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Joint Resolution Honors Rob Kane - Naugatuck, CT - The Senate passed a joint resolution that honors Mr. Kane, a former state senator and state auditor, and offers their sympathy to his family
Still stunned by the recent loss of their former colleague, senators hailed former Republican Senator Rob Kane on Monday and mourned his sudden death at the age of 53.
Connecticut Politics Week in Review: Gov. Ned Lamont pitches his ‘Connecticut Comeback’ budget with no major tax hikes Russell Blair, Hartford Courant
Gov. Ned Lamont’s new two-year budget expects an infusion of federal aid to avoid tax increases or boosts in spending in the midst of a pandemic that, while trying for the thousands of Connecticut residents who have lost their jobs and those who have been impacted by the coronavirus, has not been as bad of news for the state’s finances as once thought. Rather than a multibillion-dollar deficit, Connecticut is projected to end the current fiscal year on June 30 with a surplus due to surging tax revenue tied to Wall Street gains. To close gaps in the next two years, Lamont is eyeing more federal aid or potentially dipping into the state’s $3 billion-plus rainy day fund.
Cause of Connecticut auditor s death awaits further studies
This Wednesday, April 3, 2013, file photo shows former Connecticut Sen. Rob Kane during a discussion of a gun bill on the Senate floor at the State Capitol in Hartford, Conn. Kane was being mourned Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, after police making a check at his Watertown home at the request of his family found him dead. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Published February 07. 2021 1:33AM
WATERTOWN (AP) Watertown Police said Saturday they are awaiting “further studies” to determine the cause of death of Republican State Auditor Rob Kane, but stressed it doesn t appear to be anything suspicious.