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Popular mayor says State is “on the brink”
Danbury mayor and possible gubernatorial candidate Mark Boughton, in his personal blog (which posts also to his widely-distributed Facebook page) says we’re on the brink. Here is a news flash…the State of Connecticut is broke. Busted. Cleaned out. Here is … Continue reading
Nurse-training program on the block
More hard choices coming up. These are only some of the first. Chantal Kouoh’s voice cracked Tuesday as she said how disappointed she was to be shut out of a state-subsidized nurse-training program because of budget cuts. “I feel like … Continue reading
What’s Connecticut’s problem?
Heath Fahle at Connecticut Local Politics summarizes our State’s problem as only a taciturn New Englander can do: we have no money.
Passing it down to the towns
Governor Rell is proposing steps to reduce the budget gap: In an attempt to halt the 2010 budget’s slide into deficit, Gov. M. Jodi Rell released a $337 million package of proposed budget cuts Tuesday afternoon, slashing funding to programs … Continue reading
Budget woes trickling down to municipalities
According to this non-partisan State report, you are in trouble. Will a tax revolt this be the ultimate trickle-down economic effect? Revenue is drying up not only at the Federal level but is now doing so, as was inevitable, at … Continue reading
Governor Rell will let budget take effect with few changes
Governor Rell will allow the budget which has been passed by the Legislature to take effect. From Mrs. Rell’s press release: “Democrats have repeatedly called this budget a ‘compromise,’” Governor Rell said. “It is hardly a compromise. Last week I … Continue reading
Rell, Legislators agree on deficit – will progress follow?
Still operating without a budget, but at least the two sides are agreed on the size of the budget deficit. From the Courant: It’s $8.558 billion — which is different from the $8.7 billion that was originally projected by the … Continue reading
No budget resolution in sight
Governor Rell has signed an Executive Order (read here as a PDF) which keeps the State running. Quoted in the Courant, Mrs. Rell said, Rell said Tuesday that while the negotiations continue, “first and foremost, people should rest assured that … Continue reading
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Still no deal after meeting on Connecticut Budget
More meetings to come on Monday, and the current fiscal year ends Tuesday. Remember to pray for the State budget and deficit. More here from WCBS radio: No Deal after Three Hour Meeting on Connecticut Budget.
State budget battle heating up
Power Line reports on the budget controversy in Minnesota, where the fur is flying. Republicans are out of power in Washington and many other places around the country. They’re out of power here in Minnesota, too, except for Governor Tim … Continue reading
