State government added more than $550 million to its enormous debt burden over the past five years through its controversial practice of using borrowed funds effectively to support operating costs. An analysis prepared by Treasurer Denise L. Nappier’s office also noted, however, that the interest costs on these bond premiums are more manageable than some critics realize.
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Nappier threatened to warn investors of CT pension crisis
State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier threatened last year to warn Connecticut bond investors about legal problems that still leave the state’s pension system at risk of federal disqualification, according to a letter obtained this week by The Mirror.
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Malloy administration says it’s negotiating to fix disability pay controversy
A representative of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration told state retirement officials Thursday that the administration is negotiating with employee unions and hopes to soon resolve a controversy involving millions of dollars in disability benefit payments.
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Nappier seeks middle ground with Malloy on bond premiums
State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier unveiled a compromise plan Monday to reform state bonding practices while also giving Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the legislature some flexibility to use borrowed funds to balance the next two-year budget.
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Dispute over Malloy borrowing plan heats up
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Tensions built Monday between Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration and state Treasurer Denise L. Nappier over the governor’s controversial proposal to use $325 million in borrowed funds to pay off debt over the next two years.
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Treasurer: Malloy plan could harm state’s reputation with investors
State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier warned Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Friday that one component of his new budget could harm Connecticut’s reputation on Wall Street. In a letter released to the media Friday evening, Nappier – a Democrat – called the Democratic governor’s plan to rely on $325 million in borrowing to cover operating costs “too aggressive.”
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GOP wants to team up with Democratic treasurer to rein in ‘bond premiums’
Republican legislative leaders hope they have a key Democratic ally in their fight to reform state budget practices tied to borrowed funds. Both Treasurer Denise L. Nappier, a Hartford Democrat, and nearly a half dozen GOP lawmakers have said they want to restrict how the state uses proceeds from bonds sold at premium rates.
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Malloy re-nominated, won’t let GOP ‘short-change Connecticut’
Connecticut Democrats poured into their state convention Friday, pledging that whatever it lacked in drama it would make up for in passion. The more than 1,800 delegates at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford re-nominated Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who vowed to battle energetically for a second term.