2008 MANDATES UPDATE ITEMS:

	Compromises Reached: Workers' Comp Mandate No Longer 'Mega' & Municipal Participation in State Health Plan Voluntary April 24, 2008
	Mega-Mandate: Passes Committee - However, Compromise May Be On The Way April 7, 2008
	Mega-Mandate: You Make the Difference April 7, 2008
	Bills Proposing New State Mandates On Municipalities; 2008 General Assembly Report as of March 28, 2008 (PDF)
	The politics of workers' comp March 14, 2008
	HB 5629: Mega-Mandate Passes the Labor Committee, Still Bad Public Policy, Contact Your Legislator Now! March 14, 2008
	Courant editorial: Special Benefits Mandate Still a Bad Idea March 10, 2008
	CCM testimony on mega-workers' comp mandate March 5, 2008
	Firefighters, Town Officials Debate Coverage Measure March 3, 2008
	CCM public policy report: Special Benefits Mandates: unnecessary, unjustified and unaffordable March 3, 2008
	Municipal show of force needed to stop Mega-Mandate on March 4 February 27, 2008
	Mega Workers' Compensation Mandate Filed - HB 5629 - Just Like Last Year: Still Bad Public Policy February 21, 2008
	Governor Rell's State of the State Targets Mandates Relief: Summary of Key Proposals Report as of February 7, 2008
	New CCM radio spot: Reopen budget to increase aid; work together to solve property tax crisis. Report as of January 30, 2008

	State Mandates On Towns And Cities: Time for Reassessment
	New Ally Found in Fight Against State Mandates: CT Municipal Consortium for Fiscal Responsibility (PDF)

Compulsory Binding Arbitration: It’s Parity Time

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