Federation of CT Taxpayer Organizations, CT Consortium for Fiscal Responsibility, Endorse Gov’s Budget

by: admin February 13, 2009

Package Addresses Concerns of Municipal Elected Officials, Property Taxpayers, Group Leaders Say
The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations and the Connecticut Municipal Consortium for Fiscal Responsibility today endorsed Governor M. Jodi Rell’s two-year budget proposal, saying it addresses the concerns of taxpayers and local elected officials from throughout Connecticut.
Susan Kniep, President of the Federation of Connecticut [...]

Rep. O’Neill: Appropriations Committee Abdicates Responsibility to CT on State Employee Union Contract

by: admin January 22, 2009

The state legislature’s Appropriations Committee Thursday abdicated its responsibility to the people of Connecticut when the Democrat-dominated panel declined to vote on a $9 million state employee union contract, state Representative Arthur J. O’Neill, an Appropriations Committee member, said today.”Although the Appropriations Committee is not obligated to vote on proposed contracts with state employee unions, [...]