Archive for Letters to Editor
by: Gov. M. Jodi Rell
December 28, 2009

“Called into special session to deal with a budget deficit estimated between $337 million and $550 million, the Democrats in the Legislature managed to trim state spending by a feeble $12.4 million,” Rell said.

The meeting included discussion on how best to use $350 million included in the fiscal year 2010 Agriculture Appropriations bill.
by: Jane E. Schreiber
September 18, 2009

Locally, there will be an International Day of Peace Celebration in Willimantic on Sept. 20 at the Peace Pole in Heritage Park from 1 to 3 p.m.

On Aug. 1, the Department of Veterans Affairs began distributing tuition payments to schools
by: Edmund J. Smith
July 23, 2009

I, myself, have filed one FOI request and am glad it was there as a tool to use. But when our town staff receives a glut of requests, to the extent that it is possibly taking a part-time position to address them, it is my right to ask those doing the frequent filing to explain their reasons. It is my and your tax dollars paying for our staff members to answer these requests.
by: Sen. Edith Prague
June 15, 2009

There is apparently a great deal of money involved, too, because CRRA has offered Franklin $5 per ton of ash it would dump: $1.5 million for the estimated 300,000 tons of ash per year.
by: Tom Logan | Vice President, spokesman CTNWCO
March 26, 2009

According to Dan Marks, a Civil Engineer and a consultant of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials, burrowing animals like muskrats and beavers are the two most common wildlife species to cause structural damage.
Under card check, they would have nothing more than a process that is designed to allow pro-union workers and union organizers to intimidate, harass and coerce employees into joining a union.
As manufacturers, we are writing to urge you to vote against the misnamed Employee Free Choice Act, and protect our workers’ right to [...]
Gov. Rell has proposed a one-year delay in the UCONN 2000 program - and is proposing legislation that would require public colleges and universities to obtain prior state approval to fill positions.
To Members of the UConn Community,
I am writing to share with you information concerning Gov. Rell’s proposed budget for the next biennium (FY2010 [...]

University of Connecticut President Michael J. Hogan:
Today, the University of Connecticut’s value to our state is more important than ever. UConn’s contributions range from providing quality education to Connecticut students, to graduating Connecticut’s skilled workforce, to promoting the growth of industry across our state.
I want to share with you UCONNOMY, which documents the University of [...]