resorts International in Springfield.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Connecticut residents shouldn’t have to subsidize Millstone’s bottom line
Dominion Energy – a company headquartered in Virginia – is asking Connecticut residents and businesses to pay more – through what is effectively a tax on your electric bill – to keep its Millstone nuclear plant afloat — even though it hasn’t produced any evidence that it needs the money. … We urge Connecticut’s legislators to consider the negative impact this legislation will have on the budgets of Connecticut residents and businesses. This is an avoidable disaster that will negatively impact our customers and our state for years to come.
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Connecticut’s finances: Not a time to mince words
This is no time to mince words about Connecticut’s fiscal crisis. It is deep, serious, and affects everyone and everything: taxpayers, businesses, jobs, social services, infrastructure, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, towns and cities, hospitals, federal funding opportunities, and Connecticut’s reputation. Let’s be clear – it’s not new. The state’s finances have been precarious for several years. But now even those who have long denied the gravity of the situation are acknowledging it.