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Malloy To Order Fewer Than 7,500 Layoffs; No Layoff Notices Until Next Week;...

The state's vocational-technical schools had been threatened with closure, but they are now off the table, Gov. Dannel Malloy's senior adviser said Monday. Roy Occhiogrosso told reporters that Malloy...

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Union Press Conference At 5:30 p.m. On Next Step In Labor Deal; 4 Of 15...

The leaders of the state employees unions will hold a press conference at 5:30 p.m. Monday on their next step as thousands of employees are facing layoffs. The leaders were meeting throughout the day,...

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No Chance To Change SEBAC Vote That Rejected Deal With Malloy; No Retroactive...

The leaders of the state employees' unions voted Friday to reject any retroactive changes to their bylaws that would affect the vote that rejected a savings and concessions deal with Gov. Dannel...

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Ex-Gov. Rowland Apologizes For Calling Gov. Malloy "A Pathological Liar'' For...

Former Gov. John G. Rowland has apologized to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for calling him "a pathological liar'' regarding his policies on business. The issue started with a blog in The American Spectator in...

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Two Spokesmen - Larry Dorman And Matt O'Connor - Are Faces Of State Employee...

With many families struggling as Connecticut's unemployment rates remains high at 9.1 percent, some citizens are frustrated with what they see as underworked, overprotected state employees with...

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Malloy Moving Forward With As Many As 6,500 Layoffs In All Departments,...

BLOOMFIELD - On the day that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced at least 200 private-sector jobs coming to the new CIGNA insurance headquarters in Bloomfield, he said he is moving forward with laying off...

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More Than 325 Layoff Notices Already Issued For Executive Branch, Including...

More than 325 state employees in the executive branch have received layoff notices, including 222 in the Department of Correction because of the planned closure of a prison. The notices were announced...

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Malloy releases summary of his budget-balancing plan; 6,060 executive branch...

The governor's office has released a summary of its proposed cuts and consolidations in advance of tomorrow's deadline to submit a plan to the legislature. Transportation, developmental services,...

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Malloy Releases Budget-Balancing Plan To Cut Rail Services, Two Historic...

Governor Dannel P. Malloy released a budget-cutting plan Friday that would drastically cut a wide variety of state programs - from rail service and ferries to bridge inspections and arts subsidies. The...

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1,851 Layoff Notices Sent So Far As SEBAC Seeks Updated Deal With Malloy,...

Layoff notices continued to be sent out to state employees Wednesday - even as their union representatives were negotiating to reach a revised, no-layoff deal with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. The...

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Layoff Notices Top 3,000 As SEBAC Waits To Vote On Deal; 1,157 New Notices To...

As the state employee unions wait to vote on a new deal, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Wednesday that he has now issued more than 3,000 layoff notices in more than 30 departments and agencies. The...

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State Troopers Reject Wage Freeze In Concession Deal, Thus Subjecting...

The state police have rejected the wage portion of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's savings and concessions deal, according to the union. The vote was 657 against and 123 in favor ---- with a voter turnout...

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56 Troopers To Be Laid Off; About Half Will Leave Wednesday, And Rest Over...

In a move that would have been unthinkable under the past two governors, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday that he will be laying off 56 rookie troopers in a cost-cutting move. The decision marks...

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State Police Union President Transferred Back To Being Patrol Sergeant In...

The clash between the state police and their union became more personal Wednesday when the union president was abruptly transferred back to being a patrol sergeant in Hartford. Andrew Matthews, an...

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Sen. Joe Markley "Outraged'' By Gov. Malloy's Executive Order Paving The Way...

Sen. Joseph Markley expressed outrage Thursday over Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's executive orders that pave the way for the unionization of day care workers and personal care attendants. The...

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