Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed his first state budget into law, without ceremony. Republicans criticize the $43 billion two-year budget. They claim it is not balanced.
Lamont announced he would sign the budget in private following a state Bond Commission meeting.
He praised the Democratic-controlled legislature for having a budget on time. The last two-year budget was signed by Governor Dannel Malloy five months late.
”It’s a budget that I think gets us back on track. Holds the line on spending, holds the line on taxes. It gives people a great deal of confidence they know what’s going on. We are fully funding municipal aid. We are fulling funding education.”
Senate Republican Minority Leader Len Fasano accused Lamont of signing the budget behind closed doors because the governor is not proud of the document.
Fasano claimed in a statement the two-year budget is gimmick-laden, and not balanced as required by the state constitution. Lamont defends the budget, saying it is balanced.
