October 23, 2017

Car tax repeal hits a snag, tentative CT budget still unbalanced

by Keith M. Phaneuf and Mark Pazniokas October 23, 2017August 1, 2022

Updated at 6:40 p.m.
Senate Democratic leaders hinted Monday that plans to eliminate property taxes on motor vehicles next year as part of a new state budget would be scaled back or scrapped altogether — just two business days after legislative leaders announced the initiative.

Economic Development, Energy & Environment, Money

Green Bank says the budget plan would effectively shut it down

by Jan Ellen Spiegel October 23, 2017June 17, 2022

The Connecticut Green Bank – an international model for funding clean energy projects – says it would have to shut down under the latest budget proposal. The bank says it would lose essentially 100 percent of the funding it uses to leverage much larger amounts of private financing.

CT Viewpoints

Connecticut Republicans must not snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

by Joe Bentivegna MD October 23, 2017March 4, 2022

A tentative deal has been reached by the Democratic and Republican leadership in Connecticut’s unresolved budget crisis. According to published reports, there will be no concessions by the state workers’ unions, miniscule cuts to the University of Connecticut and a bail out of the bankrupt city of Hartford. In return, teachers will have to pay one percent more of their salary to their pensions, there will be no sales tax increase and the car tax will be eliminated.

Health

For babies with opioid withdrawal, a mom-centered approach

by Mackenzie Rigg October 23, 2017March 4, 2022

A program pioneered at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital makes a mother the centerpiece of her child’s treatment in a way that improves recovery for both of them.

Energy & Environment, Money

Oh, another wrinkle on budget deal: Millstone’s profitability

by Mark Pazniokas October 23, 2017June 17, 2022

One of the non-fiscal elements of the tentative budget deal calls for the House Democratic leadership to allow a vote on a bill designed to improve the profitability of Connecticut’s last nuclear power plant, Millstone, the subject of an epic lobbying campaign by its owner, Dominion Energy.

Connecticut's budget + economy, explained

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