The difficulty in offering new services within fiscal guardrails that Lamont sees as sacrosanct became evident Wednesday.
Lamont’s modest revisions to CT budget quickly draw protests
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Congress: Get the child tax credit right this time
Almost all the world’s wealthy countries provide some kind of children’s allowance to help families with expenses. It is obvious why: The return on investment is tremendous.
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Esto es lo que debe esperar de la sesión legislativa de CT en 2024
¿Presentará el gobernador un nuevo presupuesto? Esto es lo que los residentes de CT pueden esperar de la sesión legislativa de este año.
Posted inPolitics
Gomes to stay in Bridgeport mayoral race; fourth election pending
John Gomes said he is not dropping his challenge to Mayor Joe Ganim, which could lead to Bridgeport’s 4th municipal election in six months.
Posted inEducation
CT’s Right to Read law faces criticism. The state is pushing back
State officials say superintendents’ complaints about the process created to carry out the Right to Read law are rife with misinformation.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Why does CT have $95 million invested in Israel?
We invest despite precedents when Connecticut sold off investments in companies because we were appalled by unjust or murderous actions by governments.
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Cost should not be a barrier to healthcare — but ‘site neutral’ proposals aren’t the answer
We must develop solutions that work for CT patients, and that are shaped not by national political think tanks, but by local stakeholders.
Posted inEvents
WATCH: Keith Phaneuf’s 2024 Big Budget Review
A discussion about possible changes to the state budget, and their impact on your state,
your community, and your family.
Posted inPolitics
CT union leader seeks Senate seat, complicating leaders’ loyalties
Shellye Davis, secretary-treasurer of the CT AFL-CIO, plans to challenge Sen. Douglas McCrory for the 2nd Senate district nomination.
Posted inHousing
CT lawmakers preview housing issues for legislative session
Key legislators on housing issues previewed CT’s 2024 legislative session, a short session in an election year that could make bills hard to pass.
Posted inLong Story Short
PODCAST: Are fiscal guardrails in CT taking away necessary dollars from core programs?
WSHU spoke with CT Mirror’s Keith M. Phaneuf to discuss his story on the effects of Connecticut’s fiscal guardrails on state finances and core programs.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: The vibe(cession) shift
Erica E. Phillips writes about the disconnect between how people were feeling about the economy and how it was actually performing.
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From frost fans to hayrides, wild weather is forcing CT farmers to adapt to a changing climate
From late spring frosts to summer floods, 2023 saw a string of wild weather. And it’s forcing farmers to rethink what they grow and how they do it.
Posted inMoney
Constrained by guardrails, legislative session looms
The showdown foreseen by leaders of the Democratic majority could begin Feb. 7, when Gov. Ned Lamont proposes adjustments to the budget.
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Federal Plus loans are a well-intended initiative gone awry. There’s another option
PLUS loans have inadvertently catapulted many families into a life of financial stress, prolonged indebtedness, and a diminished standard of living.