A weary Budget and Appropriations Committee turned a long day’s Saturday journey into an early morning Sunday vote just after midnight by cutting nearly $4 million
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City Government Tries To Do More With Less
From Mike Mayko and Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Ganim has also offered an early retirement incentive–a year of health care and $15,000 cash–to try and
Read moreCity Budget Committee Vote Expected On Saturday, State Budget Creates Trepidation
There’s still a lot of moving parts in Mayor Joe Ganim’s proposed $560 million budget as the Budget and Appropriations Committee prepares to vote on
Read moreThe Budget, Bridgeport And Broadway
Good theatrics make a point. City fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee recently pulled out red rubber boots to make a point at public hearings regarding
Read moreState Senate Approves Restructuring Of Public Safety Pension Payments
Today (Wednesday) is the last day of the legislative session in Hartford. What happens there has huge impact on what happens with the weary budget
Read morePriority Is The Battle Cry As Council Prepares Budget Vote
The City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee will likely vote on Mayor Joe Ganim’s spending plan by Saturday. The full council will then stamp its
Read moreGanim Sends Police Substation And Community Center Contract To City Council
Mayor Joe Ganim has submitted a draft lease agreement to the City Council regarding a police substation and community center site located at Trumbull Gardens housing
Read moreCrunch Time For Budget Committee, ‘Overtasked And Understaffed’
The nights and weekends are long for the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee reviewing Mayor Joe Ganim’s proposed $560 million spending plan in a
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