Gov. M. Jodi Rell says she will erase Connecticut’s latest budget deficit of nearly $470 million. Her plans include forgoing a reduction in Connecticut’s sales tax rate from 6 percent to 5.5 percent, freezing enrollment in the state’s Charter Oak …
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Hartford – Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced Saturday that she had directed the state Department of Revenue Services to investigate reports that some payroll companies may be making larger deductions than necessary, resulting in smaller paychecks for some …
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By Register Staff HARTFORD — In the midst of one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year, state officials are offering consumers several tips to save money and avoid pitfalls. The state Department of Consumer Protection and Gov. …
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By GovernorRell’s Office As thousands of Connecticut residents take to the stores on "Black Friday," the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, Governor M. Jodi Rell and the state Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) are offering the …
Read Original Story: Governor Rell, State Consumer Protection Agency offer tips for holiday shoppers – Norwalk Plus Magazine
HARTFORD — A mid-December special session of the General Assembly will be another harsh reminder of the state’s fragile economy, as lawmakers – in what is supposed to be a part-time Legislature – will again confront Connecticut’s …
Read Original Story: Legislature facing tough choices on spending cuts – Connecticut Post
Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced a comprehensive deficit mitigation plan Nov. 24 intended to erase a shortfall of nearly $470 million in the state budget that took effect in September. The plan includes both spending cuts made under Ms. Rell’s authority and …
Read Original Story: Rell outlines plans to reduce deficit – Greenwich Post
Municipal officials throughout Connecticut are waxing indignant that, amid state government’s worsening insolvency, an exploding state budget deficit, GovernorRell has proposed reducing state financial grants to towns by 3 percent. …
Read Original Story: CHRIS POWELL: No more sacred cows – Torrington Register Citizen
AP Associated Press Writer HARTFORD, Conn. – Gov. M. Jodi Rell wants legislators to return to the Capitol to fix the state’s campaign finance reform law and attempt to close Connecticut’s budget gap. Rell says her proposed changes could help satisfy a …
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Governor M. Jodi Rell said today she has directed the state Department of Revenue Services to look into reports that some workers may be taking home smaller-than-normal paychecks because of over-withholding by payroll companies using inappropriate …
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AP Besides attempting to close Connecticut’s budget gap, Gov. M. Jodi Rell wants state legislators to return to the Capitol in December to fix a campaign finance reform law that’s poised to help fund 2010 state campaigns. …
Read Original Story: Rell wants lawmakers to fix campaign finance law – The Hour
