Gov. Ned Lamont proposed a state budget that funds a middle-class property tax relief program and makes major new investments in many areas.
2022 Legislative Session
Catch up on all of The Connecticut Mirror’s coverage of the 2022 legislative session.
Posted inMoney
Labor: Lamont budget fails to recognize workers who braved the pandemic
Essential workers were recognized in Gov. Ned Lamont’s latest state budget, but they would receive much less aid than they sought.
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Lamont will finally tap CT’s swelling coffers with new budget
Gov. Ned Lamont will propose budget revisions Wednesday that shift more than $800 million from the state’s coffers into new and expanded programs.
Posted inPolitics
Anger, frustration at public hearing on COVID emergency orders
CT lawmakers experienced a steady drumbeat of frustration over the prospect of continuing mask mandates for students, even for a short time.
Posted inEducation
On the legislative agenda for educators: Remote learning and mental health
Pandemic-related issues will top the agenda for lawmakers on the education and children’s committees during the upcoming legislative session.
Posted inHealth
Lawmakers eye lofty health care reforms in short session
The ambitious agenda includes bills tackling the mental health crisis, prescription drug costs and aid in dying.
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Lamont will ask lawmakers to resist the urge to spend big in next CT budget
Despite unprecedented surpluses, Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to ask legislators not to spend big in the next state budget.
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Labor leaders brace to battle Lamont to preserve state workforce
With thousands of retirements expected later this year, unions braced Monday for an uphill fight to preserve public services in 2022.
Posted inJustice
Gov. Lamont pitches an extra $64 million for police, public safety
Lamont proposed a slew of new initiatives, including a task force to work with neighboring states to track down the source of illegal weapons.
Posted inEconomic Development
Exhausted health care workers seek long-awaited legislative relief
Calls to shore up Connecticut’s health care workforce are getting louder as medical workers feel the continuing strain of the pandemic.
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Lamont announces $336 million tax cut plan
The plan is centered around capping car tax rates and expanding an income tax credit for middle-class property owners.
Posted inPolitics
COVID restrictions to continue in CT legislature, Capitol
The Connecticut General Assembly will continue its stringent COVID-19 restrictions for at least the first month of the 2022 session.
Posted inHealth
Proponents of aid-in-dying legislation planning strong push this session
Leaders on the Public Health Committee say they have marked the proposal “No. 1” in importance, and legislators say they’ll press for a vote.
Posted inHealth
Gentle jousting and bipartisan support over mental health agenda in CT
The CT Senate GOP minority outlined a mental-health package at a news conference geared to politics as well as policy.
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Progressive group says CT income tax is tone-deaf to inflation
A progressive policy think-tank wants inflationary adjustments and other state income tax reforms to send millions to working class families.
