Public, Private, Catholic Schools All Oppose Nearly $28 Million in School Bus Cuts; CCM, COST, Big and Small Towns Concerned

By On May 15, 2013 · 3 Comments

A coalition covering essentially every school in the state – public, independent, and Catholic - descended upon the state Capitol on Wednesday to protest cuts in money for school buses.

Seven different groups are opposing nearly $28 million in cuts that were made by the budget-writing appropriations committee for buses that serve both public and non-public [...]

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Dems Budget Would Hike State Spending By Nearly 10 Percent Over Two Years

By On April 19, 2013 · 54 Comments

A key Democratic committee voted Friday to increase state spending by nearly 10 percent over the next two years in a state budget that cuts millions from hospitals, increases salaries for judges by 5 percent, cuts college scholarships, and extends a tax surcharge on corporate profits for two more years.

Legislators on a separate committee voted to reject Gov. Dannel P. [...]

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Cities And Towns Looking For More Money; Committee Decisions In Next Two Weeks

By On April 10, 2013 · 3 Comments

About 70 municipal leaders descended upon the state Capitol complex Wednesday to seek more money when the state budget is finally hashed out.

The leaders arrived because important decisions will be made over the next two weeks by the budget-writing appropriations committee and the tax-writing finance committee that are facing deadlines on April 23 and [...]

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Mayors, CCM Demand Changes In Malloy’s Proposed Budget On Car Tax, Local Aid

By On March 20, 2013 · 3 Comments

Leaders of the state’s largest cities are continuing their fight against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposed budget, which they say will mean increases in local property taxes. This is Jim Finley, CEO of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities:

Here’s Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch:

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CCM, Mayors Still Concerned About Malloy Budget Impact On Local Property Taxes

By On March 5, 2013 · 1 Comment

Democrat John DeStefano has been preaching about the problems of the property tax for the past 20 years, and he says this year is shaping up as the worst yet.

In two decades as New Haven mayor, DeStefano says he has never seen a state budget that would raise his mill rate more.

As a [...]

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CCM’s Jim Finley Says Mayor John DeStefano Turned New Haven Around

By On January 31, 2013 · 3 Comments

As a longtime employee of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, Jim Finley has been working in New Haven for the past 34 years.

He has since risen to be the organization’s CEO, and he remembers the days when stores were closing in the Elm City.

“In the early 1980s, the downtown was a mess – [...]

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