Vincent Candelora

Connecticut lawmakers are back at the Capitol on Wednesday to vote on using $500 million from the state’s surplus to make up for federal social service cuts. House Republican leader Vincent Candelora supports that move, but says he’s uneasy about other parts of the agenda.

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 Republicans want to increase the state’s property tax credit with money Democrats are hoping to spend on social services.

Connecticut’s Republican legislative minority is calling for stricter scrutiny of state grants earmarked by majority Democrats. It plans to propose changes to budget oversight and appropriations procedures during a special session later this month.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has reappointed Marissa Gillett, the controversial chair of the state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, despite some calls for her to be fired.

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.

The Connecticut House has voted to approve a controversial affordable housing bill that stalled last week after Republicans threatened a filibuster.

Democratic leaders in the Connecticut House stalled a vote on a controversial housing bill after it faced a filibuster from Republicans on Thursday.