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Campaign News

• Governor Rell’s Proposals for Retirement Costs Are a Classroom Exercise in Political Campaigning
  Matt O'Connor (September 7th)
• Debunked Report on State Pension Funds Masks How “Wall Street’s Interests Conflict with Secure Retirement for Workers”
  Matt O'Connor (July 2nd)
• Public Service Workers Applaud Signature of “Mini Pooling” Bill, Call on Next Administration to Enact Full-Scale Healthcare Pooling to Increase Access and Save Costs
  Matt O'Connor (June 8th)
• Exposing Gubernatorial Candidates’ Dangerous Vision for Connecticut’s Working Families & the Economy
  Matt O'Connor (June 3rd)
• The Truth About The Newest Early Retirement Controversy
  Matt O'Connor (April 30th)

Action Alerts

• More from the Gubernatorial Candidates
  (September 8th)
• Straight from the Candidates
  (September 8th)
• The Latest from the Campaign Trail
  (August 24th)
• The Nominees for Governor in their Own Words
  (August 17th)
• Respond to Pre-Primary Scapegoating
  (August 9th)

News Clips

• Rell Forgets She’ll Be Gone But Not Forgotten in January; Offers Pension Reforms
  (September 8th)
• Rell proposes ideas to cut retiree costs
  (September 8th)
• ’90s pension raid haunts state officials now
  (September 8th)
• Governor proposing pension cap – Rell urges raising retirement age
  (September 8th)
• Critics blast Rell’s ‘quick fixes’ on pension
  (September 8th)

Press Releases

• Governor Rell’s Proposals for Retirement Costs Are a Classroom Exercise in Political Campaigning
  (September 7th)
• Debunked Report on State Pension Funds Masks How “Wall Street’s Interests Conflict with Secure Retirement for Workers”
  (July 2nd)
• Public Service Workers Applaud Signature of “Mini Pooling” Bill, Call on Next Administration to Enact Full-Scale Healthcare Pooling to Increase Access and Save Costs
  (June 8th)
• Governor’s Agents Storm Out After Failing to Produce Analysis of Impact to Services, Costs to Pension Plan of Latest Retirement Incentive
  (April 28th)
• State Workers Urge Governor and General Assembly to Focus on Jobs in Wake of Passing Deficit Mitigation Plan
  (April 15th)