On the 2015 campaign trail, candidate Joe Ganim opened his own police substation, a symbolic gesture in response to a spike in violent crime and
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Malloy Signs Into Law Pension Bill To Aid City Cashflow
Governor Dan Malloy has signed, see here, a state bill unanimously supported by the city’s eight-member legislative delegation that allows the city to bond unfunded
Read moreCity In Bondage
City fiscal observer John Marshall Lee addressed the City Council Monday night on the subjects of pensions, bonding and overtime. Tonight on your agenda is
Read moreGanim Orders Freeze On Spending And Hiring
News release from mayor’s office: Mayor Joe Ganim today announced that the city and his administration are anticipating that the Governor’s Interim Budget Proposal will
Read moreNo Budget, Malloy Promises ‘Painful’ Cuts
For the state budget year starting July 1 there is no budget. Budget talks have fizzled. All this impacts cities and towns in some fashion
Read morePereira Decries Votes, Don’t Vote For Major Party School Board Candidates in November
School board member Maria Pereira, lamenting the 5-4 Lighthouse Program vote, dresses down the members who voted in favor, in this commentary. Wednesday, June 28,
Read moreGeneral Lee Reminds City Council To Take Inventory Of Budget Year
The City Council Monday night conducted its last official meeting for the budget year ending June 30. Citizen fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee urged them
Read moreRunning A State Without A Budget, Malloy’s “Roller Coaster”
That’s the prospect Governor Dan Malloy faces with a new budget year set to begin July 1. As a result, municipal finance officials all over
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