While Governor Dan Malloy continues to wire development deals to Stamford where he once served as mayor, Mayor Joe Ganim and New Haven Mayor Toni
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Budget Mess Response–Education Association Sues Malloy For Violating State Law
No state budget equals suffering for cities, towns and school districts. As a result the Connecticut Education Association that represent school teachers is seeking an injunction
Read moreMalloy Vetoes “Gimmick” Republican Budget
Governor Dan Malloy on Thursday vetoed a state budget advanced by Republicans with some crossover support by a handful of Democrats that the governor declares
Read moreCity School Leaders Sweat Out State Budget Fiasco
The state that funds most city school expenses has no budget. Meanwhile, school officials have operated on city-budgeted cash to stay afloat. But that dough
Read moreGanim And Testa Won’t Cry If Public Financing Torpedoed In State Budget Process
With the latest fundraising quarter coming to a close, Mayor Joe Ganim is trying to put on a push this week in an area key
Read moreDems Break From Leadership To Support Republican Budget, Malloy Vows Veto, Stafstrom: GOP Plan ‘Very Bad’ For Bridgeport
Three Democrats in the State Senate and then five in the State House crossed the aisle to pass a Republican budget early Saturday morning that
Read moreBridgeport Officials: Don’t Screw State’s Largest City When Bailing Out Hartford
In an excruciatingly tight–and tardy–state budget season with municipalities across the state facing major cuts, the financially hemorrhaging city of Hartford is poised for a
Read moreAssessing Ringmasters, Ringleaders
For 70 years it’s been a gentlemen’s club, save for one insurgent Elizabeth “Betty” Pfriem (class of 1986), the late publisher of the Bridgeport Post
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