Rell, legislators meet with biz leaders

Governor M. Jodi Rell and legislative leaders welcomed Chambers of Commerce and members of the

Connecticut Business & Industry Association

to the state Capitol for Connecticut Business Day. Rell spoke in support of her plan to up education spending by $3.4 billion over five years, saying it will shore up the state’s talented workforce. Democratic and Republican leaders from the General Assembly offered their ideas on energy and health care, with the top Senate Republican,

Louis DeLuca

, of Woodbury, expressing concern that energy would not be addressed this session: “In my view, we’re not moving fast enough.”