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Westport News
February 25, 2018
The governor at the time, M. Jodi Rell, said that what the two lawmakers were seeking to do was “blatantly unconstitutional, insensitive, and inappropriate.” It does not speak well for the current governor that he does not see what Rell saw. Worse, Gov. Malloy wants to promote McDonald to be Chief Justice.
Yale Daily News (blog)
February 23, 2018
Jodi Rell nominated their best friend and political advisor to serve as the chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, they would have been rightfully excoriated by the political opposition and likely criticized by those in their own party,” Herbst told the Courant. During his time as a justice, Stafstrom said,ÃÂ ...
New Canaan Advertiser
February 14, 2018
Rell lawsuit (initiated when M. Jodi Rell was governor), but references and builds upon precedent from previous court battles over school financing, such as the 1977 Horton v. Meskill case. The decision defends wealthier school districts' right to spend more of their own tax dollars if they wish to, and notesÃÂ ...
theday.com
February 13, 2018
In the spring of 2010, a General Assembly in firm control of the Democrats, confronting a lame-duck Republican governor, M. Jodi Rell, who had no fight left in her, conspired to ignore gaping projected deficit projections and avoid any tax increases, cuts to municipal aid or reductions in social services.
CT Post
February 12, 2018
HARTFORD — The dominance of unions in state government has led to high taxes and debt, severe pension liabilities and the slowest job growth in the country, a new report by the Yankee Institute concludes. “Government unions' dominance in Hartford has led to a two-tiered system of laws — one thatÃÂ ...
Hartford Courant
February 9, 2018
Two crashes, within six weeks of one another, caused the deaths of seven teenagers in the fall of 2007 and were among the many others that prompted the adoption of tougher teen-driving laws in 2008. Advocates at the state Capitol Thursday said the laws have saved the lives of other young drivers.
The CT Mirror
February 9, 2018
Connecticut adopted a voluntary system of publicly financing campaigns in 2005, the work of a Republican governor, M. Jodi Rell, and a Democratic legislature in response to a bid-rigging scandal that forced the resignation and corruption conviction of Rell's predecessor, John G. Rowland. Before theÃÂ ...
The CT Mirror
February 8, 2018
M. Jodi Rell, also included a pledge from the state in its bond covenant — its contract with investors. Connecticut specifically pledged, with one small exception under extreme circumstances, to deposit the full annual contribution recommended by fund analysts for the 25-year life of the bond issuance — orÃÂ ...
CT Post
February 6, 2018
M. Jodi Rell nominated Peter Zarella to be chief justice. Democrats say that Zarella's nomination was held up not because of politics, but because of a judicial ethics probe of then-Chief Justice William Sullivan. Rell ultimately withdrew the nomination. In 2009, Zarella was unanimously reappointed as anÃÂ ...
CT Post
February 5, 2018
John Rowland and M. Jodi Rell as well as Malloy. You'll get the chance to stop that in November when there's a referendum question on the ballot for a “lock box” on the STF. Real problem is state employee union contracts. That may be so, but the SEBAC contracts were just renegotiated and approved byÃÂ ...
The CT Mirror
November 30, 2017
Joseph M. Suggs Jr., the former Democratic state treasurer, is running in the special election to succeed state Rep. David Baram, D-Bloomfield, who resigned earlier this month after winning a special election for probate judge. Democrat Bobby Gibson of Bloomfield also is seeking what has been a safe ...
FOX 61
November 29, 2017
... Former DEEP spokesman Dennis Schain has filed paperwork to run for state Senate in 2018. Schain marked himself as a Democrat and is seeking the 4th district seat which is currently held by Democrat Steve Cassano. Schain retired from DEEP in October and also served as former Governor Jodi Rell's ...
The Advocate
November 18, 2017
M. Jodi Rell. Veterans are chosen for their service in the military and in their communities. 20 years ago. Memorial service to honor slain Haitian ...
The CT Mirror
November 16, 2017
Malloy's predecessor, M. Jodi Rell, took office upon the resignation of John G. Rowland amidst a corruption investigation and impeachment ...
theday.com
November 11, 2017
M. Jodi Rell, she had been sworn in as a Superior Court judge in 1998. She presided over juvenile and civil matters in Bridgeport, Stamford ...
New Haven Register
November 7, 2017
M. Jodi Rell suspended parole following the gruesome murder of a Cheshire family by two parolees who were living in a Hartford halfway ...
The CT Mirror
November 6, 2017
M. Jodi Rell, signed a law in 2005 that legalized same-sex civil unions. In a 4-3 decision, the state Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, ...
Litchfield County Times
November 6, 2017
HARTFORD — The retirement announcement Thursday by Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers could open the door for ...
Hartford Courant
November 2, 2017
M. Jodi Rell in 2007. A New Canaan resident at the time, Rogers served as a Superior Court judge starting in January 1998 under Gov. John G.
The CT Mirror
November 1, 2017
M. Jodi Rell and to the Appellate Court by Malloy last May. She was born in Angola to Portuguese parents and emigrated from Africa to the U.S. ...
The CT Mirror
October 25, 2017
M. Jodi Rell and the legislature borrowed $1 billion in 2009. Still, legislative leaders said their relationship with the governor is not adversarial.
Commercial Carrier Journal
October 16, 2017
Jodi Rell did in 2009, when the state budget did not become effective until Sept. 8. Nonetheless, some municipalities and the Connecticut ...
The Advocate
October 15, 2017
M. Jodi Rell to declare last week's rainstorm a disaster so residents and business owners can receive federal assistance to help pay for ...
West Hartford News
October 4, 2017
WEST HARTFORD ― The Governor M. Jodi Rell Center for Public Service at the University of Hartford is presenting a panel discussion, Better ...
The CT Mirror
October 4, 2017
M. Jodi Rell and to the Appellate Court by Malloy last May. She was born in Angola to Portuguese parents and emigrated from Africa to the U.S. ...
The Advocate
October 1, 2017
M. Jodi Rell said she was willing to increase her bond proposal by $120 million to break a stalemate with the legislature's Democratic majority.
CT Post
September 30, 2017
Kurantowicz served as finance director during the 2006 governor's race for Republican incumbent M. Jodi Rell, who was elected to her first full ...
The CT Mirror
September 28, 2017
M. Jodi Rell, reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 on Monday. The other vacancy was created in July by the decision of Justice Carmen ...
CT Post
September 19, 2017
M. Jodi Rell. In November, 2005, Rell brought Democratic and GOP lawmakers together in the wake of several major scandals, including the ...
Law.com
December 31, 1999
Our former governor, Jodi Rell, vetoed a death penalty abolition bill in Connecticut, citing the lone survivor of a horrible triple-murder and home ...
CT Post
December 31, 1999
M. Jodi Rell signed 2005 finance reforms following scandals that rocked Connecticut — including the prison terms of her predecessor, John G.
The CT Mirror
December 31, 1999
M. Jodi Rell approved about $2 billion in borrowing to bolster the teachers' pension fund. In the bond covenant— the contract between the state ...
Hartford Courant
December 31, 1999
Attorney Josh Koskof holds a press conference at his Bridgeport law office with family members of several victims standing behind him.
New Haven Register
December 31, 1999
... black-holes have been created by his predecessors, Republican Governors Jodi Rell and John Rowland. Malloy “inherited” these problems, ...
Hartford Courant
December 31, 1999
M. Jodi Rell, who cut funding. Still, the statewide tourism marketing budget has declined in recent years, to $6.4 million this year from $15Â ...
theday.com
December 31, 1999
M. Jodi Rell, he said he was the second Asian-American to become a judge in Connecticut. During his decade of service, Nazzaro presided ...
The CT Mirror
August 24, 2017
M. Jodi Rell, and the 2009-10 General Assembly, had propped up local education grants with $270 million in emergency federal stimulusÃÂ ...
The CT Mirror
August 21, 2017
M. Jodi Rell and the legislature exhausted that entire reserve between 2009 and 2011. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the legislature amassed aÃÂ ...
New Haven Register
August 17, 2017
In 2009, former Gov. M. Jodi Rell allowed the budget that closed a nearly $9 billion deficit to go in effect without her signature. In 1991, the yearÃÂ ...
Litchfield County Times
August 16, 2017
M. Jodi Rell. Gov. Malloy complained to the Daily Beast about Rowland signing a 1997 master agreement with SEBAC that protected benefitsÃÂ ...
The Boston Globe
August 15, 2017
Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that a $60 million museum would be built on a 2.7- acre site at Fort Trumbull, but just two yearsÃÂ ...
Minuteman News Center
August 10, 2017
30 at 6:30 p.m. with keynote speaker, former Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about theÃÂ ...
Milford Mirror
August 2, 2017
... say I remind them of Ella Grasso, a beloved Democratic governor,” and on the Republican side they say she reminds them of Jodi Rell.
CT Post
July 29, 2017
M. Jodi Rell, who rose from lieutenant governor after John G. Rowland resigned on his disgraced path to a guilty plea and his first stint inÃÂ ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
July 22, 2017
... serving as governor, yet income tax rates were raised on top earners during the term of the prior governor, Republican M. Jodi Rell.
Newcanaannewsonline
July 22, 2017
Jodi Rell. He ran again in 2010 and comfortably won the primary, defeating Ned Lamont, the 2006 U.S. Senate nominee, by 57 percent to 43ÃÂ ...
CT Post
December 31, 1999
M. Jodi Rell, Anthony was ordered to take a year off because there was no money. He's had surgery on his feet and hips. A couple years ago,ÃÂ ...
Yankee Institute (blog)
December 31, 1999
M. Jodi Rell, however, contributed only 93 percent in 2009 and 80 percent in 2010. The pension fund has faced decades of underfunding dueÃÂ ...
Collinsville Press
December 31, 1999
Previous recipients of the award include Suzy Whaley, the Professional Golf Association (PGA) of American vice president, M. Jodi Rell, formerÃÂ ...
New Haven Register
March 17, 2017
Jodi Rell relentlessly in all of their reelection campaigns. Connecticut's pension debt is not our fault; we inherited these problems from previous Republican governors - whose budgets we rejiggered to satisfy union demands.
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