Bridgeport News: Ganim Freezes Spending/Hiring

BRIDGEPORT, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim today announced that the city and his administration are anticipating that the Governor’s Interim Budget Proposal will fall short up to $27 million dollars in municipal funds for the City of Bridgeport.   In wake of the uncertainty of financial funding from the state, the city will proceed cautiously with expenditures until the State budget is resolved. After discussions with other cities and towns and their OPM Finance Directors, the financial forecast for all municipalities is grim.   Mayor Ganim is reviewing all City of Bridgeport departments, all city spending, and possible budget cuts to support expenditure savings.  Everything is on the table for review including budget cuts on municipal projects, putting a hold on personnel increases,…

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State Police Holiday Stats

Connecticut State Troopers are patrolling highways and roads in Connecticut over this 2017 Independence Day weekend. During this enforcement period, Troopers are utilizing both traditional and non-traditional patrol cars. The enforcement period started at 12:01 a.m. 06/30/17 and will run through 11:59 p.m. on 07/04/17. Troopers are focusing on drunken driving violations, aggressive drivers, distracted drivers, and speeding. Sobriety checkpoints and targeted DUI patrols are also in place for the entire weekend. These State Police stats cover the time period starting on June 30, 2017, at 12:01 a.m. to July 3, 2017, at 8:00 a.m.:   SPEEDING 881 TOTAL MOVING VIOLATIONS 1895 (to include unsafe lane change, Following Too Closely, Cell Phone, Texting, etc. and Seatbelt) DUI ARRESTS 39 ACCIDENTS…

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