Sunday, June 5, 2011

Quick Clips From New England

No different than the rest of the nation:

"Conn. governor warns of massive layoffs if contract is rejected; Deal with unions expected to save state $1.6 billion" by Susan Haigh, Associated Press / June 3, 2011

HARTFORD — If unionized state employees do not ratify a labor concession deal in the coming weeks, there will be massive layoffs, substantially more than the 4,700 Governor Dannel P. Malloy threatened last month, he warned yesterday.... 

I thought they were Democrats down there.

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Oh, right, it is also the home of insurance conglomerate$ and wealthy Wall $treet type$, too.

Also see: Conn. passes transgender rights bill   

Let's go somewhere else:
R.I. gay marriage advocacy group cites loophole in civil union bill

Your legislatures hard at work! 

Time to get out of Rhode Island. 

N.H. Senate OK’s expanding state’s capital punishment law 
Senate rejects bill cutting cigarette tax  

Live free or die, N.H.?

Hearing set on latest Maine wind farm

Sorry, I'm tired of fart mist. 

At least Vermont gives us some hope.