The City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee on Saturday essentially approved Mayor Joe Ganim’s proposed $542 million spending plan with some alterations including $3 million
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City Awaits, Holding Breath, As State’s Budget Calamity Plays Out
Caution and concern fills the local budget process that relies heavily on funds from the state budget that’s one gigantic mess. What happens in Hartford
Read moreSincerely, John Marshall Lee
As the City Council closes in on a budget vote, citizen fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee shared some thoughts Monday night with the budget and
Read morePacked Education Crowd Provides Earful For City Council
From Linda Conner Lambeck, CT Post: Supporters of the school district’s $255.9 million budget proposal aimed to fill the City Council Chambers to capacity during a
Read moreCity Council Members Encouraged To Dig For Dollars
Citizen budget scrutineer John Marshall Lee was among the speakers at the public hearing for the proposed school board and library budgets. From Lee: Budget
Read moreOuch! Declining Income Tax Revenue Could Expand State Deficit
More messy financial news from Hartford as cities and towns await final state assistance to plug into their local budgets–lower than anticipated state income tax
Read more‘Mr. Mayor, You Got Your Second Chance, Now Pass It On’
Board of Education member Howard Gardner writes in a commentary that appeared first in the Connecticut Post Mayor Joe Ganim must extend his second-chance message to
Read moreSchool Chief Aresta Johnson, Others, Implore Council’s Budget Committee For More Education Dough
On a night the public was invited to speak about Mayor Joe Ganim’s $542 million proposed budget, most delivered passionate appeals for additional education spending
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