HARTFORD — As a cost-savings measure Rep. Christopher Coutu has proposed halving the amount of money set aside for legislators’ mailing privileges. And to jumpstart discussion on the proposal at the Capitol, Coutu has pledged reduce his mail allotment by 50 percent. The state faces a projected deficit of more than $500 million.
HARTFORD — Rep. Christopher Coutu today attended an afternoon news conference where residents joined a group of lawmakers in promoting the Tenth Amendment Resolution, which calls on Congress to only create statutes that fall inside its constitutional authority. Coutu signed letters supporting the resolution. Federal mandates, such as No Child Left Behind, have squeezed budgets [...]
HARTFORD — Inaction on Connecticut’s budget crisis must give way to decisive decision making and common sense financial principles that will jumpstart the state’s stagnant economy and job market, Rep. Christopher Coutu said today. Aimed at focusing his efforts on that, Coutu arrived at the House chamber mid-morning for the start of a legislative session [...]
