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Marissa P. Gillett is the new chair of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) and recently stated that affordability across all customer classes will be a focus during her five-year term, but warned that it will likely take a few years to draft and enact policies that have meaningful impacts on Connecticut’s ranking as one of the most expensive for energy costs in the lower 48 states.
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CT Valley Views is Connecticut’s premier public access TV media source for educating and informing Connecticut’s citizens. It covers current cultural issues, political, business, health, legal, educational and fiscal topics with candid interviews and high profile guests and experts in relative fields.
Joe DeLong, the executive director and CEO of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM), speaks with Susan Patricelli Regan, host of CT Valley Views, regarding the diverse services provided by the organization to the 169 towns and cities of the State.
David Guttchen, director for the Connecticut Partnership for Long Term Care, has been a frequent guest on CT Valley Views with Host Susan Patricelli Regan due to the program’s relevance not only to the quality of life for Connecticut citizens but also germane to protection of an individual’s life savings and retirement planning.
Connecticut is a state in transition. It has historic challenges, but it also has a new governor, new budget and a new way of finding solutions.
L-R Susan Patricelli Regan and Bill Regan were VIP-tent attendees at the Farmington Polo Club opening season match.
Connecticut is at a crossroads economically. The regular session for the budget is over but there are looming question marks on tolls and bonding which will be debated in a special session after July 1. The budget must be balanced but the Governor is being challenged by the unions involving a $428 million dollar anticipated consession.
Connecticut is a state in transition. It has historic challenges but has a new governor, new budget and a new way of finding solutions.
Much is on the line for Connecticut with the ‘20/’21 budget looming in July. There is hope that bi-partisan agreement in concert with Governor Ned Lamont will restore the state’s fiscal health.