A coalition of municipalities, teachers, others challenged Gov. Ned Lamont to enhance state funding to improve school air management systems.
Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
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Some schools need better air control systems. But who will pay?
For years Connecticut hasn’t helped towns fund many air system upgrades in schools. Does that work in times of COVID?
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House passes measure making it easier for towns to merge services
The bill gives towns the option of merging services regardless of whether local charters appear to block such a move.
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House approves big municipal aid pledge, tax incentive bills
The House approved bills Wednesday pledging $100 million-plus in new municipal aid and offering tax incentives to attract data centers.
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A pledge to share sales tax receipts with towns still goes unfulfilled. Was it a case of fiscal bait-and-switch?
Hundreds of millions of dollars have yet to arrive, leaving municipal leaders wary of new proposed aid.
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GOP stimulus funds would relax restrictions on Connecticut’s COVID funds, but that’s little help to Lamont
While the GOP has offered to relax restrictions, it opposes new pandemic funds for state and local governments.
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Towns worried they won’t find insurance to cover police abuse claims
“One bad case could mean tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars in damages,” said Joe DeLong, CCM.
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Coronavirus has cost towns nearly half a billion dollars so far
The pandemic has taken a huge chunk out of Connecticut municipalities’ piggy banks, leaving dozens of towns scrambling for cash.
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Lamont creates $75M pandemic relief fund for CT municipalities
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday that $75 million in federal coronavirus relief funds would be made available to towns.
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Lamont is ready to give towns their first share of federal relief funds
Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to announce an initial round of emergency pandemic relief for cities and towns Thursday.
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CCM chastises Lamont for not sharing federal relief funds with cities and towns
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities chastised Gov. Ned Lamont Thursday for not sending emerrgency federal pandemic funding directly to communities.
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Municipalities press Lamont to share COVID-19 federal relief funds
Connecticut’s cash-strapped municipalities pressed Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday to share a portion of a $1 billion-plus federal relief program.
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Lamont allows towns to hold meetings remotely to limit spread of coronavirus
Gov. Ned Lamont permitted municipalities to exclude residents from meetings. But can taxpayers still approve a town budget?
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Town aid stranded by tolls debate isn’t out of political limbo yet
Connecticut’s tolls debate is over, yet millions of dollars in town aid remains in political limbo.
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CCM tries to get a little louder on property tax relief
After watching state aid erode over the past decade, Connecticut municipalities hope to appeal directly to voters to order property tax relief.