Malloy Offers Carrot To Municipalities Bracing For Budget Cuts
HARTFORD, CT — It’s still unclear how much state aid Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will give to cities and towns when he unveils his budget next week, but at the very least it will include mandate relief.
At a Capitol press conference Tuesday, Malloy said he plans to include in his two-year budget tools to help make local government leaner and more cost efficient. Some are proposals that local elected officials have been touting for years, while others take aim at labor.
“My administration has heard local leaders loud and clear – they are asking for a reprieve from onerous state requirements and for the removal of burdensome red tape,” Malloy said.
Earlier this month, Malloy more than hinted that he would be cutting and recalculating the $5.1 billion in state aid municipalities receive in order to balance a two-year budget. Exactly how those municipal aid and education formulas would be calculated as part of Malloy’s budget proposal is still unknown.
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