Gov. Ned Lamont (left) is limited in how he can report state spending trends because of a rule created under his predecessor, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Credit: Jessica Hill / AP
Governor Dannel P. Malloy, right, talks with Connecticut’s new governor-elect Ned Lamont at the Governor’s residence for lunch in Hartford, Conn., Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)