The 2017 session of the Connecticut General Assembly ended at midnight Wednesday, leaving the usual list of wins, losses and unfinished business. The biggest item left on the to-do list, of course, is the matter of a budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
CT Mirror Staff
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Budget crunch, jobs, hearings and a heroic health-care worker
Fiscal matters continue to be the focus of the state legislature as it tries to craft a budget that will address a two-year deficit in the $3 billion dollar range.
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Text of Malloy’s budget address to the General Assembly
Here is the text of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget address to the General Assembly, as prepared for delivery.
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Text of President Trump’s inaugural address
Here is the text of President Donald Trump’s inaugural address as prepared for delivery.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Snapshots of opening day at the Capitol
Opening day at the legislature combined ceremony, personal moments and a foreshadowing of the difficult session to come.
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Text of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s 2017 State of the State
“Cuts in specific areas, or outright eliminations, should not be taken to mean that certain work is not valued. It simply means that we can no longer afford to do it all, and that our spending must be focused on the very core, essential services for our residents.
And to be clear, saving money isn’t just about cutting line-items, or reducing headcount. Agencies will continue to modernize systems, reduce waste, and increase productivity in order to cut costs as much as possible before impacting services, or the valuable employees who provide them.”
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Text of the state’s appeal in the school funding case
Here is the text of the appeal to last week’s decision in the school funding case filed Thursday by the office of state Attorney General George Jepsen.
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Text of Judge Moukawsher’s ruling
Here is the entire text of Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher’s ruling on the landmark school funding case.
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PHOTO GALLERY: The Republican convention through a CT lens
A reprise in pictures of the Republican National Convention and Connecticut’s role.
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PHOTO GALLERY: The Democratic convention through a CT lens
A reprise in pictures of the Democratic National Convention and Connecticut’s role.
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Text of Malloy’s speech to the Democratic National Convention
This is the text of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s remarks as prepared for delivery at the convention.
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Malloy off to Nantucket for DGA’s ‘governors’ retreat’
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy departs Wednesday for Nantucket to attend the Democratic Governors Association’s annual summer fundraising retreat. He will return to Connecticut on Sunday.
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Malloy vetoes first bill of 2016
The first bill vetoed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in 2016 is Senate Bill 302, An Act Concerning the Impact of Proposed Regulations on Small Businesses. In a veto message delivered Tuesday, Malloy said he supports the concept, but the bill was overly broad and burdensome to state agencies.
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Track the 2016-17 budget as it unfolds
As the state budget process unfolds for the 2016-2017 fiscal year, this tool is designed to help you track how specific programs, places and issues fare in each proposal – and in the final budget.
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Connecticut Mirror bill tracker 2016
Here’s a look at which bills made it through the 2016 legislative session and which ones didn’t. Some bills could be revived in the upcoming special session as part of omnibus bills written to implement policy changes related to the budget.