The Connecticut Mirror5d
Lamont wants to dip into opioid settlement to fund social services
Gov. Ned Lamont is asking Connecticut lawmakers to help him bypass a 2022 law that was meant to safeguard millions of dollars from opioid legal settlements so that he can redirect some of that ...
StamfordAdvocate3d
Lamont proposes criminal justice cuts: free messages for CT inmates, public defender access at stake
HARTFORD — In an attempt to save money in Connecticut's state budget, Gov. Ned Lamont is targeting a pair of criminal justice reform initiatives that passed in recent years and remain popular ...
The Connecticut Mirror6d
Lamont’s budget address celebrated CT’s turnaround. What’s next?
Gov. Ned Lamont celebrated Connecticut's fiscal recovery and tweaked President Trump in his annual budget address. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror Support trusted journalism in Connecticut.
StamfordAdvocate6d
5 takeaways from Gov. Lamont's budget: Tax changes, CT hospitals upset, Trump looms large
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled a proposal Wednesday for a two-year state budget, launching a monthslong process that will culminate in June. "The last few weeks have been turbulent ...
Hartford Courant8d
Lamont proposes $54 million more in special ed aid. Here’s why and what it would do.
With costs reaching more than $100,000 per year for some students, Gov. Ned Lamont called Monday for an additional $54 million for special education to help Connecticut communities shoulder the cost.