Matt Ritter

Connecticut House Democratic leaders say they are against Governor Ned Lamont’s proposal for a temporary state gasoline tax holiday to provide drivers relief from high pump prices.

Connecticut House Democrats want to boost public education funding by tapping a $500 million energy tax rebate fund, drawn from the state’s budget surplus and proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont.

Democrats in Connecticut’s General Assembly used an emergency procedure to advance two bills opposed by Republicans, including one that had passed the House last year but failed in the Senate following filibuster threats.

The Connecticut House approved extending Gov. Ned Lamont’s control of an emergency contingency fund to backstop federal cuts to social safety net programs.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and state legislative leaders have agreed on a bipartisan plan to use $500 million from the state’s budget surplus to backstop federal cuts to social safety net programs.

Connecticut lawmakers and residents will better understand how the new Republican federal budget bill will impact the state early next month. House Speaker Matt Ritter said the update will come from the Office of Policy and Management.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has announced he’s vetoing a controversial housing bill amid opposition from towns in Fairfield County and along the Long Island coastline.

Connecticut lawmakers have acted on a bipartisan bill to reduce the high cost of electricity as part of a frenzy of activity leading up to the end of their legislative session on Wednesday.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and state lawmakers reached a deal on the state’s $55 billion two-year budget by agreeing to scrap a child tax credit for the middle class.

For the first time in decades, Connecticut Democratic legislative leaders are floating the idea of having lawmakers pass only the first year of the state’s next two-year budget plan.