Connecticut could dodge raising taxes and keep a surplus in its next two-year budget while dealing with a pandemic. Governor Ned Lamont says that's far more likely now that Joe Biden is president.
Capitol Avenue: Friends In High Places
![President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont at a rally for Democrats in Hartford, Conn., Friday, Oct. 26, 2018.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/29c4889/2147483647/strip/true/crop/666x478+0+0/resize/880x632!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwshu%2Ffiles%2F202101%2FAP18299812810753_0.jpg)
Jessica Hill
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Associated Press