Gov. Lamont: Budget on the ‘1-yard line'
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Gov. Ned Lamont said a deal on the next two-year state budget is 'virtually there.'
Lamont has been in closed-door negotiations with the Democratic leaders of the state legislature for several days now hammering out the details of the spending plan.
Connecticut lawmakers 'close to a deal' on two-year state budget, Speaker Matt Ritter says
This is the centerpiece of the legislative session is the culmination of months of deliberation.A two-year, budget over $50 billion dollar that funds everything from Medicaid to UConn to the state police to aid that local school districts rely on.
The overarching issue is how to reconcile differences between the governor and his fellow democrats in the legislature over how much to increase spending by.
Democrats wanted to present increases that were larger than the ones put forth by Gov. Lamont.
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