Lawmakers pass third contracting bill despite possible veto
Source: By SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press (CT), March 2, 2006, 1:30 AM EST
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Despite a threatened veto by Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell, the Democrat-controlled legislature passed a major contracting reform bill Wednesday for the third time. Democrats said the bill creates clear standards to guide the process for all state contracts in the wake of a corruption scandal that besieged former Gov. John G. Rowland's administration. But Republicans said part of the bill goes too far, making it nearly impossible for Rell to outsource state services.