Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State

Here is Governor Dannel Malloy’s press release following the rejection of Mr. Malloy’s most recent contract offer by Connecticut’s state police union: GOV. MALLOY: DEEPLY APPRECIATE TROOPERS’ SERVICE; “COMPLETELY CONFIDENT” COMM. BRADFORD, COL. STEBBINS WILL MANAGE STATE POLICE WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING SAFETY (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the Connecticut State Police Union. “Despite the unprecedented fiscal challenges facing the State of Connecticut, I refuse to compromise public safety. To be clear, I deeply appreciate the troopers’ service, as I do the service of all state employees. The troopers put their lives on the line every day, and we are a safer state thanks to their service. Also to be clear: I’m sensitive to the troopers’ concerns. But I have to manage the entire workforce, and given the massive budget problems I inherited, I believe asking all state employees to take a two-year wage freeze – in return for job se...