House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz said members of his chamber haven’t caucused yet, but there’s a good chance they will want to resurrect a bill on workforce training needs. Lawmakers will return on July 22 for a veto session.
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 would ease ‘debt diet’ in final push for tolls
The governor is asking fellow Democrats to consider a scaled-back proposal that only would place tolls only in strategic locations.
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Lembo urges Partnership for Connecticut to follow all disclosure, ethics rules
Connecticut’s chief fiscal watchdog called for the officials overseeing the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in low-performing schools to adhere to the spirit of all disclosure and ethics laws.
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Hartford bailout debate never materialized in 2019
After dominating the final months of the 2018 General Assembly session, the battle over Connecticut’s bailout of Hartford dissolved with nary a whisper.
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Lawmakers waived appointments to secure Dalio funds for CT schools
When Connecticut’s partnership with Dalio Philanthropies gets underway this summer, legislative leaders will find themselves at the table — whether they want to be there or not.
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Gasoline taxes are on the rise — just not in CT
Connecticut hasn’t raised gasoline taxes in six years, but motorists crossing the border during this long holiday weekend still could face rising prices at the pump.
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CT diesel fuel taxes climb for the second year in a row
Truck drivers and other motorists who buy diesel fuel in Connecticut began paying an extra 2.6 cents per gallon this week — their second increase in two summers.
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Lamont signs new budget, says it will bring stability to CT
Gov. Ned Lamont signed the new $43.4 billion, two-year state budget into law Wednesday, hailing it as a plan that averts a big deficit without raising income tax rates.
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Lamont threatens to clamp down on borrowing if tolls not approved
The governor said he’d consider shifting more borrowing capacity away from non-transportation initiatives to support Connecticut’s highways, bridges and rail lines.
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Lamont: CT will get the extra income tax receipts built into the new budget
Gov. Ned Lamont and his budget director defended their decision Tuesday to build $180 million in extra income tax receipts into the new state budget.
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State budget relies on $180 M in tax receipts beyond projections
Critics call it ‘wishful budgeting’: The new plan is balanced in part on $180 million in tax revenue that none of the analysts have forecast.
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Debate not over on sharing teacher pension costs with towns
While municipalities successfully defeated another poroposal to force communities to cover a portion of Connecticut’s contribution to the teachers’ pension fund, local leaders know they remain in the crosshairs — and that a local payment toward this state expense may be inevitable in a few years.
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Fasano: State has only begun pursuing health care savings built into new budget
The same day Gov. Ned Lamont was criticized for not finalizing health care savings already assumed in the next budget, the state formally solicited bids for cost containment specialist to assist with this endeavor.
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Partisan battle heats up over whether new CT budget is balanced
Republican leaders argue it is unbalanced and unconstitutional, relying on labor savings still to be negotiated.
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UConn balances books despite big gaps in state aid
UConn’s proposed budget preserves programs while managing significant shortfalls caused by the state’s huge, unfunded pension liabilities.