by Melissa Biggs | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
When the legislature reconvenes in January for the 2019 legislative session, a new General Assembly and a new Gubernatorial Administration will have to craft and implement a new biennial state budget. This overview will explain the legislature’s constitutional...
by Melissa Biggs | Jul 2, 2018 | Blog
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...
by Melissa Biggs | Oct 16, 2017 | Blog, Featured
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...
by Melissa Biggs | Feb 13, 2017 | Blog, Featured
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...
by Melissa Biggs | Jan 17, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
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,...
by Melissa Biggs | Dec 6, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
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...
