Democrats on the Appropriations Committee and Gov. Ned Lamont are headed for a showdown over the next two-year state budget.
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CT Democrats to propose beefed-up spending plan
The Appropriations Committee will propose a two-year state spending plan Wednesday that bolsters municipal aid, higher education and social services.
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CT revenues shoot upward once again
As tax revenues continue to grow, Connecticut is on pace to close the fiscal year with $800 million to spare.
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Lamont’s budget would borrow nearly $220 million — to pay off borrowing
The House Republican leader said “it encourages that bad behavior that we’ve seen out of legislators.”
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With billions in federal relief on the way to CT, legislators assert their role in deciding how to spend it
With an unusual bill, state legislators are reminding Gov. Ned Lamont they have significant role in disbursing federal coronavirus relief.
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CT budget debate heats up quickly over equity
Urban lawmakers on the Appropriations Committee charged Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget largely ignores inequities in education and health care.
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Municipalities win in short term, lose over long haul with Lamont’s new budget
Most of the new money Lamont would distribute to cities and towns wouldn’t come out of the state’s coffers.
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Lamont keeps school funding on auto-pilot, despite calls to end ‘funding discrimination’
The move is sure to displease groups that have been calling for a major increase in state education spending.
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In budget speech, a governor caught between a desire for social justice and fiscal restraint
A tension between fiscal restraint and social justice was evident throughout the governor’s budget address.
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Lamont uses federal dollars and reserves to boost local aid, avert tax hikes in his new budget
While Lamont’s plan provides short-term stability, it also could leave Connecticut with challenges after the 2022 elections.
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Big variables cloud upcoming CT budget debate
Another potential wave of federal stimulus, a complex spending cap and other variables cloud the next Connecticut budget debate.
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Lawmakers expect lean budget from Lamont. But how lean will it be?
Is Lamont dressing Connecticut in a budget that is adequate during a pandemic but fits like a strait-jacket afterward?
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CT budget leaders want to use massive savings to expand COVID-19 relief
Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration expects to spend about $630 million less than legislators authorized.
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Lawmakers considering boosting CT’s credit card limit to assist those hurt by the pandemic
The pandemic-induced recession has left Connecticut lawmakers with one of their tightest credit card limits in recent history.
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Day after pandemic relief: Explaining and complaining
A big stimulus bill takes a lot of explaining.