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What does it mean to be “Germane”, and why does it matter?
Often times we will use the term ‘strike-all amendment’, which essentially means the underlining bill would be gutted and replaced with the language contained in the amendment. Clients will often ask us, “how can they do that?” The answer is always that the amendment...
General Assembly Adopts Bipartisan Budget
On October 25th the General Assembly adopted a full biennium budget after months of negotiations, vote attempts, and a veto. A September Special Session saw a proposal crafted by Democratic leaders and the Governor fail to a Republican proposal, which was ultimately...
October State Budget Update
The State Legislature has grappled with the task of adopting a full biennium budget since February and was unable to successfully adopt one by the session’s end in June. This year’s unusual, chaotic, and contentious budget process began with the Appropriations...
The Governor’s 2017 Budget Address
Governor Dannel P. Malloy presented the legislature with his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 carrying the fundamental message of “fairness”. This budget proposes General Fund expenditures of $18.3 billion for FY 2018 and $18.3 billion in FY 2019, the grand...
The Budget
The focus for the 2017 Legislative Session in Connecticut is clear; legislators will be faced with the daunting challenge of addressing the State Budget predicament. According to projections made by the bipartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA) on November 15, 2016,...
How the November Election will Change the Dynamic in the Senate
The November 2016 Election has led to a historic tie in membership with gains made by the Connecticut GOP. After Republicans won enough seats to tie the number of seats held by the Democratic party, the Senate will face an 18-to-18 split for the start of the 2017...
Short Session Preview
On February 3, the Connecticut General Assembly will convene for the 2016 legislative session. This year will be a short session which concludes May 4. Short session is intended for mid-year revisions to the second year of the two year budget. Due to recent shortfalls...
Hartford Business Journal Spotlights DNB
DePino, Nuñez, & Biggs is excited to share the news of Paul Nuñez and Melissa Biggs becoming partners with the readers of the Hartford Business Journal. Hartford gov’t relations firm promotes partners, changes name 4/1/2015 Hartford lobbying and public relations...
DNB, formerly DePino Associates
DePino Associates is happy to announce Paul Nuñez and Melissa Biggs have been named Partners. DePino Associates is now DePino, Nuñez, & Biggs. Paul and Melissa have been working together at DePino Associates for several years with great dedication and working as a...