Wait,What? OPM Secretary Barnes says state budget deficit at $64.4 million.
by jonpelto
A state budget deficit at $64.4 million.
SURPRISE! Surprise????
The Malloy administration goes for broke with its misleading approach to the state’s budget deficit problems.
Yesterday, Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management Ben Barnes issued his monthly budget letter to the State Comptroller announcing that due to a decline in revenue (and some additional excess spending); this year’s Connecticut’s state budget deficit now stands at $64.4 million.
The Malloy administration, along with some in the media, act as if this news comes as a surprise.
There is one thing we can say for sure, the fact that the state of Connecticut has is facing more than a $50 million deficit should come as absolutely no surprise to anyone.
On December 3, 2012, State Comptroller Kevin Lembo officially certified that Connecticut
A few questions to ask Paul Vallas during his evaluation and before talk of a contract extension.
A few questions to ask Paul Vallas during his evaluation and before talk of a contract extension.
by jonpelto
Not that the Democratic majority on the Bridgeport Board of Education asked for advice, but just in case anyone associated with the Bridgeport Board of Education happens to read Wait, What?, having watched Education Reformer Extraordinaire Paul Vallas at work this past year, here are a few questions that deserve an answer prior to discussing any contract extension.
They begin with the most basic one of all: Upon your arrival in Connecticut you were quoted in the Wall Street Journal as saying, “My plan is to be done within a year, and to have the budget balanced, to have the academic plan embraced and supported, and to have the next generation of leaders ready to drive the system forward.”
What changed that you have decided not to stick to your original pledge?
And as to some specific Issues:
