Connecticut Mirror budget reporter Keith M. Phaneuf and education reporter Jacqueline Rabe Thomas discuss the new $40.3 billion, two-year state budget legislators sent to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, and its impact on every level of education from preschool to colleges and universities.
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5 Things you may have missed in the new state budget
Once a month The Mirror addresses five points about a key element of the state budget process. Today’s story looks at some of the lesser-known aspects of the new $40.3 billion biennial state budget adopted last week by the General Assembly and expected to be signed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
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5 Things you need to know about the Connecticut sales tax
Once a month The Mirror addresses five points about a key element of the state budget process. Today’s story looks at the Connecticut sales tax, its role in state finances, and its role in a dramatic tax reform plan proposed by the legislature’s Democratic majority.
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5 Things you need to know about the Connecticut income tax
In less than two weeks, close to $2 billion worth of income tax payments will begin pouring into the state’s coffers. This fiscal year the income tax will provide the resources to cover 53 percent of general fund spending.
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5 Things that haven’t changed since Malloy’s pre-election budget promises
Once a month The Mirror answers five questions about a key element of the state budget process. Today’s story looks at the fiscal landscape in which Gov. Dannel P. Malloy made several rosy budget promises last year. While that fiscal landscape has not changed, the governor’s proposals have.
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Behind The Numbers podcast – Episode 2: Deep cuts, tax hikes and an end to deficits?
Connecticut Mirror Budget Reporter Keith M. Phaneuf and state Controller Kevin P. Lembo discuss Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s $40 billion biennial budget proposal and whether it would put state finances on a sustainable path into he future.
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5 Things to watch for in Gov. Malloy’s new budget
Once a month The Mirror answers five questions about a key element of the state budget process. Today’s story looks at some key issues Gov. Dannel P. Malloy must address in his next biennial budget plan, which is due to the legislature on Feb. 18.
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Behind The Numbers Podcast – Episode 1: The governor, the deficit and the lockbox
Mirror reporter Keith M. Phaneuf and Hartford Courant columnist Dan Haar, discuss Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s upcoming budget proposal, big deficit projections, and whether a legal “lockbox” can ensure transportation investments will actually grow. Behind The Numbers is sponsored by the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants.
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5 Things You Need to Know About…Consensus Revenues
Once a month The Mirror will answer five questions about a key element of the state budget process. Labeled “5 Things,” our aim is to de-mystify the arcane language and process that shroud the way the state government chooses to spend taxpayers’ money. Today’s story will take a look at so-called “consensus revenue estimates,” which the state uses to project how much money it expects to have coming into its treasury.
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The Mirror’s 3rd Podcast: Taxes, social services and a big budget deficit
Connecticut Mirror Budget Reporter Keith Phaneuf discusses the state budget, taxes and social services with Sen. Beth Bye, co-chair of the Connecticut legislature’s budget writing panel.
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The Mirror’s 2nd State Budget Podcast: Transportation and Tolls
Connecticut Mirror State Budget Reporter Keith Phaneuf discusses infrastructure and transportation issues with Don Shubert of the Connecticut Construction Industry Association.
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CT Mirror’s new podcast on taxes, spending and the economy
Welcome to our new podcast, where we take a close look at where the state government gets its money and how it chooses to spend it to address the state’s needs.