El Gobernador Ned Lamont también prometió oportunidades y crecimiento. Hay detalles por venir después que él inauguró su segundo mandato.
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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Lamont promises tax cut, opportunities and growth, details to come
Gov. Ned Lamont opened his second term Wednesday by pronouncing an end to Connecticut’s chronic fiscal crisis.
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Lamont, General Assembly begin new terms on upbeat notes
CT Democrats have solid majorities and no deep schisms in their caucuses. Rep. Matt Ritter and Sen. Martin Looney were reelected as leaders.
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Lamont wants lawmakers to keep CT budget guardrails in place
CT’s strong financial situation has led to to calls for tax cuts or more spending or both. Gov. Lamont wants to keep the safeguards in place.
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BEST OF 2022: Save or spend? Connecticut legislators could upend budget rules in 2023
CT has saved $9 billion since 2017, but some say the budget constraints need to be loosened as pressures hit families and workers.
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CT retail gas tax resumes, starting on New Year’s Day
CT begins restoring the retail gasoline tax today, Jan. 1. Drivers will pay 5 cents per gallon in January to begin four-month-long phase-in.
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BEST OF 2022: Did Ned Lamont offer the largest tax cut in Connecticut history? By one standard, yes.
Gov. Ned Lamont says his tax relief plan is the largest in CT history, yet it’s a tiny share of the government’s current financial windfall.
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BEST OF 2022: Connecticut’s government was once broke. Is it now holding too much cash?
After two years of a pandemic that battered educational and health care, businesses and households, should CT be spending more to help?
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CT offers an extra $430 per needy family in winter energy assistance
Advocates are still unsure the $20 million boost in federal funding will meet the state’s heating needs, given high energy costs.
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CT budget picture brightens, surplus deposits reduce state pension payments
CT will soon reap the benefits of the surplus dollars poured into state pension funds. But the savings won’t be as much as many had hoped.
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Progressives to CT: Prioritize tax relief over paying off debt
A new CT Voices for Children report said the state should use its budget surplus to lift families out of poverty rather than pay down debt.
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Is CT still taking too much of retirees’ income? Debate heats up
Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, is leading a push to reform state income taxes on retirement earnings when the General Assembly convenes Jan. 4.
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Lamont official: Heating aid grants for many families will increase
Heating aid grants for many families will increase this winter but Republicans say the effort doesn’t go far enough.
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CT’s revenues are finally growing faster than its debt, analysts say
While uncertainty still looms over the economy, analysts told CT legislators the furious fiscal bailing they’ve done recently was not in vain.
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With CT essential worker bonuses done, more post-COVID issues arise
The larger question — how to rescue families from the economic shocks of the pandemic and inflation — has begun to heat up at the Capitol.