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2022 State Budget

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CT budget surplus shatters the $4B mark

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf July 20, 2022 @ 6:14 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 3:59 pm

Connecticut’s $4.3 billion budget surplus allows the state to make a huge payment against longstanding pension debt.

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Did Ned Lamont offer the largest tax cut in CT history? By one standard, yes.

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf May 13, 2022 @ 5:00 amAugust 1, 2022 @ 3:59 pm

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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Lawmakers direct Lamont: Save less, fill vacant state jobs

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf May 10, 2022 @ 5:00 amAugust 1, 2022 @ 3:59 pm

The new CT state budget limits Lamont’s ability to save money once the fiscal year is underway to encourage filling of more vacant state jobs.

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Senate adopts ‘humane’ budget that cuts taxes, looks beyond pandemic

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf May 3, 2022 @ 11:10 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 3:59 pm

The Senate voted 24-12, largely along party lines, to adopt the package, which now heads to Gov. Ned Lamont, who is expected to sign it.

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Analysts: CT could cut taxes $1 billion more within federal rules

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf May 3, 2022 @ 7:17 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 3:59 pm

Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly said an estimate from the Office of Fiscal Analysis vindicates the GOP’s calls for bigger tax cuts.

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House adopts one of the largest tax cuts in CT history

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf May 2, 2022 @ 6:09 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 3:59 pm

The budget positions Connecticut to make an unprecedented $3.5 billion supplemental payment against its massive pension debt.

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Money keeps pouring into CT’s coffers; This year’s surplus now $4.8 billion

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf May 2, 2022 @ 10:06 amAugust 1, 2022 @ 3:59 pm

CT legislators awoke to good news Monday as they prepared to debate a new budget: an extra $856 million in tax receipts.

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Businesses, essential workers come up short in final CT budget deal

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf May 2, 2022 @ 5:00 amSeptember 29, 2022 @ 1:02 pm

The state budget, which could be adopted Monday, includes no major bailouts for businesses or essential private workers hurt by the pandemic.

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CT budget deal includes $600M in tax cuts, extends gas tax holiday

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf April 27, 2022 @ 2:58 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 3:59 pm

Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders have agreed on a new $24 billion state budget that features nearly $600 million in tax cuts.

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Lamont, legislators on the cusp of a new CT budget deal

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf April 26, 2022 @ 12:08 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 3:59 pm

Legislative leaders and Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration have offered compromises, and debate and a vote could be as soon as this weekend.

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Senate gives final approval to raises, bonuses for CT state employees

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf April 22, 2022 @ 4:50 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 3:59 pm

The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 22-13 along party lines to approve the contracts, which cover about 46,000 workers.

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Social service agencies see big raises for unions and ask: Why not us?

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf April 22, 2022 @ 12:28 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 4:00 pm

As state budget talks wind down, CT nonprofits ask why a $72 million proposal to help their industry, which employs 115,000, is bogged down.

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Surging revenues could solve Democrats’ tax-cutting dilemma

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf April 22, 2022 @ 10:23 amAugust 1, 2022 @ 4:00 pm

Lamont and legislators could have a budget deal hammered out over the weekend.

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House passes raises, bonuses for CT state employees

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf April 21, 2022 @ 5:35 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 4:00 pm

The Democrat-controlled House voted 96-52 to approve the contracts after a 4-hour debate. The Senate is expected to ratify the deal Friday.

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GOP pitches income tax cut, says CT can’t sit on $7 billion in reserves

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf April 21, 2022 @ 2:35 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 4:00 pm

Republican lawmakers unveiled a $1.2 billion tax relief plan, including what would be the first income tax rate reduction in 27 years.

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