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bendover, there are some differences between Warwick today and Cranston in 2000. For example, in Cranston the prior mayor tried to go three years without a tax rate increase, which was impossible.

In Warwick, the council tried that for one year and realized it couldn't be repeated a second time.

On the other hand, if you're referring to the idea that a Democratic mayor and majority Democratic city council could lead to poor budget decisions in the name of political expedience [as happened in the four years leading up to Laffey's election], there may be something to that.

And with 18 years on the council, I wouldn't say Solomon is inheriting anything. He's had as much of a hand in the city's finances as anyone, and arguably shouldn't go trying to blame anyone else for what's happened on his watch.