Statewide Primaries are Upon Us; Candidates Doing Last-minute Canvassing, Calling As Tuesday, August 12 approaches and the voting machines are rolled out for primary balloting, all eyes are on who among the Republicans will face Democratic Governor Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman in November. While Greenwich businessman Tom Foley has the party’s endorsement and …
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Although the legislative session ended in May, this is still a busy time in Connecticut politics with primary races in full swing throughout the state, including the high-profile Republican primary to choose a challenger to face Governor Malloy in November’s general election. We will be bringing you updates on the races in our Capitol Beat …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates April 7 – April 11, 2014 This week is shaping up to be a light one at the Legislature as many observe religious holidays. The following two and a half weeks until adjournment will be anything but, however, with hundreds of bills – including the budget, bond and revenue proposals …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates March 31, 2014—April 4, 2014 This week all 24 legislative committees officially completed work on bills originating in their committees. Four weeks and five days from now we will know the outcome of those efforts. The final gavel on the regular 2014 legislative session will sound at midnight May 7. …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates March 10, 2014—March 14, 2014 Preliminary 2013 Jobs Figures Look Promising, but Gains Erratic The state Department of Labor Friday issued Connecticut’s job creation numbers for 2013, and while they are rosier and showed steady gains – 21,000 new private-sector jobs were created last year — the state still lags …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates March 3, 2014 – March 7, 2014 Off campus and on campus (yes, it does feel like high school at times at the Capitol) there was a flurry of activity this week as we move toward the halfway point in the session and committee deadlines. The session adjourns May 7. …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates February 25, 2013 – March 1, 2013 We hit March 1 and the sky hasn’t fallen just yet but the numbers coming from the federal government from Washington, D.C. and Hartford are sobering in the best of times. The feds calculate that the cuts over the remaining seven months to …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates February 10, 2014 — February 14, 2014 Despite harrowing weather and widespread schedule cancellations during the past week, the 2014 legislative session continued steaming along. In fact, public hearings on the Governor’s $19 billion adjusted budget for 2015 will be all but wrapped up in the Appropriations Committee on February …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates December 23, 2013 – December 27, 2013 We want to raise a toast to you –- our readers and friends — in hopes that you are enjoying some well-deserved R&R over the holidays and preparing for a new year full of new possibilities and promise! Gaffney, Bennett and Associates wishes …
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The Capitol Beat From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates December 16, 2013 – December 20, 2013 “Positive, though modest growth.” This would seem to characterize Connecticut’s employment picture in 2013—a year in which the state added an average of 1,400 jobs per month. November was a notable exception: a strong surge in the retail sector helped …
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