Gov. Lamont wants to give a $200 tax rebate, but lawmakers from both parties want repeating tax cuts of far more than $200.
Keith M. Phaneuf
Keith has spent most of his four decades as a reporter specializing in state government finances, analyzing such topics as income tax equity, waste in government and the complex funding systems behind Connecticut’s transportation and social services networks. He has been the state finances reporter at CT Mirror since it launched in 2010. Prior to joining CT Mirror Keith was State Capitol bureau chief for The Journal Inquirer of Manchester, a reporter for the Day of New London, and a former contributing writer to The New York Times. Keith is a graduate of and a former journalism instructor at the University of Connecticut.
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CT judges seek 4.6% pay hike next year to close wage gaps
Legislative leaders praised CT’s judges and their performance, but they also noted lawmakers are swamped with funding requests this year.
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Gov. Lamont’s tax rebate: What you need to know
Gov. Ned Lamont wants to give a $500 million tax rebate to roughly 2.2 million people. Here’s how to find out if you would share in it.
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Proposed juvenile facility in Tolland rankles locals, legislators
State lawmakers and Tolland officials say they were blindsided by a plan to open a new juvenile detention facility in the town.
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Senate GOP pitches deep cuts to CT tax and electric bills
Senate Republicans say Connecticut can afford far more than the one-time $500 million tax rebate Gov. Ned Lamont pitched last week.
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Lawmakers spar with Lamont administration over tax rebate plan
The CT tax rebate debate began Friday in the General Assembly, with Republicans in a key committee pushing back on Lamont’s plan.
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Lamont’s budget: A big rebate; most of the rest stays the course
Lamont’s budget cuts earmarks, or funds for legislators’ smaller projects, amid an ongoing probe into the Blue Hills Civic Association.
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Lamont’s budget keeps commuter rail, bus service flat
The governor’s plan would keep rail and bus services flat and proposes slowing the growth of the Special Transportation Fund.
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How much does your town get in Lamont’s budget plan for FY27?
Gov. Ned Lamont’s spending plan maintains a $95 million increase for K-12 schools that lawmakers began this fiscal year.
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Lamont challenges legislators to reform ‘earmarks’
Lamont proposed trimming earmarks in all but three areas, and increasing transparency, amid a probe into the Blue Hills Civic Association.
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Lamont to unveil $28.7 billion CT budget to lawmakers
Gov. Ned Lamont will propose a $28.7 billion budget that features a $200-per-person tax rebate and preserves modest funding for K-12 schools.
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Tax cuts rank high on CT legislative agenda for 2026
Tax-cutting proposals and gubernatorial election years traditionally go hand in hand in CT, and 2026, so far, has been no exception.
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Lamont to propose $200-per-person CT tax rebate
The $500 million rebate technically would be paid out of CT’s sales tax receipts and would not force deep cuts to the state budget.
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CT still finding its response to federal cuts to human services
Connecticut can afford to replace more of those vanishing federal dollars than most other states can. The question is where to draw the line.
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Lamont, lawmakers to extend CT fund to counter federal cutbacks
CT still has $330 million to supplement programs affected by Washington’s cuts to human services. The money will be available until July.