So Roger Clemens lied about steroids and faces perjury charges for lying before a Congressional Committee, according to the New York Times. What about all the lies Congress tells us?
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Gov. Jodi Rell, Policy Wonk, Free $peech ProponentFrom the tape at Gov. Rell’s availability this morning after the State Bond Commission. Reporter: “What do you think about the amount of money that’s being spent on campaigns this year? We have Mrs. McMahon almost half way to her stated $50 million she might spend on it. Ned Lamont spent more than any other candiate for governor did on a electoral campaign. Who knows how much your candidate Tom Foley is going to spend on this race. What do think of all this.” Rell: “I think it’s a lot of money, frankly, that you could do a lot of things with. We also have a decision by the courts that say you cannot tread on the constitutional rights to free speech. So if the candidates are willing to spend huge amounts of money. I don’t think that we can stop them.”  Is STEAP On A Slippery Slope? Staples Votes Against $20 million in Small Town Grants.Rep. Cam Staples, D-New Haven, co-chairman of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee and a member of the State Bond Commission, voted against $20 million in Small Town Economic Assistance grants today because he wanted a list of individual projects. Gov. Rell put the total on the agenda even though the finalists of 150 applications had not been selected. ”I would like to aks why we’ret acting on this authorization without a listing of projects and whether there is any reason why we can’t wait until the next Bond Commission meeting,” Staples told Rell. “My understanding is the list is not ready yet, which suggests to me that we shouldn’t be acting on it yet.” Mike Cicchetti, deputy secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, Rell’s budget office and a member of the commission, said this year the application process began later than usual and the number of applicants, 117 towns, was unusually large. “As we vet those projects we not only vet them through OPM, but we also check to make sure that the plans are consistent with our state plan of conservation & development and then if necessary we check with other agencies to make sure they are consistent with their programatic needs. So this process does take some time. We did want to make some awards before the close of the construction season this year, which is why we put the item on this month’s Bond Commission agenda, not knowing when the next Bond Commission may hold its meeting. It may not be for some time… Some of these projects are very much shovel-ready and as soon as the awards are made by OPM the information will be provided to all members of the Bond Commission and the General Assembly.” Staples: “I don’t agreed with us approving it without any knowledge of what it covers… I will be opposing it today because I think it is a bad practice. For this commission not to know which projects we’re funding is not really appropriate for us.” . Rasmussen Reports: Malloy Ahead of Foley by 15 PtsThe Blogster prefers the Quinnipiac Poll with its usually large polling same, but the Rasmussen Reports today has Democrat Dan Malloy with 48 percent to Republican Tom Foley’s 33 percent in the race to become the next Connecticut governor. Here it is: Primary Turnout a Tepid 28-Minus Percent: Secretary of the State. Here are the Numbers
Bridgeport Police Investigating 18th homicideBRIDGEPORT – Police on Saturday were investigating the city’s 18th homicide of the year, following a Friday afternoon stabbing in a house on Madison Avenue. Police said the incident occurred at about 5:30 p.m., when a man identified as Oscar Barilla, an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, was found in a first floor bedroom with stab wounds in his chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Few details were available Saturday, but police said the landlord told them that Barillo lived in the apartment. Friends told police he was from El Salvador and did not have legal residency documents. Police ask that anyone with information on the incident should call the Bridgeport Police Detective Bureau at 203-581-5201. Rep. Larry Miller Doesn’t Let the 114-37 Democratic House Majority Get Him DownVeteran Rep. Larry Miller, R-Stratford, is apparently planning for a Republican groundswell in the electrorate this fall. Facing a current 114-37 majority, Republicans can’t exactly get what they want in the state House of Representatives. Yet here’s Miller today announcing plans to introduce legislation next January to require either a state-wide referendum vote or a 2/3 vote from both houses of the General Assembly before any tax-raising legislation can become law. “With the difficult economic situation Connecticut is in, letting the people decide how their money is spent is the right thing to do,” Miller said in a news release. “For too long the majority party has pushed through legislation that disregards the will of the people, raises taxes on towns and municipalities and ultimately hurts the taxpayer.” The Blogster expects this will die in the Finance Committee, assuming Miller gets re-elected this fall. Will This Be Connecticut’s Final “Tax-Free” Week?Gov. Jodi Rell visited Westfarms Mall today to underscore the 10th annual sales tax-free week on footwear and clothing under $300, saving consumers the 6-percent levy. The week runs from Sunday, August 15 through Saturday, August 21. The Blogster has a hard time imagining that next year’s bleak fiscal picture will allow the continuance of the program, which loses Connecticut about $3.5 million in tax revenue. “Both consumers and retailers benefit from this annual end-of-summer ritual: Families get a price break and store owners get increased ‘foot traffic’ in their stores. That’s good for our economy and, in turn, good for keeping and growing jobs – our top mission right now,” Rell said in a canned quote from her press office. Further info about the program is available through the Department of Revenue Services at www.ct.gov/drs. |
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