Lawmakers fail to reach budget deal. GOP says: Get your mojo back, Gov. Lamont.

CT Democratic leaders suggest passing only one year of the state’s budget plan

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont. (Molly Ingram / WSHU)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.Lawmakers have to pass a budget before their regular session ends next Wednesday. But Democratic leaders say they’ve yet to reach an agreement with Gov. Ned Lamont on the second year of the state’s biennial budget…

Lawmakers fail to reach budget deal. GOP says: Get your mojo back, Gov. Lamont.

For decades, state legislators have passed two-year budgets in order to avoid haphazard, seat-of-the-pants, one-year changes. But failing this week to agree on a spending plan, some Democrats are suddenly considering switching to a one-year budget. They are racing to craft their plan with only one week left before the current legislative session adjourns on June 4, but Gov. Ned Lamont has raised strong objections to breaking the long tradition o…