Connecticut state budget director Ben Barnes, former financial chief of Bridgeport schools, opens up about what makes the state’s fiscal situation sick: hospitals. Barnes will
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Lamont Examines Spending Against New Revenue Items
A surge in income tax receipts has shrunk the state deficit, good news for Governor-elect Ned Lamont as he looks ahead to crafting a two-year
Read moreDebating A Municipal Review Board
Citizen fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee addressed the City Council Monday night raising questions about the benefits of a state authorized financial review board for
Read moreAs Unpopular Malloy Bails Out Hartford, He Bails On Bridgeport
Some legislative leaders are befuddled and some “outraged” over the sweetheart bailout that Governor Dan Malloy has gifted political ally Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin as the
Read more… Meanwhile, General Lee Points Out A Meeting Convergence
City fiscal hawk John Marshall Lee has dug talons into Monday’s calendar. Monday at 6:30 p.m. the Democratic Town Committee is scheduled to meet at
Read moreQuestioning Hartford’s $550 Million Bailout, Ganim issues FOI Request To State Officials
Mixing it up on the campaign trail, as one of his rivals for governor Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin receives a massive bailout from his political
Read moreCity Issues Bond Sale To Reduce Debt Service Payments–Ganim Needles Bronin’s Bailout
A bond sale to reduce pension liability is not generally a sexy story line, but when a mayor is trying to reduce costs, especially as
Read moreCity School Leaders Sweat Out State Budget Fiasco
The state that funds most city school expenses has no budget. Meanwhile, school officials have operated on city-budgeted cash to stay afloat. But that dough
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