From the CT Mirror: Negotiators for state employee unions and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy tentatively agreed today on a two-year $1.6 billion package of concessions
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State Senate Passes Budget
From The CT Mirror: The Senate voted 19 to 17 shortly after 3 a.m. today to pass and send to the House a $40.1 billion
Read moreMalloy’s Budget Impact
Municipal budget crunchers are tapping calculators trying to figure out the impact of Governor Malloy’s budget proposal now in the hands of the Connecticut General Assembly.
Read moreTax Man Cometh!
Well, it was inevitable considering a $3 billion deficit. Good news, no sales tax to visit OIB! From the CT Mirror: Gov. Dannel P. Malloy intends
Read moreWhew! Dannel Spares Ed Grants–What About Other Funding?
The last thing Mayor Bill Finch wants in an election year is state funding cuts. Governor Dannel Malloy told city mayors he won’t mess with
Read moreFrightening: Malloy’s Budget Impact
When a governor says spending cuts will take priority over tax hikes, municipal chief executives say pass the whiskey bottle. Governor Malloy, for now at least, is
Read moreThe Budget Hangover: Sober After Suds
Wednesday brings a new governor and a new General Assembly. Reality is waking up after a $175-a-head inaugural ball and staring down a $3 billion
Read moreHypocrisy Factor: Debicella Slurped The Pork He Now Trashes
Can State Senator Dan Debicella have it both ways? He had no problem kicking out news releases caressing the federal stimulus money that aided his district, but as opponent to
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