Malloy Faces Audience Questions, Riddles in Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT -- State employees objected to his demands for concessions. Taxpayers questioned his common sense, along with his $1.5 billion proposed tax increase. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's town-hall meeting went as expected Monday night, with one exception. His standing-room audience was civil, if unhappy.

His security detail was attentive. One plainclothes trooper moved toward a speaker who mentioned -- jokingly, it seemed - he came prepared to throw something at Malloy. But the vibe of the room was laid back, even as Malloy acknowledged a case of nerves at the start.

"I have to admit to you I'm a little nervous," said Malloy, who is conducting 16 more of the town-hall style public meetings through April, when he hopes the legislature will be through picking over this budget. "This is the first one."

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