The following is Mayor Bill Finch’s budget letter to the City Council. The mayor writes about state aid reductions forcing a challenging municipal budget, a tax increase
Read moreCategory: City Council
Budget Relies On Union Givebacks, Plus: Big Wave And Mayor Club Fight, And Himes Endorses Jepsen
Mayor Bill Finch submitted to the City Council Monday night a budget that’s swimming in assumptions, except council members won’t know its details until today.
Read moreWho Will Budge On The Budget?
Have bean counters pulled a rabbit out of their accounting hat? The Easter egg hunt for extra moolah for Mayor Bill Finch’s budget winds down today,
Read moreThe Ringmaster’s Rabbit, Bird Is The Word
In this weekend of resurrection, Mark Lauretti is feeling pretty good. He has endured story after story about the federal government accusing him of a
Read moreBudget Impact On Finch’s Reelection, Himes’ Ear-Splitting Constituents
One week away until Mayor Bill Finch submits his recommended spending plan to the City Council for the budget year that begins July 1. That’s when City
Read moreMother Rell’s High, Plus: Mayor And Moore, And Political Putts
CT Post friend Ken Dixon reports that Governor Jodi Rell’s in Denver visiting her daughter and grandchildren. When she returns after sucking the Mile High sky
Read moreFinch Announces Capital Improvements
News release from Mayor Finch: Blight Removal, School Renovations Highlight Mayor Finch’s Capital Spending Plan Council to Review Proposed Allocations A $6 million dollar blight
Read moreIs It Health Reform Or Deform? Plus: Bridgeport Day In Hartford
The landmark health care bill has passed. It’s historic. But will it be a historic burden? Now what? It means more government and a victory for Barack.
Read more