Despite their seeming ability to disagree about almost everything, Gov. Danel P. Malloy and Tom Foley share plenty of common ground about Connecticut’s future economic development. But it’s their respective track records that lead them to butt heads most frequently.
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Survey finds CT’s sluggish recovery is biggest business concern
A state economy that continues to lag both the region and the nation is Connecticut businesses greatest concern, according to the latest annual survey by the state’s chief business lobby.
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Malloy pays price now for protecting municipalities in 2011
When Gov. Dannel P. Malloy isn’t dismissing the $1.4 billion deficit awaiting state finances after the election, he’s reminding reporters it’s not even 40 percent of the mess he inherited four years ago. What gets less attention though, are the municipal aid and pension reforms Malloy also undertook with bipartisan support.
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Malloy signs new CT budget into law
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a controversial $19 billion budget Friday for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
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Top House Republican on tax panel won’t seek re-election
The top House Republican on the legislature’s tax-writing committee, Rep. Sean Williams of Watertown, announced Thursday he won’t seek re-election this fall.
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GE lobbies hard for tax loophole, groups say
Washington – How much is a tax loophole worth to a company? A new report says that one in particular is so important to Fairfield-based General Electric that it has deployed a small army of lobbyists to save it.
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Budget panel fills Malloy’s gap, boosts social services
One week after a $70 million hole was uncovered in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget proposal for 2014-15, the legislature’s Appropriations Committee is set to make revisions increasing spending for social services, while using surplus funds to close the budget gap.
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Memo 2014: A collection of essays on Connecticut
We asked Mirror readers to send us their thoughts on what the state’s priorities should be. If cuts have to be made, where should they happen? What issues would they like state lawmakers and those running for office to consider? How can we improve the life of our state?
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Memo 2014: A collection of essays on Connecticut
We asked Mirror readers to send us their thoughts on what the state’s priorities should be. If cuts have to be made, where should they happen? What issues would they like state lawmakers and those running for office to consider? How can we improve the life of our state?
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Keno clings to life in strange CT legislative mixture
What do keno, state grants for cities and towns, and the not-for-profit public access network that covers state government have in common? More than you’d think.
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CT budget chief: GOP business tax cut ‘worth considering’
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget chief left the door open Thursday for the administration to support a House Republican initiative to provide $60 million in tax relief to small businesses.
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Support builds for UTC deal, but questions linger
Leaders of two crucial state legislative panels offered strong endorsements Monday for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposal to provide up to $400 million in tax relief for United Technologies in exchange for its major investment in its Connecticut aerospace industries.
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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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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.
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Malloy offers lean $19 billion re-election year budget
Updated at 2:02 p.m.: Gov. Dannel P. Malloy offered a $19 billion budget Wednesday that — among many other proposals — would give tax breaks to middle-income households, consumers and towns while limiting spending growth to just under 3 percent.