March 9, 2010
In 2008, Virginia Seccombe, executive director of LEARN, a regional educational service center in Old Lyme, had what seemed like a sound idea. She proposed that school boards in her 25-town region band together to buy employee health insurance, on the theory that aggregate purchasing power would save money. (more…)
http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/long-term_care_costs_and_the_rebalancing_act/
by Christine Stuart
Mar 8, 2010 1:38pm
Reducing the number of patients in nursing homes, and increasing those served in their own homes will help shave $900 million off nearly $3 billion in the state’s long-term care costs over the next 15 years, according to a report released Monday by the Connecticut Regional Institute for the 21st Century. (more…)
March 7, 2010
Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s plan to eliminate the projected $504 million deficit in the state budget for this fiscal year doesn’t meet the challenge posed by these difficult economic times.
This deficit mitigation plan, required by law and unveiled by the governor last week, leaves many of the hard decisions to her successor. Mrs. Rell is not running for re-election and will vacate the office when her term ends in January. By the looks of it, she’s already in retirement. (more…)
http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2010/03/05/news/doc4b91d089d9116132499927.txt
Saturday, March 6, 2010
By SCOTT WHIPPLE
Staff Writer
HARTFORD — State labor leaders and union-endorsed legislators came out with “guns blazing” Thursday.
Though the announced purpose of the press conference in the Legislative Office Building was an unveiling of Connecticut AFL-CIO’s 2010 legislative agenda, the target was often the Connecticut Business & Industry Association. (more…)
http://www.workingamerica.org/blog/2010/03/05/jobs-report-still-treading-water/
BY MITCHELL HIRSCH, MAIN STREET BLOG
MARCH 5, 2010 4:06 PM
Here’s the shorter official jobs report for February: not much change in an abysmal situation.
The official unemployment rate remained at 9.7%.
Employers surveyed reported a net loss of another 36,000 jobs last month, a number in line with the 34,000 increase in the number of unemployed in the household survey. While the rate of job losses the last several months has been moderate relative to the massive losses earlier in the recession, we are still losing jobs. (more…)
http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/state_misses_out_on_race_to_top_funds/
by Christine Stuart
Mar 4, 2010 1:13pm
Connecticut education advocates, lawmakers, and union leaders presented a united front Thursday, just a few hours after finding out the state did not receive a $192 million federal education grant.
Gathered at a Capitol press conference they expressed their disappointment, but agreed to work together to secure funding in the second round of Race to the Top grants. (more…)
http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ctnj.php/archives/entry/municipal_officials_make_plea/#more
by Christine Stuart
Mar 3, 2010 7:57am
Municipal leaders came to the state Capitol Tuesday to urge state lawmakers to maintain municipal aid.
After thanking them for rejecting a proposed $84 million cut in municipal aid this past December, Old Lyme First Selectman Tim Griswold said municipalities understand the state will continue to struggle with historic deficits and the temptation to cut municipal aid will remain. (more…)
http://www.theday.com/article/20100302/NWS12/303029907/1018
By Ted Mann
Publication: The Day
Published 03/02/2010 12:00 AM
$504M plan also targets social programs, spending cuts; no tax increases included
Hartford - Relying heavily on next year’s Rainy Day Fund and cuts to social programs, Gov. M. Jodi Rell Monday released a $504 million package to eliminate the state’s current-year budget deficit. (more…)
http://www.ctmirror.org/story/house-speaker-budget-optimist-despite-dismal-economic-forecasts
Mark Pazniokas
March 1, 2010
Economists say Connecticut will continue to lose jobs for another two years. His own analysts are predicting that the next governor and legislature will face a $3.8 billion deficit, an astonishing 20 percent hole in the state budget.
But House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan is bullish on Connecticut’s economy. (more…)
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-bring-back-highway-tolls.artfeb28,0,6359587.story
LOST REVENUE - Could finance transit projects, road and bridge repairs
February 28, 2010
State Rep. Tony Guerrera, D- Rocky Hill, is the latest among Connecticut lawmakers to propose restoring tolls to finance the repair and maintainance of the state’s aging highway infrastructure.
We agree with Mr. Guerrera that a new revenue stream to help solve Connecticut’s woeful transportation problems is desperately needed. (more…)
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