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Gov. M. Jodi Rell says $260 million in state funding to upgrade train service from New Haven to Springfield is expected to win release from the State Bond Commission next month.

MIDDLETOWN — Gov. M. Jodi Rell visited the city Wednesday to encourage residents to take part in the statewide Day of Caring and Compassion by donating non-perishable food items Saturday at one of 12 fire stations across the state.

The Democratic leaders in the state House and Senate will take a head count today to determine if they can override a potential veto by Gov. M. Jodi Rell to increasing the basic grant to the gubernatorial candidates who qualified for public campaign financing.

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell says $260 million in state funding to upgrade train service from New Haven to Springfield, Mass., is expected to win approval from the state Bond Commission next month. Connecticut - Jodi Rell - United States - High-speed rail - Business

Amid one of the most contentious election cycles in years, lawmakers labored through the day Friday in an attempt to fix the state's campaign finance law, deemed unconstitutional by a federal appeals court. The Senate approved the changes Friday night and sent them on to the House.

With plans to pursue federal money to get high-speed rail on track in the state, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said she would ask the State Bond Commission to authorize $260 million in borrowing to pay for double-tracking a rail line between New Haven and Springfield, Mass.

To help prepare Connecticut officials for the threat of a hurricane striking the state, Gov. M. Jodi Rell is spending Friday conducting a briefing with state emergency agencies, reports Rich Harris, a governor’s office spokesman.

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell says $260 million in state funding to upgrade train service from New Haven to Springfield, Mass., is expected to win approval from the state Bond Commission next month.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell speaks with Bridgeport Fire Department Chief Brian Rooney, center, and Capt. William Hathaway at the firehouse on Ocean Terrace, in Bridgeport, Conn. Tuesday, July 27th, 2010. Lt. Steven Velazquez and Firefighter Michel Baik, who served at the firehouse, died Saturday while fighting a house fire on Elmwood Ave.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell said today she expects the State Bond Commission to approve her request for $260 million to make a "dramatic upgrade" of the Springfield-to-Hartford-to New Haven rail line.