Connecticut Local Politics

Gov. Rell was asked by The Day why she didn’t support the Republican budget proposals. Here’s what she said:
The difference between what I believe and what they have offered and what we have been talking about (is that) many people do not believe the early retirement plan really saves money in the long run. […] […]

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The Courant reports that Governor Rell is considering a full or partial veto of the criminal justice bill based by the General Assembly last week due to the cost.
The bill, passed in response to home invasions in Cheshire and New Britain, toughens the penalties for repeat violent offenders. But what’s cause concern for Jodi Rell […]

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Kevin Rennie writes today in the Courant that this latest flap over out-of-control costs at a rail maintenance facility have seriously damaged her credibility. Most damaging is the fact that Rell apparently knew, since she’s caught on tape being informed about the cost of the project two years ago. The excuse coming from her office […]

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“Don’t even compare, madam governor, your record on crime to mine because I’ll go toe to toe with you.”
-Speaker James Amann, to Gov. Rell. Rell’s spokesman Christopher Cooper responded with “Why the speaker thinks this is about him, I would not hazard a guess.”

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“Rell is a very popular governor in Connecticut, and a ticket of diversity certainly wouldn’t hurt the Republicans […] If chosen, it would be an honor for the state.”
-Speaker Jim Amann, on the (remote) possibility of Gov. Jodi Rell becoming John McCain’s running mate.
I’m more and more convinced that the VP speculation surrounding Rell […]

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Remember the checks John Rowland used to send us? Well, it’s not happening on Jodi Rell’s watch:
Saying that state taxpayers will receive $2 billion from the federal stimulus package, Gov. M. Jodi Rell made her strongest statements yet against spending Connecticut’s budget surplus on a state stimulus plan.

Legislators have been debating whether the state can […]

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This is what happens when the governor has to make a long commute on I-84 every day: weird proposals start cropping up, like this one:
Gov. M. Jodi Rell quietly used her executive authority this week to curtail highway billboards in Connecticut, surprising an industry that claims her order will hurt numerous local businesses that advertise […]

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“My goal this year is very simple - to preserve Connecticut’s character. …We’re in stable shape here in Connecticut, and I want to protect that stability.’’
-Gov. Jodi Rell, on why her upcoming budget will have no tax increases in it.

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Believe it or not, she may decide to run again in 2010:
Gov. M. Jodi Rell is considering running for re-election in 2010.

One year into her first full term as governor, Rell said Monday that she’ll decide next month whether to form an exploratory committee. Under state law, such a committee can be used to raise […]

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I’ve been following, with increasing dismay, the story of David Pollitt, a Southbury neighborhood and Jodi Rell this week. The story, for those of you who didn’t see anything about it (and believe me, it was hard not to), was that a convicted serial rapist, having served his time, was being released. The problem was […]

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At last.
Overshadowed by her decision to veto the $4.6 billion bonding bill Saturday, Gov. M. Jodi Rell did sign historic clean contracting legislation that same day.

The compromise legislation, which the General Assembly passed on Sept. 21, requires state agencies to hold contractors to a higher standard. More specifically it requires the state to perform a […]

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As well they should:
Some Connecticut cities and towns are considering suing the state because millions of dollars for local school construction projects are tied up in a political impasse at the Capitol.
The state has missed more than $100 million in construction reimbursement payments to municipalities in August and September because Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell […]

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The Judiciary Committee has invited Gov. Rell to testify at an emergency hearing to find out how her administration will deal with the fallout from her order to end the parole of violent offenders, according to Capitol Watch. Mark Pazniokas thinks she’ll probably pass:
The governor has shown little appetite for free-wheeling, public dialogue with lawmakers […]

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From Political Insider’s article on GOP VP prospects:
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s interest is an open secret, and there has also been some chatter about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Also outside the “Lower 48″ is Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle, a popular moderate who would also be the first Jewish candidate on a GOP ticket. Connecticut Gov. […]

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One thing about Gov. Rell that I’ve noticed is that whenever it seems like she’s proposing a useful and common sense plan, like spending $100 million on bridges, there’s some sort of horrible backstory to it. Well, that’s what Democrats are accusing her of once again:
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Amann said he had initially […]

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