Deadline is Monday

If you received an extension of time to file your taxes this year, hopefully you made good use of it – because the due date is here. Monday, October 16, is the filing deadline.

Did you squander your extension time? If so, you're probably out of luck. The IRS generally only grants additional tax extensions to members of the military who are serving in combat zones and contingency operations, or certain taxpayers living outside the US. Special relief may be available for those affected by natural disasters, such as this year's devastating hurricanes and wildfires. The IRS maintains a page for details on qualifying events.

Failure to meet meet the deadline could mean serious consequences. If you owe the IRS any money, you'll face a late filing penalty equal to 5 percent of the tax you owe per month, up to a maximum penalty of 25 percent. Those who don't owe the IRS money face no real penalty for filing late — just don't expect any refunds to arrive on time, either.

Assuming you must file by October 16th, how do you proceed? The obvious answer is – quickly.

The Things You Need

Start by remembering an important change for this filing season. Because of breaches of IRS files, you can no longer use an electronic filing PIN for identification purposes. Unless you used a self-selected PIN in a prior year – and you remember it – you will need your prior year's adjusted gross income (AGI) for ID confirmation.

If you have last year's return, your AGI is on line 37 of Form 1040, line 21 on Form 1040-A, or line 4 on Form 1040-EZ. Did you use an outside tax preparer or tax preparation software? You should be able to access last year's form either place. Otherwise, you can utilize the IRS Get Transcript Online service. You don't have time to have the IRS supply a copy by mail.

Necessary forms and instructions are available on the IRS website and through any commercial tax preparation software. Aren't sure which forms you need? Free help for qualifying taxpayers is available through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program or the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program. Locations for both programs are available on the IRS website.

If you don't qualify for these programs, the IRS has an online interactive tax assistant to help – or there's always the old-fashioned phone call or visit to your local IRS office.

When you're done with preparation, and ready to file, you can still do so electronically in either of two ways: the IRS Free File system or the regular IRS e-file method — up to the extension deadline. Beyond that point the IRS will begin preparation for the next tax season. Late filings beyond October 16th must be submitted using paper forms.

Finally, don't forget that the Affordable Care Act is still with us. You won't need to send in proof of insurance coverage forms (Form 1095) with your tax return, but you should keep them for reference in case of an audit.

Still confused? Perhaps it's best to seek a professional tax preparer to cut your losses. Keep in mind that, while you received an extension to file, you didn't receive an extension to pay. If you underestimated your tax bill – or simply didn't pay anything in April – you have tax penalties and interest charges to look forward to. Invest in a professional to help you out of this situation, and learn from them in order to avoid similar circumstances in the future.

What if you can't afford to pay now? Don't let that affect your filing. File now, pay what you can, and work out the details with the IRS. The agency offers an online payment agreement as a potential option.

Look For Tax Savings

One positive of filing on an extension is that you have more time to look for deductions or tax credits that you might have missed originally.

Tax credits are particularly powerful, since they subtract directly from your tax bill for a dollar-for-dollar savings. You don't have to itemize to take advantage of tax credits, and some tax credits are refundable – meaning that you can receive more back in the credit than you owe in taxes.

Examples include the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit, the American Opportunity Credit for educational endeavors, and the Saver's Credit to encourage retirement savings. Many tax credits are designed to help low-income families who need tax assistance the most. Details are available on the IRS website.

You may also be assuming that you don't have enough deductions to itemize. Don't assume anything. Check our list of top tax deductions for this filing season, and consult the IRS instructions for Schedule A for other possibilities.

The Takeaway

There are plenty of good reasons to file a tax extension. Laziness and disorganization aren't the best of them, and hopefully, you have a system in place to keep your relevant receipts and tax documents in a single place as the year progresses.

If you didn't have such a system in place for 2016, make sure to do so this year, and bookmark useful IRS and other tax-preparation resources on your browser. You may still have to file an extension, but if you do, the process will be simpler and you are less likely to miss on your estimated tax payment.

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A Frost Advisory has been issued for areas away from the shoreline.

Temperatures by Tuesday morning are expected to fall into the low to middle 30s.

If you have any plants or vegetables you're going to want to either harvest them, cover them with a blanket, or bring them indoors as a frost will likely kill them.

With thousands still living in dangerous conditions in Puerto Rico, many have escaped the disaster, including a 103-year-old woman.

Angela Parrilla arrived in Miami for the first time ever Sunday afternoon. Her grandniece tells NBC 6 she loves Puerto Rico and does not leave the island often.

Relatives knew they had to get Parrilla and her special needs granddaughter out of Puerto Rico. Parrilla has a visual impairment, a blood disorder and a heart condition.

Parrilla lives in Vieques and had been living without power or running water for weeks. It took a team effort to get her out of Puerto Rico, starting with a nurse on a humanitarian mission from Texas, who found out about the 103-year-old through a Facebook message.

Parrilla’s grandniece said Sen. Marco Rubio’s office helped organize a helicopter ride from Vieques to San Juan, and then Parrilla made it to the mainland on a plane chartered by Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief Fund.

“How many 103-year-olds can be on an island? We found her and when I found her, I couldn’t believe it,” said Debora Ybarra, a nurse. “So the issue was, she looks quite good, but the issue was as the disaster continues and limited medications and there is a problem, she can’t pick up the phone and call 911.”

“I needed to get them off the island. It was totally impossible to get a flight out. I called and pleaded,” said Zandra Velez, Parrilla’s grandniece.

Angela’s trip didn’t end in Miami. Her family lives in Orlando, and will be spending time with them.

Velez told NBC 6 she has two more elderly relatives in Puerto Rico and is concerned about them.

Gov. Dannel Malloy has released what his office calls a new "bare bones" budget proposal and the two-year plan cuts spending by an additional $150 million and eliminates several tax increases.

“This is a lean, no-frills, no-nonsense budget,” Malloy said in a statement. “Our goals were simple in putting this plan together: eliminate unpopular tax increases, incorporate ideas from both parties, and shrink the budget and its accompanying legislation down to their essential parts. It is my sincere hope this document will aid the General Assembly in passing a budget that I can sign into law.” 

This latest proposal from the governor includes:

• Revenue Changes: This proposal maintains revenue changes where there was general consensus, while eliminating other, problematic revenue proposals, including new taxes on second homes, cell phone surcharges, ridesharing fees, and daily fantasy sports.
• Spending Cuts: The proposal cuts spending even further with an additional $150 million in reductions, bringing the total spending cuts to more than $144 million, bringing the total general fund spending to $18.38 billion in FY18.
• Implementing Language: This proposal strips more than 130 pages of implementing language from House Bill 7501, as amended by Senate Amendment A, according to the governor’s office, by paring down implementer sections into items that provide structural relief for the state and municipalities and language that is necessary to actually implement the biennial budget. It removes language for a new transportation authority, language on “raise the age” policy and much more. 
• Municipal Aid: Malloy’s proposal includes an updated educational cost sharing formula and says it maintains focus on school districts most in need of assistance, but phases in more gradually. The budget also contains municipal mandate relief for Connecticut towns and cities, as well as the “Municipal Accountability Review Board” to pair aid to Hartford and other struggling municipalities “with oversight and accountability.”

 “As with every budget I have put forth, I remain open to making changes and improvements to this document,” Malloy said in a statement. “No budget is perfect, and none of us have the market cornered on good ideas. At the same time, we must keep in mind that time is of the essence if we want to avoid the most difficult cuts to towns, hospitals, and nonprofits. Simply put, we need to act now on behalf of our constituents.” 

Meriden police are investigating a shooting on Springdale Avenue early Sunday morning.

Police said around 1:30 a.m. they received a report of gunshots on Springdale Avenue, and a short time later a gunshot victim walked into the emergency room at Midstate Medical Center. The victim was taken to Hartford Hospital for treatment. He has not been publicly identified.

According to police, there is no immediate danger to the public. The investigation is ongoing.

No other details were immediately available.

The journey to a healthy life is different for everyone. For Scott Sutter, the President of the Southern New England Athletic Association, going on a run wasn’t always an option.

“I never, without a doubt, thought I would run again,” said Sutter. For years running, even walking, seemed like just a dream for Sutter.

“When I was a child I was paralyzed, so I lost ... as it sounds I wasn't able to walk from the 5th grade to my freshman year of high school,” said Sutter.

He was paralyzed from Gullian-Barre Syndrome after getting Lyme disease as a child. Sutter spent years fighting for his stride. In high school, he was nominated to run with the 1996 Olympic flame and then Sutter eventually became an athlete at a Division 1 School through college.

“The meaning of the Olympic flame to me is not so much to win, but to try as hard as you can,” said Sutter.

Now he’s using that motivating message to help motivate other people, by putting together races such as the NBC Connecticut Family 5K.

The race is during the NBC Connecticut Health and Wellness Festival on Saturday, Oct. 28, on the concourse of the XL Center. There are two charity 5Ks at 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. benefiting the American Cancer Society. Each race is 16 laps around the XL Center concourse and 60 people can participate in each heat.

“It's perfectly flat, you don't have to worry about the wind, rain the temperature,” said Sutter.

The race is ideal for any age or ability and participants will be able to attend the free health and wellness festival next door. Therefore, no matter how fast you race, the real prize is winning your health.

“If you stay positive, you rally around good people you can accomplish anything,” said Sutter.

You can find out more information about the NBC Connecticut Health and Wellness Festival and sign up for the NBC Connecticut Family 5K by following this link.

While President Donald Trump unravels many of the policies put in place during the Obama administration, the poultry industry has been lobbying hard to speed up poultry inspection lines. 

The Obama administration rejected the idea to speed up the process.

The National Chicken Council had asked the USDA to allow poultry plants to operate "at any line speed" they can safely handle. The Obama administration had established a 140 birds-per-minute limit for most plants. 

The Obama-era capped an "arbitrary" limit which holds back the industry's ability to compete in the global marketplace, according to the National Chicken Council petition.

But worker safety advocates fear speeding up the process could hurt plant employees, many of whom are immigrants and refugees, who already operate under dangerous conditions. Most poultry plant employees use sharp tools to make forceful, repetitive motions at high speeds and exposes them to toxic chemicals used to kill bacteria.

Multiple vehicles were damaged, including many with windows smashed, overnight in West Haven.

Police are investigating numerous reports of smashed car windows on Third Avenue, Ruden Street and several other locations. Investigators believe the crimes happened sometime overnight, Sunday into Monday.

Lisa Lemaire, who lives on Zegmont Avenue, said her car has only been vandalized once after living in her home for decades. She was shocked to find her car smashed on Monday morning. 

"This shouldn't be happening," Lemaire told NBC Connecticut. 

Anyone who witnessed suspicious activity in these areas, or who is a victim of this vandalism, should contact West Haven police.

A man police say barricaded himself inside a burning home Monday in Leominster, Massachusetts, has been found dead.

Police went to 8 Eden Glen Rd. to serve the man with a civil commitment warrant, Massachusetts State Police said. He refused to surrender and barricaded himself in the house.

"When I got here, it was coming through the roof," said neighbor Maria Richardson.

Hours earlier, police were trying to serve a warrant to have a man committed for concern over alcohol or drug use.

"They realized right away, when the door got slammed in their face and the door was barricaded," said Leominster Police Chief Michael Goldman.

Goldman says he doesn't know if the suspect had a weapon or if shots were fired, but his officers were sprayed with glass.

"Something came out of the window and a door my officers were trying to get into," Goldman said. "We don't know what it was."

State police negotiators tried to talk to the man barricaded on the first floor.

Richardson says she knows the suspect and his mother well.

"He has a mental illness and she's been away, so he's just not right," she said. "I feel so bad for her because she's in the hospital and can do nothing."

Witnesses said as police closed in and the fire continued to rage, the situation became increasingly tense.

"They were shooting out the windows to vent out the house," witness Jeff Greco said. "The pressure in the house built up so bad they backed everybody off. They were afraid it was going to explode."

"Everybody was in danger of that house blowing up," said witness John Egan.

After nearly three hours, the special ops team went inside and found the suspect dead on the first floor, police confirmed around 2:40 p.m.

"Somebody cared enough to take a section 35 out and try and get him some help, and it didn't end well for him," Goldman said.

Leominster High School on Granite Street was temporarily in "shelter in place" mode due to the police activity in the area, but that has since been lifted.

The investigation has been turned over to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office. The deceased person has not yet been identified.

President Donald Trump said Monday he can "understand fully" why his "friend" and former chief White House strategist Steve Bannon has declared war on the Republican establishment.

"I can understand where Steve Bannon is coming from," Trump said. Praising his former adviser's commitment "to getting things done," he added, "I know how he feels," NBC News reported.

Trump's comments came just an hour before the president was scheduled to have lunch with McConnell.

But after their lunch, Trump said that while Bannon is doing what he "thinks is the right thing," he will try to talk Bannon out of seeking primaries against some Senate Republicans.

A newly discovered Wi-Fi security flaw reveals that your home network is hackable, giving outsiders access to everything from private chats to baby monitors, NBC News reports.

The attack, called Krack, takes advantage of the longstanding connection between devices and routers that is supposed to deliver a fresh, encrypted session every time you connect.

"When I woke up this morning and saw this one, I was taken aback," said Bob Rudis, chief data scientist at threat intelligence company Rapid7.

The gaping hole in the Wi-Fi protocol is fixable, and the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team has been reaching out to the many vendors who are affected. Rudis recommends checking with your internet service provider for the latest information on updates.

President Donald Trump insisted without evidence on Monday that Barack Obama didn't call the families of fallen soldiers when he was president, then promptly walked the claim back when fact-checked by a reporter.

Some of Obama's former aides reacted angrily on Twitter, calling Trump's statement a lie. Obama has in the past also talked about spending "countless hours" grieving with Gold Star families. 

"President Trump’s claim is wrong," a former Obama administration official told NBC News. "President Obama engaged families of the fallen and wounded warriors throughout his presidency through calls, letters, visits to Section 60 at Arlington, visits to Walter Reed, visits to Dover, and regular meetings with Gold Star Families at the White House and across the country."

The issue came up at a wide-ranging news conference Monday, when Trump was asked why he hasn't discussed the Green Berets who died in an ambush in Niger in early October. Trump explained that he's written their families personal letters that have either gone out or will by Monday night, and added that he will "at some point" call their families.

"The toughest calls I have to make are the calls where this happens, soldiers are killed," Trump said. "It gets to a point where you make four or five of them in one day, [it] is a very, very tough day."

Trump went on to say that Obama and other prior presidents "didn't make calls," and that he likes to do it "when it's appropriate, when I'm able to do it."

When pressed by NBC News' Peter Alexander, Trump walked his statement back.

"I don't know if he did," Trump said. "I was told that he didn't often, and a lot of presidents don't."

He added that he does a combination of phone calls and letter writing.

Late Monday afternoon, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump "wasn't criticizing predecessors, but stating a fact."

"When American heroes make the ultimate sacrifice, Presidents pay their respects," she said in a prepared statement. "Sometimes they call, sometimes they send a letter, other times they have the opportunity to meet family members in person. This President, like his predecessors, has done each of these. Individuals claiming former Presidents, such as their bosses, called each family of the fallen, are mistaken.”

Alyssa Mastromonaco, a deputy chief of staff for Obama, used an expletive to call Trump's first statement a lie.

"To say President Obama (or past presidents) didn't call the family members of soldiers KIA - he's a deranged animal," Mastromonaco tweeted, using the acronym for "killed in action."

Obama foreign policy adviser Ben Rhodes tweeted, "This is an outrageous and disrespectful lie even by Trump standards. Also: Obama never attacked a Gold Star family."

Rhodes was referring to the feud between Trump, then running for president, and the family of a Muslim-American Army captain killed in combat in Iraq. 

“No one — no one has given more for our freedom and our security than our Gold Star families,” Obama said at the time. “Michelle and I have spent countless hours with them. We have grieved with them.”

Ahead of a speech by a white nationalist leader at the University of Florida, Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency to direct resources to ensure Gainesville's safety.

Scott signed the Law Enforcement Coordination executive order following a request from Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell in anticipation of the Thursday event.

The order allows Darnell to quickly "coordinate resources from other state, county and municipal law enforcement agencies," Scott's office said in a statement, adding the governor will maintain in constant communication with security officials to ensure "every request to the state is quickly granted to keep the public safe."

The Southern Poverty Law Center describes Spencer as: "one of the country’s most successful young white nationalist leaders – a suit-and-tie version of the white supremacists of old, a kind of professional racist in khakis."

The SPLC points to a 2014 column Spencer wrote for the National Policy Institute — the white nationalist think tank he led at the time — in which he wrote that "immigration is a kind of proxy war — and maybe a last stand — for White Americans, who are undergoing a painful recognition that, unless dramatic action is taken, their grandchildren will live in a country that is alien and hostile."

UF officials reluctantly granted Spencer permission to speak.

However, UF President Kent Fuchs has urged his students to "avoid the event" and to "not let the message of hate and racism go unchallenged."

Protests challenging Spencer's rhetoric are scheduled for Thursday.

Scott said violence by any side will not be tolerated.

“We live in a country where everyone has the right to voice their opinion; however, we have zero tolerance for violence, and public safety is always our number one priority," Scott said in a statement.

"I have been in constant contact with Sheriff Darnell, who has requested this Executive Order to ensure that county and local law enforcement have every needed resource," he continued. "This executive order is an additional step to ensure that the University of Florida and the entire community is prepared so everyone can stay safe.”

The school board in Biloxi, Mississippi, has pulled "To Kill a Mockingbird" from an eighth-grade reading list after receiving complaints about wording in the book, NBC News reported. 

Last week, Kenny Holloway, the board's vice president, said there was language in the book that "makes people uncomfortable."

"We can teach the same lesson with other books," Holloway said, according to the The Sun Herald newspaper. "It's still in our library. But they're going to use another book in the eighth-grade course."

The Biloxi School District didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

The man suspected of killing a Muslim teenage girl as she headed to a mosque in Virginia this summer may face the death penalty. 

Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Ray Morrogh told News4 he will seek the death penalty against Darwin Martinez Torres. 

A grand jury indicted Torres on capital murder and rape charges on Monday in the killing of Nabra Hassanen. The 17-year-old high school student's death has rattled Muslim communities in northern Virginia and across the country.

Virginia state law allows prosecutors to pursue a death penalty under certain conditions, including premeditated murder during a rape.

The indictment is the first indication that authorities believe Nabra Hassanen was raped.

Police say Martinez Torres encountered Hassanen among a group of teenagers in Sterling, Virginia, as they walked from a mosque in June for a service. Authorities say Martinez Torres got into a confrontation with some of the teens, and chased them. Police say Martinez Torres caught Hassanen and bludgeoned her with a bat. A search warrant says he then dumped her body in a lake.

Torres was charged with murder but not a hate crime. Prosecutors say he lashed out in a case of road rage.

On Friday, Hassanen's devastated parents interrupted court proceedings. 

"You killed my daughter!" Nabra Hassanen's father shouted. He stood on a courtroom bench and lunged at the accused in a packed courtroom.

Hassanen's mother hurled a shoe at Torres from across the courtroom and screamed "I kill you!"

Stay with News4 for more details on this developing story.

Construction is underway on the new Willow Creek apartments in Hartford.

The new homes will replace the old Bowles Park public housing complex in the Blue Hills area of the city.

"I’m very, very happy," said Rose Price of Hartford.

Price lived in the old, 1950s-era Bowles Park neighborhood for more than 30 years. She’s looking forward to moving to the new Willow Creek apartments soon.

"Let us keep this place beautiful and safe," she said.

With construction going on behind them, city and state leaders ceremoniously broke ground on the project on Monday.

"This is an overall effort that our urban environments are as strong as they once were and frankly stronger in the future," said Governor Dannel Malloy.

Its phase one of a multi-year, multi-million dollar project to revitalize the Blue Hills neighborhood. When it’s done, it will include more than 60 mixed-income rental apartments and 25 single family homes to be sold.

"This is just one piece of the puzzle," Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said.

The project cost $40 million, with about a third coming from public funds, including some money from federal grants. Despite state budget concerns, Malloy said housing is a priority.

"I just had to veto a budget that would have done away with the very housing department that just created 22,000 units of housing," Malloy said. "It doesn’t make sense. People need to understand that our great urban environments need replacement housing."

The project is expected to be completed late next year.

The American Jobs Center held the first of four job fairs for seasonal positions at Amazon’s sorting center on Research Parkway in Wallingford.

Dozens lined up at the center in Hamden on Monday morning for the chance to land a part-time job with the online giant.

"I’m looking to get my foot in the door and go from there," Maurice Smith of New Haven said.

Smith told NBC Connecticut he is pursuing a new career path after spending more than two decades working in transportation.

"They’ve got a lot of popularity and I didn’t know they had so much of a strong backing you know as far as the warehouses, their products," Smith said about why he would like to work for Amazon.

Nationwide in 33 states, Amazon plans to fill 120,000 part-time positions for the holiday season. The job pay $12.50 an hour for four-hour shifts starting at 9 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 8 p.m. or 10 p.m.

"As you know, a lot of factories and places have left Connecticut," Jocelyn Griffin said. "Amazon would be the biggest, finest place to work."

Griffin is hoping she will be one of the 1,600 people hired to work at Amazon’s Wallingford location.

"I need a job period," Griffin said. "I’ve been out of work for a while and they just don’t have jobs here and that’s why I’m just happy Amazon came."

The Amazon seasonal fulfillment associate job requirements include receiving products using radio frequency scanners, relocating products using high power equipment, as well as picking, packing and shipping customer orders.

"I’ve seen these positions turn into full time after the holiday rush," Jim Lauber from the CT Department of Labor said. "There’s a possibility if people get on board now, they could have a full time position after the holidays."

The American Job Center is hosting three more recruitment sessions for Amazon’s seasonal jobs. The next one is at the Meriden American Job Center on 87 W. Main Street on October 23.

There will also be two job fairs at the New Haven American Job Center at 560 Ella T. Grasso Blvd. on Oct. 25 and 30.

To reserve a time slot in advance (9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m), email here or here.

At the Parkville Community and Senior Center in Hartford, cases and cases of bottled water line the walls and they are now starting to run out of room for boxes filled with food and clothing donations for the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

"It’s been really phenomenal to see the amount of supplies brought. Our seniors have brought in supplies," David Yonan, director of the Parkville Community and Senior Center, said. "It shows the compassion for our fellow Americans who are suffering in Puerto Rico."

State Representative Minnie Gonzalez said it’s difficult to deliver the supplies. The shipping cost alone is expensive.

"A container of 53 feet, between $7,500 and $9,000, so it’s hard," Gonzalez said.

And it’s not just about the money. She wants to send the supplies to people living in rural towns in the mountains that were hit hardest, but it’s taking time. She hopes to get the supplies out this week.

"They are complaining that the roads are not passable and they are having problems," Gonzalez said. "I’m waiting to see where we can get the best price, and if this goes close to one of the towns where I want to send this."

If you still want to help, Gonzalez said monetary donations are best. Officials say you can call 211 to donate supplies to storm victims who are moving to Connecticut.

The Parkville Community Center, they’re going to continue to accept donations through Christmas.

The New London City Council voted to slash millions from education and said the uncertainty surround the state's budget is the reason for such a tough decision.

"That’s not fiscal responsibility, that’s not caring for our kids," a resident, Daniel Spur, said.

The city council debated the entire city budget on Monday night at City Hall. School district leaders pleaded for the city to make a change before the council likely votes on the cut.

“We have to position ourselves fiscally as a worst-case scenario,” Don Venditto, New London City Council President Pro Tempore, said.

The City of New London is operating without a budget and is also proposing $8,238,000 worth of cuts from the general city budget.

With the state budget in flux, there are still many funding unknowns.

Interim Superintendent Dr. Stephen Tracy said the district will be forced to operate with 11.7 percent fewer general fund dollars than last year. He does not want that to bleed directly into the classroom since a large majority of district resources are spent in the schools and on student services.

"That we take another look and try to make sure it comes out as balanced as it can be. That we don’t have a situation where one side of the budget is suffering millions of dollars of reduction and the other isn’t," Tracy said.

New London Mayor Michael Passero got heated with Tracy before the meeting.

He told NBC Connecticut that the $4.2 million in cuts comes from the state, saying the number came from the education revenue cuts for the city in the budget recently vetoed by Governor Dannel Malloy.

He said the city can’t reduce a budget, but it can add to it. So, the district could see that money come back when the state budget is intact.

"In effect they’re saying, ‘We’re not cutting you, they’re cutting you.’ All I know is, if nobody does anything, we’re in the position of not being able to deliver the program that we’re supposed to deliver," Tracy said.