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Dannel Malloy said he’d be more open to the press – more “communicative” than the previous governor. I guess he wasn’t kidding…
Since his budget speech, Malloy has embarked on a voyage through Connecticut towns and cities that would seem ambitious by the standards of a touring rock band.
And like those bands, grinding it out on the road – it must be getting a bit old by now.
At each stop, he’s hearing from angry residents who don’t like his plan to raise taxes – pretty much across the board; those who don’t like his ambitious plan to coax $2 billion in concessions from state workers; and those who can’t stand his proposed cuts to government.
But his message throughout has been consistent – “you can blame me, but it’s gotta be done. The $3.5 billion dollar hole in the budget isn’t going to go away by itself.”
Ever the listener, though, Malloy returns to answer more of your questions today.