OPM Fail. Budget Details Still a Mystery Six Days After Malloy Speech.

Connecticut’s “permanent fiscal crisis” is taking a mighty toll on Office of Policy and Management Secretary Benjamin Barnes. The budget czar has not been able to get the details of the $40 billion two year spending plan to legislators and the public. The absence of details is proving a serious hurdle for people trying to craft a reaction and testimony to the proposal unveiled by Democratic Governor Dannel P. Malloy.

As of Tuesday morning, February 24th, the details of the document were not available on the OPM website. Capitol village denizens are muttering that transparency has become an early casualty in Malloy’s second term. Others are beginning to doubt Barnes’ competency to lead on basic tasks, such as providing details of the budget that Malloy hip-hoorayed and ballyhooed on Wednesday but has kept shrouded from scrutiny for a week.