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• At the Capitol: The Cold Hard Facts of the State Budget

  The dramatic economic turbulence of 2008 is now officially manifest in the state budget for Fiscal Year 2009. At a recent dramatic hearing on the state’s financial well-being, the legislature’s two budget committees heard startling evidence to suggest... Posted Dec 04 2008, 10:51 AM by Interactive Desk with | with no comments Filed under: Budget

• Open Season During Budget Season

  With possible exception given to interparty squabbles among the New London Democrats, the most potent political drama in the city this year has been the growing acrimony between the City Council and the Board of Education. And last week the vitriol was... Posted May 22 2008, 01:14 PM by Stephen Chupaska with | with no comments Filed under: City Council, Board of Education, Budget

• Schools Lose $1 Million

  Board of Education member Anthony Nolan shook his head silently after the school board’s meeting last week. “I think we can do better,” he said. “As adults, I think we can do better.” Nolan, a Democrat, was the lone dissenting vote in the board’s 5-1... Posted May 15 2008, 03:12 PM by Stephen Chupaska with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Board of Education, Budget

• City Council Debates Future of ODP

  On the first night of the City Council’s debate on the 2008-2009 budget, Republican Councilor Rob Pero looked at the 100 people gathered in the gallery and gave a wry smile. “This is like the Fort Trumbull days,” he said. Pero was referring to the guaranteed... Posted May 02 2008, 02:32 PM by Stephen Chupaska with | with no comments Filed under: City Council, Michael Buscetto, Budget