Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that the state has saved more than $1 million in payroll costs because of her directive in mid-January that asked non-union managers to take one unpaid day of leave. The Governor was among the 2,400 executive and non-union managers who voluntarily took an unpaid furlough day as part of [...]
HARTFORD — Gov. M. Jodi Rell on Saturday called for a retirement incentive plan for state employees that she wants the legislature to approve this week. If the plan is approved by the Democratic-controlled legislature in the coming days, it would mark one of the fastest approvals in state government compared to the normal process [...]
State Rep. Penny Bacchiochi praised Gov. M. Jodi Rell on Wednesday for keeping her promise not to raise taxes and reduce the cost of government to bridge a projected multi-billion budget deficit. Bacchiochi is particularly pleased with two of the hallmarks in Rell’s proposal: The protection of education funds and relieving communities of millions of [...]
HARTFORD–State Rep. Penny Bacchiochi today voted to reduce the state’s escalating deficit by $185 million. The measure Bacchiochi supported represented a reduction of $54 million more than the proposal eventually adopted by the legislature. Still, Somers resident Bacchiochi was pleased to see progress in addressing the crisis. Heading into Wednesday the deficit for this fiscal [...]
