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CT budget talks bog down near the finish line over town aid, spending cap
mark pazniokas :: ctmirror.orgGov. Ned Lamont, flanked by Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney, left, and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff and House Speaker Matt Ritter, hasn’t come to a deal yet with...
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Nearing a budget deal, Lamont, Democratic leaders compromise on taxes
Sean Pavone Photography While state officials continued to creep closer to a budget deal, another key piece appeared to fall into place Wednesday: a state income tax cut for middle class families — but...
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CT budget talks stuck on borrowing for cities, spending cap workaround
mark pazniokas :: ctmirrror.orgGov. Ned Lamont (foreground) and House Speaker Matt Ritter are bumping heads over the next two-year state budget. The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives inched...
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Lamont digs in as CT budget talks remain in gridlock
mark pazniokas :: ctmirror.orgLamont and his budget adviser, Melissa McCaw. {updated at 6:25 p.m.} Gov. Ned Lamont dug in Thursday afternoon in budget talks with legislative leaders, insisting he...
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Union, Lamont reach last-minute deal to avert strike at group homes for the...
The Oak Hill School in Hartford operates about 70 group homes for the disabled across Connecticut. This story was updated at 12:15 a.m. Connecticut’s largest health care workers’ union and Gov. Ned...
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Lamont, top lawmakers closer to budget deal after key compromises
MARK PAZNIOKAS :: CTMIRROR.ORGHouse Speaker Matt Ritter and Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders didn’t reach a deal Friday on a new two-year state budget,...
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With three days left in legislative session, the rush is on to get bills passed
MARK PAZNIOKAS :: CTMIRROR.ORGThe ability of House Speaker Matt Ritter, right, and House Minority Leader Vincent Candelora to agree on debates is crucial as the midnight Wednesday adjournment nears....
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Tong: Original urban investment plan would likely violate CT Constitution
Clarice Silber :: CTMirror.orgAttorney General William Tong says there’s a “fair likelihood” the urban investment fund proposed by the finance committee would violate the state Constitution. A plan to...
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Reform advocates make final push for relief for CT’s poor and middle class
Clarice Silber :: CTMirror.orgRep. Sean Scanlon, D-Guilford. Gov. Ned Lamont insists federal pandemic relief makes state tax hikes unnecessary and will pump unprecedented cash into Connecticut...
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New CT budget has an unprecedented built-in surplus of $2.3 billion
The Connecticut state Capitol. Question: When was the last time a Connecticut legislature was poised to adopt a state budget with a $2.3 billion surplus built into it? Answer: Never, until now....
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Legislature passes highway usage tax on large commercial trucks
Trucks parked at the state highway rest stop on Interstate 84 in Willington The General Assembly approved a new highway usage tax on large commercial trucks to bolster Connecticut’s ongoing rebuild of...
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House adopts $46B budget that avoids tax hikes
The Connecticut state Capitol on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 as the House of Representatives was debating a two-year budget bill. The House of Representatives approved a $46.4 billion two-year state budget...
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House approves $1.5 billion, five-year urban investment initiative
The state’s largest city, Bridgeport, is one of dozens that would be eligible for state funding under a new urban investment fund approved Wednesday in the House of Representatives. The House of...
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Democratic lawmaker calls CT budget ‘a knee on the neck of the Black community’
MARK PAZNIOKAS :: CTMIRROR.ORGGov. Ned Lamont took “exception” to Sen. John Fonfara’s remarks as his senior staff watches. From left, Max Reiss, Melissa McCaw and Paul Mounds. The Hartford lawmaker who...
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CT Senate gives final approval to $46.4 billion state budget
Mark Pazniokas :: CT MirrorSen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, and Sen. Paul Formica, R-East Lyme, the two highest-ranking senators on the budget-writing Appropriations Committee. The Senate overwhelmingly...
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See how your town fares in the new CT budget
Cities and towns will get a bump in state aid under the new, 2-year budget. The state will send $191.5 million more to cities and towns in the fiscal year that begins July 1, an 8% increase over...
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CT set to give $3,200 bonds to every child born into poverty
www.CtMirror.orgA student walks by one of the many boarded-up houses in an impoverished neighborhood in Hartford on the way to school. Could providing $11,000 to every child born into poverty close the...
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Tensions between private money and public interest in CT marijuana debate
mark pazniokas :: ctmirror.orgSen. Doug McCrory, D-Hartford. J.D. DeMatteo is a wealthy investor about to profit from the $100 million sale of Theraplant, the first of Connecticut’s four licensed...
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The secret IRS files: Trove of never-before-seen records reveals how the...
In 2007, Jeff Bezos, then a multibillionaire and now the world’s richest man, did not pay a penny in federal income taxes. He achieved the feat again in 2011. In 2018, Tesla founder Elon Musk, the...
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Special session to focus on marijuana legalization, budget implementer
MARK PAZNIOKAS :: CTMIRROR.ORGThe House gave itself a round of applause on the last night of the regulation session. A special session begins Tuesday in the Senate with a limited agenda: marijuana...
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