Daniel Livingston

Labor, Malloy find common ground on pension funding

HARTFORD, Conn. – There’s very little these days that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget director, Ben Barnes, and Daniel Livingston, the lead negotiator for the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition, can agree upon. But shoring up the state’s pension fund is one of them. State officials plan to put forward recommendations to tackle a spike…

April 21, 2016
Republicans pitch furloughs, but restore hospital and nonprofit funding

HARTFORD, Conn. – Republican legislative leaders say they found the $220 million in spending cuts necessary to balance the budget without laying off any state employees or reducing payments to state hospitals and private nonprofit providers.

March 16, 2016
Fasano says 2 furlough days could help avoid layoffs

HARTFORD, Conn. – Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano said Friday that if most state employees agree to two furlough days they could find the $6 million Gov. Dannel P. Malloy needs in labor savings to balance this year’s budget deficit.

March 12, 2016