“The perception the Democrats are leaving the public with now is, you can’t trust anything that they say. McKinney, R-Fairfield, who is running for governor and who called for keno’s repeal in late 2013. “I believe the message to the general public in February was that we didn’t need keno anymore, and we were getting rid of it,” said Senate Minority Leader John P. Best Bars in Brunswick, OH 44212 - The Draft House, Geeked Out, 42 Eighty, Caddyshak Inn, Herman's Pub and Grub, Manzo's Sports & Spirits, The Red Onion, Sidelines Sports Bar & Grill, The Wooden Nickel Bar & Grill, In the Weeds. Republicans intend to make sure the issue has political consequences. “But we are so addicted to revenue in this place.”Ī surplus is projected for the fiscal year that ends June 30, but nonpartisan analysts are projecting a more than $1 billion hole in state finances next year, a roughly 6 percent gap that Malloy dismisses as inconsequential. Sean Williams of Watertown, ranking GOP representative on the finance committee.
“You can’t find a person in this place who takes credit for keno,” said Rep. Though no one at the Capitol claims to be the impetus behind Keno’s original adoption – or its seeming rise from political death over the past two months – Republican legislative leaders say the answer lies with Malloy and his fellow Democrats in the General Assembly’s majority.
