From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates September 2, 2013 – September 6, 2013 Greetings! We hope you had a relaxing, enjoyable summer even though the weather in July and August seemed to have gotten reversed. Not to worry, the memory is already dimming now that we’re on this side of Labor Day and nighttime temps are …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates May 13, 2013 – May 17, 2013 It felt a little like the calm before a storm this past week at the Capitol, with no major, overarching issues dominating the calendars of the House and Senate, but plenty of side meetings occurring among leadership, the administration and others on a …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates April 8, 2013 – April 12, 2013 The gun debate moved on to Washington, D.C. this week, causing attention at the Capitol to return to other unfinished business – such as preparing a 2014-16 biennial budget for a vote before the Appropriations Committees deadline on April 23. Traditionally, the budget …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates March 25, 2013 – March 29, 2013 Given the holy day observances this past week, and the absence of a session day, it was relatively quiet around the state Capitol. Some committees wrapped up their business early, including the Education Committee, which was among the last to meet on Thursday …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates March 18, 2013 – March 21, 2013 March can be the cruelest of months, a poet once opined, reflecting on the fickle nature of the weather this time of year. Goodness knows we’ve experienced this in living lack of color right up to the official start of spring this week. …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates March 4, 2013 – March 8, 2013 From here on until we begin hitting committee bill deadlines — the first up being the Children’s, Aging and Veteran’s Committees on March 12 — the pace of work will be breakneck. The latest deadlines for voting bills out of committee are reserved …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates February 18, 2013 – February 22, 2013 The Appropriations Committee is wrapping up its two weeks of hearings on the Governor’s proposed budget tonight, Friday, February 22, 2013. To say some of the hearings have hit a nerve with committee members and the public often times because of the …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates February 11, 2013 – February 15, 2013 We are sending out a belated and abbreviated Capitol Beat this week. Between historic snowstorms, state holidays and the start of budget hearings, it has been quite a ride. Needless, to say, now that lawmakers and the public have had time to dissect …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates February 4, 2013 – February 8, 2013 Governor Dannel Malloy this week unveiled his proposed budget for the next two years, covering 2014 and 2015. As you can imagine in the pressure cooker that is the Capitol, most people had an opinion about it, not all favorable and not all …
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From Gaffney, Bennett & Associates January 21, 2013 — January 25, 2013 Beginning last Friday, and on all future Fridays, Gaffney, Bennett and Associates will endeavor to bring you brief snapshots of some of the week’s important, engaging, and interesting news as it relates to state government and politics. The editions will also appear on our redesigned …
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