While Gov. Ned Lamont insists his new state budget proposal would reduce inequality statewide, legislators and interest groups raised a counter-question Wednesday:
Will it reduce inequality enough?
Lamont became first governor this week to propose a new state budget that includes an analysis on what provisions it offers to close the gaps in education, health care, housing, economic opportunity and other vital services that radically separate Connecticut’s wealthy suburbs from its poor urban centers.
New Haveners joined teachers, students, and public education allies from across Connecticut for a marathon legislative hearing at which they called for…
Leaders of the Democratic legislative majorities, intent on seeking greater education aid for municipalities, are urging Gov. Ned Lamont to relax some of the fiscal restraints that contributed to the .
Since the arrival of coronavirus more than two years ago, state and municipal officials have been jousting over who should pay to upgrade aging air quality control systems in Connecticut’s public schools.
Gov. Ned Lamont and the legislature took a step to help towns this year. But half of the $150 million they dedicated to the problem which may not be enough is temporary money that expires after 2025.