In a season of state budget misery, New Haven got a first look Wednesday morning at the governor’s proposed new spending plan — and seemed to find a bounty of good news for both city government and local arts groups.
Both the city and arts organizations have braced for devastating cuts as Gov. Dannel Malloy and the state legislature tackle a $3.2 billion billion budget deficit.
But when the first details of Malloy’s proposed new budget dribbled out at the Capitol, New Haveners who traveled to get the news firsthand discovered that the governor — a former Stamford mayor — was finding ways to shield cities from some of the worst pain.
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