Fasano contends these cuts cannot be undertaken unilaterally by the governor's office.
Governor Dannel Malloy’s decision to cut funds to several state watchdog agencies may soon be under legal review.
Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano made a formal request to the office of Attorney General George Jepsen to examine the legality of the cuts.
Malloy’s budget office made cuts to the State Elections Enforcement Commission, the Office of State Ethics and the Freedom of Information Commission.
Fasano contends that under a 2004 law, passed in the wake of then Governor John Rowland’s illegal activities, such cuts cannot be undertaken unilaterally by the governor’s office.
The Office of Policy and Management says the General Assembly did give the Governor permission to make unspecified cuts in the last budget round. It contends that permission supersedes the 2004 law.
Jepsen's office says it has received Fasano's request and is reviewing it.
