Archive for September, 2009
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September 30, 2009
Tomorrow (October 1st) a number of laws passed by the state legislature will become effective. It can be helpful to remain informed on new Connecticut laws as many of them can directly affect your life or the lives of your loved ones.
Some of the new laws include:
• AN ACT REQUIRING THE ADMINISTRATION OF A [...]
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September 26, 2009
Hartford- State Representative T.R. Rowe (R-123) praised the passage of H.B. 7001, legislation consolidating Connecticut’s probate court system, as a necessary move to save the state from significant costs.
“Under the current probate system Connecticut is losing thousands of dollars every day,” said Rep. Rowe. “This is something we had to do to plug that [...]
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September 25, 2009
Hartford- Late Wednesday night the Connecticut House of Representative passed H.B. 7004, a bill that authorizes and adjusts bonds of the state.
State Representatives T.R. Rowe (R- Trumbull) and Tony Hwang (R- Trumbull, Fairfield) voted against the measure citing the massive expense to taxpayers. “With this vote the legislature is deciding to borrow more than $2.3 [...]
After months of delay, the majority in the Connecticut legislature has patched together a response to the state’s fiscal problems, using one-time revenues, wiping out the entire Rainy Day Fund and borrowing $2 billion.
Together with new taxes and fee increases, this two-year budget is only a stop-gap measure to be followed by a continuing fiscal [...]