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State Budget Passes Just Before Deadline
From the CT Mirror: Senate Democrats took the extraordinary step in the final hour of the 2015 session Wednesday of threatening to cut off debate
Read moreCorporate Threats To Flee State Shake Up Legislative Session In Final Days
From Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror: A vote on the tax deal struck over the weekend was delayed Monday as legislative leaders sought revisions demanded by rebellious
Read moreState Budget Agreement Reached, Sales Tax Sharing, Car Tax Cut For Bridgeport, Keno Part Of Deal
Early Sunday morning Governor Dan Malloy and legislative leaders issued a joint news release on agreement for the two-year $40 billion state budget in the
Read moreMalloy, Legislators At Odds Over Charter School Funding
Governor Dan Malloy’s insistence to fund two new charter schools, including one in Bridgeport, could be a stumbling block to closing a budget deal in
Read moreCharter School Advocates Open Wallets
From Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, CT Mirror: The cost to bus charter school students and advocates to rallies: $87,870. The cost of providing them food from Subway: $14,040. 0
Read moreGaming Expansion Moves Step Closer
A key state legislative committee advanced a measure to expand gaming in the state beyond Connecticut’s tribal nation reservations. “As long as it’s going to
Read moreSpending Shaft, Feds Say Bridgeport Students Shortchanged
Per-pupil spending in urban districts is not on par with affluent school districts in Connecticut, according to a report by the federal Department of Education.
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