City On Tap To Receive $19.8M State Boost

City On Tap To Receive $19.8M State Boost

New Haven is slated to receive an extra $19.8 million in state aid — including $7.6 million for the city’s schools — as part of a budget deal newly struck by the governor and state lawmakers. That expected financial boost from Hartford comes as New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) is projecting a $12.9 million deficit for the fiscal year that ends June 30, and as Mayor Justin Elicker has proposed a $733.3 million general fund budget — with a 4.01 per…

Connecticut’s “Relief” for Towns Needs Safeguards — Or It Risks Becoming the Next Tax Increase

Connecticut officials are proposing $270 million in new aid to cities and towns as an affordability measure — a way to ease pressure on local budgets and prevent property tax increases. On its face, the proposal offers relief.  Whether it delivers that relief, however, depends entirely on how the money is used.  According to the governor’s office, the funding is intended to “close critical funding gaps” in municipal and school budgets and help c…

CT Cities, Towns In Line For $270M More State Funding

Towns and cities in Connecticut could get a break in their municipal budgets under a plan Gov. Ned Lamont announced Tuesday that would provide an additional $170 million in school funding and an additional $100 million in municipal aid from the state’s affordability fund.

CT budget deal includes one-time $270 million state aid increase for cities and towns

The Connecticut State Capitol building.(Molly Ingram / WSHU)A tentative Connecticut budget deal includes $100 million from the Mashantucket Pequot/Mohegan Fund to provide one-time relief to cities and towns facing budget deficits.The fund is financed by revenues from the tribal casinos. It was established to provide financial support for towns.It distributed about $52 million in grants to about 124 towns and cities in the 2026 fiscal year.Increa…

Additional funding heading for Connecticut school districts, including $30M for Hartford

A multi-million-dollar boost is promised to towns and cities across the state after Democrats and Governor Ned Lamont reached an agreement Tuesday. The state’s budget includes an additional $170 million in school funding and $100 million in municipal aid out of the state’s Affordability Fund. “I have heard directly from mayors, first selectmen, superintendents, students, and taxpayers across Connecticut who are feeling the squeeze of rising cost…

Lamont moves quickly to tout new CT budget deal

Lamont said $270 million in municipal aid included in the deal would be available to towns even if they’ve already adopted a local budget.