School Funding Slashed For Many Schools In Area, Bridgeport Is Sparred

#Hartford Connecticut-- Looking to cut a $922 million state deficit Governor Malloy has revised the budget. Here are the cuts to Education Cost Sharing grants: Bridgeport- No cuts of the designated $182,266,724         Fairfield:  Receives $0, a cut of $3,590,008      Monroe: $6,262,588, a cut of $354,081 Shelton: $4,966,672, a cut of $1,233,138           Stratford: $20,845,788, a cut of $975,098             Trumbull: $3,093,693, a cut of $610,019 Westport: $0, a cut of $1,988,255          Wilton: $0, a cut of $1,557,195   There were no cuts to the Governor's Office or the Lieutenant Governor's budget. To see the full budget with cuts see: http://portal.ct.gov/uploadedFiles/Departments_and_Agencies/Office_of_the_Governor/Press_Room/Press_Releases/2016/04-2016/2016.04.12%20Governor%20Malloy's%20Revised%20Budget.pdf School cuts begin on…

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Bridgeport Is A HeartSafe Community

Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim today announced that the Connecticut State Department of Public Health has declared Bridgeport a ‘HEARTSafe’ community recognizing the number of citizens that have been trained in life saving measures such as Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the strategic placement of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) in the community to improve the survival chances of anyone suffering sudden cardiac arrest.   Bridgeport becomes the 118thmunicipality in Connecticut to carry the ‘HEARTSafe’ Community designation.   “I am very proud that Bridgeport has achieved this designation because it means that anyone who has sudden heart problems has a much better chance of survival in our city,” said Mayor Ganim.  “The more residents of Bridgeport that can be trained in CPR…

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GOV. MALLOY RELEASES UPDATED BUDGET PROPOSAL

#HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released a revised, balanced budget proposal that addresses the entirety of the nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis’s deficit projection by closing a projected $922 million deficit for FY2017.  Falling under the statutory spending cap, this is the only budget presented thus far that tackles the full scope of the challenge.  It includes no tax increases.   The proposal identifies and maintains funding for core services and:   Asks non-union employees, appointees, and elected officials in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches to pay 20 percent for their health care benefits, creating a savings of as much as $5 million per fiscal year moving into the future Maintains funding for Community Residential Services…

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