Malloy, General Assembly leaders, agree on promoting economic development at Oxford Airport

Gov. Malloy recently vetoed a bill that would have created an enterprise zone for economic development around Oxford Airport. Last week he said that the new Connecticut Airport Authority should be given a chance to meet and review various proposals for Bradley International Airport and the state’s smaller landing strips.

But today, in a joint news release with Speaker of the House Chris Donovan and Senate President Pro Tem Don Williams, Malloy seems to have back-tracked:

“Governor Malloy, House Speaker Chris Donovan and Senate President Don Williams announced today that their staffs will work together with the co-chairs of the legislative committees of cognizance to develop an appropriate set of economic development tools to accelerate job creation in the area surrounding Oxford Airport,” said the statement. Possibly it’s a tradeoff for Williams and Donovan dropping any plan to override the veto. Coincidentally, today is the veto session of the General Assembly, which will be marked by a gavel in and gavel out in the House and Senate. It’s commonly called a “tech session,” in which nothing is done but some official rigmarole.