The majority leaders of the Connecticut General Assembly Wednesday said they support repealing Keno, a bingo-style gambling game that lawmakers approved last year when facing a deficit to generate new revenue.
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CT keeps debit card income tax refunds on backburner
The Department of Revenue Services, which recently downgraded the role of debit cards, is now seeking funds to maintain old-fashioned paper checks as the default refund option through spring of 2015.
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Malloy uses rebate to take sting out of gas tax hike
Is Gov. Dannel P. Malloy sharing a real budget surplus or buying re-election votes? In January, Malloy proposed a “gas and sales tax refund” of $55 to most taxpayers. Despite the title, gas revenues effectively contribute nothing toward the rebate.
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MTA, Metro-North execs accept Malloy’s rebuke
The top leaders of Metro-North came to Hartford to accept a public dressing down Monday from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and acknowledge that a spate of accidents and service interruptions are symptomatic of problems deep within the nation’s busiest commuter railroad.
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Malloy on Keno gambling: It’s the legislature’s call
As the state Lottery gears up to implement Keno gambling in bars and restaurants throughout the state, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy told reporters that he is open to repealing the law passed last year that allows for its roll out. Keno has not yet opened outside the state’s two casinos, but the state budget does rely […]
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Malloy considers blocking federal food stamp cuts
WASHINGTON – Gov. Dannel Malloy is looking at a way to block cutbacks in the food stamp programs for as many as 68,000 Connecticut families next year, a result of changes to the program in a farm bill President Obama signed into law last week.
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Out-of-state money plays big role in CT lawmakers’ campaigns
WASHINGTON – Donations from out-of-state individuals and political action committees to members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation are dwarfing contributions from the state’s voters, a Connecticut Mirror analysis of Federal Elections Commission data shows.
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Malloy continues undeclared re-election bid
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy stopped just short on Monday of conceding to John Dankosky, host of WNPR’s “Where We Live,” that his re-election campaign – though unannounced – is already under way.
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For CT adults with developmental disabilities, housing help unlikely until parents die
Scott Langner, who has developmental disabilities, autism and a seizure disorder, had looked forward to living in an apartment with friends. Now he’s wary of it because, as a result of state budget cuts, he’s unlikely to get assistance with housing until his parents die.
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Malloy budget chief: We want to spend more on colleges than proposed
The governor’s budget director said Friday that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s $60 million spending proposal aimed at renovating and upgrading the buildings at the state’s largest public college system is just a down payment on what’s really needed.
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DSS would get more workers under Malloy plan
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposed budget includes 103 new staff positions for the state Department of Social Services, which has faced litigation alleging that it doesn’t have enough workers to process Medicaid applications within the required timeframe.
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Analyzing Malloy’s budget? The Mirror invites you to annotate
Are you an accountant, nonprofit, lawmaker or just an interested reader who has been dissecting Gov. Malloy’s 2014 budget since its release Thursday afternoon? If so, The Mirror invites you to join the community, dissect and annotate. This is how:
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Blumenthal, DeLauro try to stop flood insurance increases
Washington – Saying more than 18,000 Connecticut homeowners will be socked with soaring flood insurance premiums, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Rosa DeLauro are pressing the House of Representatives to pass a bill that would stop those hikes.
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How Malloy wants to pay for his higher education plans
While the governor spent a good part of his speech Thursday discussing his higher education initiatives, details of his $60 million plan don’t appear in the college and universities’ spending plans. This is because Malloy is using a budget loophole to get around the state’s constitutional spending limits.
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Winners and losers in the governor’s budget
Here’s an early look at who wins and who loses under the budget proposal Gov. Dannel P. Malloy unveiled Thursday.
