CT Budget

Connecticut’s record $12.5 billion in budget surpluses since fiscal constraints were implemented in 2018 have come at the cost of critical state investments in children and families, according to a report released by the advocacy group Connecticut Voices for Children on Tuesday.

On Monday, Connecticut lawmakers and budget officials announced that the state had paid billions of dollars in pension debt over the last few years. The state has some of the highest pension debt in the country.

Connecticut municipal leaders and educators want Gov. Ned Lamont and lawmakers to adjust the state’s 2017 fiscal guardrails next year. They say this will allow more state money to be spent on public education.

CT's fiscal controls, while impossible to ignore, don't translate well to the campaign trail. So how are politicians framing the discussion?

Connecticut Comptroller Sean Scanlon said the state’s fiscal health is the best it’s been in decades, but he warned lawmakers not to rock the boat in next year’s legislative session.

CT Attorney General William Tong said it was OK for the legislature to not adjust the budget in May, but Republicans warn of its impact.

The case against Konstantinos Diamantis paints a portrait of a CT state official, desperate for money, who wasn't afraid to use his power.

Instead of amending Connecticut's biennium budget passed last year, Democrats passed a budget stabilization plan as a bill. Republicans have asked Attorney General William Tong to assess whether the bill violates the state constitution.

Connecticut lawmakers will avoid adjusting the state budget this year. They have passed a bill that spends about $360 million in previously unspent COVID relief money.

Lawmakers will end Connecticut’s legislative session on Wednesday without adjusting the state budget. Gov. Ned Lamont and Democratic leaders reached a deal to use unspent federal COVID relief money.