Tagged: municipal

Never breaking stride, Malloy makes candidacy official.

One week ago today, Dan Malloy officially became a candidate for Governor.
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Malloy continued his torrid pace of appearances, appearing on WFSB’s Face the State, answering questions from panelists Daniela Altimari of The Hartford Courant, Ted Mann of The Day, and host Dennis House.
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Malloy’s Sunday appearances included a conversation with Connecticut Newsmakers host Tom Monahan.
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There’s more after the jump…
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Reducing health care expenses for small businesses & municipalities.

AFSCME Council 4 President Sal Luciano, Mayor Dan Malloy of Stamford, and CEA Executive Director John Yrchick speaking in support of the health care pooling bill currently under consideration in the Legislature, Christine Stuart reports at CT News Junkie.

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“Extraordinary times require government to do extraordinarily difficult things. This is not one of those, “Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy said. “This is easy.”

Malloy, whose city saw double-digit increases in health care costs last year said this type of legislation simply makes sense. …

Last year Gov. M. Jodi Rell vetoed a similar bill. …

Malloy said this year people know more about the bill than they did last year when it was first introduced.

Lowering health care costs for municipalities, not for profits, and small businesses is an idea everyone should support. Continue reading →