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Category: Analysis and Comment
Pour The Coffee–Caffeine Surge For Budget Review
Mayor Joe Ganim’s $572 million spending plan for the budget year starting July 1 is under review by the City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee where
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L’Ambiance Plaza Anniversary Ceremony Reduced By Pandemic
It’s been 33 years since the worst construction accident in Connecticut history left 28 men dead in the collapse of L’Ambiance Plaza, April 23, 1987. I was
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UPDATE: $4.5 Million Approved For Amphitheater Project–Committee Meetings, Public Hearings And Full City Council Agenda
UPDATE: $4.5 million for Harbor Yard Amphitheater structural issues approved 13-7 Monday night. No votes: Scott Burns, Matt McCarthy, Michael DeFilippo, AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia, Michelle Lyons,
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A Virus Leads To Virtual Campaigning–Moore, Brown File Finance Reports
Crickets. That’s the sound of political campaigning in the era of Covid-19. For now, it’s all virtual. Groovy news for incumbents. Annoying for opponents trying
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Jessica Fatigue Costs Martinez School Board Leadership Positions
Last week Jessica Martinez was booted as chair of the Board of Education. This week removed as chair of the Finance Committee. Next year she
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Police ‘Birthday Bash’ Hits Taxpayers In Pocket, More To Come
A couple of ways to examine this: it’s never a good look when abusive cops at a birthday party cost taxpayers more than $340,000. But
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UPDATE: Includes Budget Document–Ganim Proposes Modest Tax Cut, $2 Million More For Schools
The budget process is not about where it starts but where it ends. A number of assumptions are factored into Mayor Joe Ganim’s budget proposal
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