no imageNews Junkie: Bad things will happen Oct. 1, but a cash flow problem won’t be one of them
HARTFORD, Conn. — Wall Street analysts found that even though Connecticut hasn’t been able to pass a two-year budget,... (Read more)
9 / 19 / 2017
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no imageno imageNews Junkie: Governor, lawmakers renew call for bipartisan budget negotiations
HARTFORD, Conn. — Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy reiterated his intention to veto the Republican budget passed early Saturday... (Read more)
9 / 19 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Following budget votes, parties retreat to their corners
HARTFORD, Conn. — Following passage of a two-year, $40.7 billion Republican budget, both parties sought to position themselves for what... (Read more)
9 / 19 / 2017
no imageMalloy plans veto but seeks ‘frank, constructive discussions’
NORWALK, Conn. – This is a press release, presented in the format in which it was sent: (HARTFORD, CT)... (Read more)
9 / 18 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie Opinion: Democratic leaders finally sink their own ship
Susan Bigelow is a columnist and the founder of CTLocalPolitics. She lives in Enfield with her wife and their... (Read more)
9 / 17 / 2017
Norwalk Finance Director: ‘I don’t know what to tell you’
Updated, 12:28 p.m.: Comments from Mike Lyons and Mike Barbis; story rearranged. NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk officials are still... (Read more)
9 / 17 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie Opinion: New study finds influence of bogus news outlets increasing
Barth Keck is an English teacher and assistant football coach who teaches courses in journalism, media literacy, and AP... (Read more)
9 / 16 / 2017
State legislators finally have a budget – that Malloy has promised to veto
NORWALK, Conn. — The Democratic-dominated state legislature passed a Republican budget Friday. It has “more gimmicks in there than... (Read more)
9 / 16 / 2017
News Junkie: ‘Gang of Three’ – Senate Dems buck party to vote for GOP budget
HARTFORD, Conn. — Democratic leaders in the state Senate were blindsided Friday when three of their members voted... (Read more)
9 / 16 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: House and Senate adjourn before raising budget
HARTFORD, Conn. — House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz blew past reporters as he raced down the stairs shortly after 11... (Read more)
9 / 15 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Republicans pivot to 2018 as Democrats work on finishing budget
HARTFORD, Conn. — The actual language to implement the budget still wasn’t available Thursday at 8:30 p.m. as Democratic... (Read more)
9 / 14 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Mix of fees and taxes will be used to balance budget
HARTFORD, Conn. — After months of missed deadlines and weeks of uncertainty, the legislature’s Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee... (Read more)
9 / 14 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Dems hope real estate, cellphone tax ideas will stick
HARTFORD, Conn. — In lieu of a broad based increase in the sales tax, Democratic legislative leaders were working... (Read more)
9 / 14 / 2017
News Junkie: budget negotiations slowed, Finance meeting postponed
HARTFORD, Conn. — The photo of white smoke posted on House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz’s Facebook page Wednesday morning may... (Read more)
9 / 13 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Insurance regulators approve double-digit rate increases
HARTFORD, Conn. — Without any guarantees from Washington D.C. Connecticut’s insurance regulators decided to allow two carriers to boost... (Read more)
9 / 13 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: New union TV ad calls on millionaires to ‘pay their fair share’
HARTFORD, Conn. — There might already be a partisan deal on a two-year state budget, but that didn’t stop... (Read more)
9 / 13 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: A cellphone surcharge? It’s just one revenue idea
HARTFORD, Conn. — In order to balance the budget Democratic lawmakers are negotiating with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, they... (Read more)
9 / 13 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Republicans propose budget, Democrats continue negotiating with Malloy
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was negotiating with Democratic legislative leaders Tuesday, but neither he nor the... (Read more)
9 / 13 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Report finds lack of investment in transportation will hurt Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. — A new report seeks to calculate what would happen if Connecticut failed to invest in its transportation infrastructure... (Read more)
9 / 12 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Legislative Dems dealing directly with Malloy; Republicans to release budget today
HARTFORD, Conn. — Democratic legislative leaders made a decision Sunday to negotiate a final two-year budget deal with Democratic... (Read more)
9 / 12 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Electronic tolls find their way into budget debate
HARTFORD, Conn. — In June, the House failed to muster enough support to pass legislation to set up electronic... (Read more)
9 / 12 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Sales tax scrapped as part of budget negotiations
HARTFORD, Conn. — House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz said Monday that a broad-based sales tax increase was no longer under... (Read more)
9 / 12 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Malloy offers changes to sales and hospital taxes and municipal aid
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy made what he called his last, best budget offer to legislative leaders Friday. The... (Read more)
9 / 10 / 2017
no imageMalloy previews ‘new compromise budget proposal’
NORWALK, Conn. – This is a press release, presented in the format in which it was sent: (HARTFORD,... (Read more)
9 / 8 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie Opinion: Despite what you’ve heard, Obamacare and Medicaid are still at risk
Ellen Andrews is the executive director of the CT Health Policy Project. It’s been widely reported that Republican efforts to repeal... (Read more)
9 / 3 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Lembo bows out of Governor’s race, announces re-election
HARTFORD, Conn. — State Comptroller Kevin Lembo has always maintained that he would get out of the governor’s race... (Read more)
9 / 1 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Experts say Governor’s budget proposal would hurt housing market
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut economist and a real estate agent say Connecticut’s budget stalemate — and the proposals... (Read more)
9 / 1 / 2017
no imageNews Junkie: Democratic lawmakers begin posturing on budget vote
HARTFORD, Conn. — Democratic leaders in the General Assembly said that any vote against the budget they put on... (Read more)
9 / 1 / 2017
no imageNominations sought for CT Veterans Hall of Fame
NORWALK, Conn. – This is a press release, presented in the format in which it was sent: LT.... (Read more)
8 / 29 / 2017
no imageMalloy: How you can safely help hurricane victims
NORWALK, Conn. – This is a press release, presented in the format in which it was sent: GOV.... (Read more)
8 / 29 / 2017