SB 94 - STATE CONTRACTING REFORM

Gov. Rell, according to the Hartford Courant, is threatening to veto to veto the latest contracting reform bill, SB 2101, An Act Concerning Reform of the State Contracting Process.

This bill is an updated version of SB 94, which the governor also vetoed earlier this year. SB 2101 would curb corrupt privatization and outsourcing in several ways, including the requirement of state and quasi-public agencies to perform a cost-benefit analysis and to engage in competitive, as opposed to no-bid, contracting.

SB 2101, like SB 94 before it, is a taxpayer protection bill. Ironically, Gov. Rell is threatening a veto the day after a former top gubernatorial aide (Peter Ellef) and a prominent state contractor (William Tomasso) pleaded guilty to bribery and tax fraud charges.

Contact Gov. Rell today at 1-800-406-1527 and urge her to support SB 2101. Ask her to put an end to 'government for sale' by signing SB 2101 into law. 

For your information, click here for an advertisement that will run in the Hartford Courant on Oct. 27 (in the op-ed page).

Thank you.