US EditionCT legislators carve budget cap workaround involving underfunding
CONNECTICUT, JUL 15 – Connecticut officials underfunded state employee health benefits by nearly $230 million despite a $309 million operating surplus and $1.3 billion in additional savings programs, officials said.
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CT legislators carve budget cap workaround involving underfunding
State officials have underfunded key contractual obligations in Connecticut’s budget by hundreds of millions of dollars for the second consecutive year, knowing the rest of the plan will generate more than enough surplus to cover the problem. This underfunding allows legislators to assign more dollars to education, municipal aid and other core programs without violating budget caps. And then, once the budget is in force — and those seemingly int…
No CT lawmakers wants credit — or blame — for this legislation
Lawmakers listen as Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont delivers his State of the State address. (Molly Ingram / WSHU)A legislative “rat” is a term for a specific favor that makes its way into legislation without public vetting. How did one end up in Connecticut’s budget this session?WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Mark Pazniokas to discuss his article, “In chaos at CT Capitol, two waste haulers found favors,” as part of the collaborative …
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