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Commuter rail ridership is still far below than before the pandemic, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is running out of the emergency federal aid that it received.
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Final budget negotiations between Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and legislative leaders are expected to begin on Tuesday. The governor is optimistic a deal will soon be reached.
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The agreement includes some changes to the state’s bail reform laws, the renewal of a popular pandemic-era rule that allows restaurants to serve alcoholic drinks to go, and a temporary halt to the state’s gasoline taxes.
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It is focused on addressing the social and economic cost of COVID-19, said state Senator Cathy Osten, co-chair of the committee.
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Senate Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris confirmed changes to the state's landmark 2019 criminal justice reforms are close to being settled.
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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said the extender ensures that 62,000 state employees who work at hospitals, prisons and other institutional settings will be paid on time Wednesday.
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The spending plan was due this past Friday, but Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature failed to come to an agreement.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul said she expects criminal justice changes to be included in the final spending plan.
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The funding of local projects by the Environmental Bond Act was disrupted by the pandemic given the financial uncertainty of the state.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday released a $216 billion state budget that includes what she said are “pandemic recovery” programs.