GOP Senator Jumps Into Concessions-Savings Issue
State Sen. Andrew Roraback, R-Goshen, wrote Wednesday to Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's budget office to press questions raised Tuesday by House Republican leader Lawrence Cafero of Norwalk --...
View ArticleRoll Call Says Shays 'Preparing To Enter' U.S. Senate Race
The Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call Wednesday quoted "a source close to" former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays as saying the former 4th District congressman is ready to enter the 2012 race for the seat...
View ArticleMalloy's Office: No 'Special Deal' With State Police Union
Apparently there were some reports circulating among members of the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition, or SEBAC, that the union for state police got a 'special deal' in the tentative agreement...
View ArticleDebate Continues On Administration's Claim That Concession Deal Will Save...
Debate continued Thursday between the Democratic Malloy administration and Republican legislative minority over the validity and verifiability of the administration's claims that the concession...
View ArticleCommissioners Given Plans For Layoffs If Unions Vote 'No'; Budget Chief Also...
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's budget chief, Ben Barnes, sent a memo Friday morning to the commissioners of state agencies to prepare them "for the aftermath of the voting on the SEBAC agreement, taking all...
View ArticleCafero Fires Latest Salvo In Weeklong Battle Between GOP Legislators And...
In the latest salvo of a week-long battle over the $1.6-billion savings that the Malloy administration claims will be realized from the concession deal now being voted on by state employee unions,...
View ArticleState employee union continues to highlight the impact of pending layoffs
The coalition representing the state employee labor unions is keeping its focus on the impact of pending layoffs; this morning it will bring its campaign to York Correctional Facility. The State...
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Union members make final push before key votes on concession agreement with...
It It was the day before a key vote on a deal between the state employee unions and the Malloy administration and Karen Pohl wasn't taking any chances. The 29-year-old from Middletown, who works in...
View ArticleMalloy On Jobs Tour, Talking To School Chiefs On Final Day Of Union Voting
While the last union ballots are cast in a vote that could help define his governorship, Dannel P. Malloy on Wednesday will be traveling the capital region for two stops on his rolling jobs tour and a...
View ArticleDemocrats and Republicans take to the field for charity
Democratic and Republican lawmakers and staffers will face off against one another at a benefit softball game tomorrow night. The first pitch will be thrown at 6 p.m. at Mill Woods Park in...
View ArticleThose familiar with the vote on labor union concession agreement say they are...
Courant Staff Writer Jon Lender contributed to this report. As the drawn-out vote on a labor concession agreement came to a close late today, sources familiar with process said privately they are...
View ArticleCouncil 4 of AFSCME confirms that every one of its locals backed concession...
The State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition isn't commenting on the labor agreement vote that wrapped up yesterday but several individual unions have posted results on their websites. Late last...
View ArticleReport: RI looking to put tolls on CT border
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has filed an application with the federal government to install toll booths near the Connecticut border, according to a report by WPRI, a Providence...
View ArticleAtmosphere at union hall one of celebration, relief
It was perhaps the worst-kept secret in the state, but when union officials announced the results of the vote on a concession agreement this afternoon, whoops and cheers erupted in a union hall on...
View ArticleTranscript Of Malloy's Press Conference: There Would Have Been 'Hell To Pay'...
Here is a transcript of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's remarks in the ornate Old Judiciary Room of the state Capitol Thursday afternoon, when he spoke to media representatives about state employee unions'...
View ArticleJeff Hathaway Appears To Be Out As Athletic Director At UConn; Well-known To...
Jeff Hathaway appears to be out as the athletic director at the University of Connecticut, according to various reports. Hathaway was a well-known figure at the state Capitol - from being in the...
View ArticleState Troopers Reject Wage Freeze In Concession Deal, Thus Subjecting...
The state police have rejected the wage portion of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's savings and concessions deal, according to the union. The vote was 657 against and 123 in favor ---- with a voter turnout...
View ArticleMalloy Declaring Victory Over Union Ratification; Cafero Says It Is A Great...
Gov. Dannel Malloy is declaring victory. With a smile on his face, Malloy finally has reached a ratified savings and concession deal with 45,000 unionized state employees that will help define his...
View ArticlePrague, 'Appalled' By Disclosures, Wants Hearing On Prison Nurses' Overtime;...
The Democratic co-chairwoman of the legislature's labor and public employees committee says that she was "appalled" by disclosures in The Courant Aug. 14 concerning tens of thousands of dollars a year...
View ArticleMalloy To Make Higher Education Announcement At 3:30PM
Courant education writer Kathy Megan reports:Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is expected to make what the administration calls a major announcement related to higher education at 3:30 p.m.It is likely the...
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