February 6, 2013 @ 12:00 am

Coming from a supposedly “pro-transportation” governor, the proposed budget of Dannel Malloy has a lot of transportation advocates confused. “It’s hard to follow the dollars here,” Joe McGee, of the Business Council of Fairfield County, said Wednesday afternoon. “I work with these numbers all the time. I know these budgets. And I’m confused. What am […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget address Wednesday effectively opens his 2014 re-election campaign, highlighting investments made and priorities set to revive Connecticut’s economy, while glossing over fiscal and political liabilities. Over 37 minutes, Malloy struck a humbler, more conciliatory tone than in previous speeches, a departure for a governor who too often has played the […]

After wading through a myriad of proposed cuts and grant increases Wednesday, both municipal officials and state legislators were fearful that communities would lose ground under Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s new budget plan. While the municipal grants segment of the Malloy plan featured a mix of cuts and increases that largely balanced out, the governor’s […]

Winners Housing: The budget would fund 100 new units of supportive housing in 2015, provide money for “rapid re-housing” to help homeless families move into permanent, stable housing and add capital funds for affordable housing. There’s also a new department of housing to coordinate it all. Insurance companies: If Malloy’s proposal to end Medicaid coverage […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy proposed a $43.8 billion, two-year budget Wednesday that avoids major state tax increases, cuts health care and other benefits for the poor while relying on major new bonding to help close a $1.2 billion deficit. The governor’s proposal is a mixed bag for cities and towns, bolstering spending for education and […]

Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Senator McKinney, Representative Cafero, distinguished members of the General Assembly, thank you for inviting me back into the people’s House to address you. I want to recognize and thank my trusted friend and advisor, Connecticut’s exceptional Lt. Governor – Nancy Wyman. I’d like to thank my wife for being here today, […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget proposal would eliminate Medicaid coverage for thousands of poor parents, reduce a tax credit for low-income workers, eliminate the state-run Charter Oak Health Plan and slash payments to hospitals. It would also take advantage of federal funds to increase Medicaid enrollment and raise rates paid to primary care providers who […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy today will propose a property tax-exemption on most motor vehicles and a phased-in restoration of the popular sales-tax exemption on clothing that he eliminated in 2011, his first year in office. Administration officials briefed mayors this morning on the car-tax plan, but it was not immediately clear if the state was […]

I’ve had about 10 minutes to look through a really big budget book, so bear with me. Keep in mind, this is the PROPOSED budget that the legislature needs to approve. What I can glean right now is — Bus fares will increase from $1.25 to $1.50 beginning in 2014. ADA paratransit fares will increase […]