Republicans Respond to Towns, Cities with Mandate Relief

by: bsundie September 17, 2009

HARTFORD — Rep. John Rigby and his colleagues today renewed their efforts to dump costly state mandates that are taxing towns and cities, including delaying new in-school suspension rules and redefining the age of juvenile offenders. They plan to raise the subject during a legislative session next week.
The majority-party budget approved Sept. 1 imposes a [...]

Rell Signs Bill to Preserve Connecticut’s Dairy Farms

by: bsundie July 1, 2009

Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced she has signed a bill that would help save the state’s $1 billion dairy industry and preserve valuable farmland by providing direct aid for the next two years to farmers struggling with historically low milk prices and high production costs.
“Dairy farms are an irreplaceable part of our landscape and [...]