It was a brutal morning, night, and morning (again) for Republicans, but they did manage to hold the Democrats feet to the fire on commonsense ethics reform and managed to keep gas taxes from being increased on Connecticut drivers.  From the Advocate:

Lawmakers wrapped up a special legislative session after 3 a.m. Thursday. Though legislators arrived at the capitol around 10 a.m., the actual debate on extending higher conveyance tax rates, cutting a gas tax and passing ethics reforms did not begin until around 12 hours later.

The Senate left at 1 a.m., but the House of Representatives did not head for home until after 3 a.m.

Rep. James Shapiro, D-Stamford, said members wanted to finish their business instead of adjourning to return later today.

“Nobody wants to come back,” Shapiro said.

Democrats successfully limited the agenda to a handful of bills, thwarting Republican proposals at every turn.

“C’mon!” shouted a frustrated House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero, R-Norwalk, just after 1 a.m. when yet another GOP amendment was shot down in the House.

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