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Ganim Pitches Change, Cities As Economic Drivers At Fundraiser
Mayor Joe Ganim highlighted a message to “straighten out the mess” in Hartford at a fundraiser Thursday night at O’Manel Restaurant on behalf of his
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 moreThe Kohut Formula For Ending Budget Impasse
Hartford is a fiscal train wreck. City policy wonk Jeff Kohut in this commentary offers a menu of items to end the derailment. Regarding the
Read more‘It’s Funded, Shovel-Ready,’ Pitching Bridgeport As An MGM Star, Waterfront Casino Proposed
Declaring MGM Bridgeport can be “a major economic force, a top-tier entertainment resort, and an essential contributor to this community,” MGM Chairman and Chief Executive
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 moreProtesting Income Inequality From Bridgeport To Greenwich
In advance of the weekend state budget vote, a Connecticut Working Families Party-led caravan of tax justice demonstrators protested Bruce McGuire’s Connecticut Hedge Fund Association,
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
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