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Municipal aid has lagged inflation despite massive CT surpluses

Critics say tax holiday offers little relief, doesn’t boost economy.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut will hold its annual Sales Tax-Free Week from Sunday, August 17, through Saturday, August 23, 2025.

Lamont administration boosts forecast by $420 million since session ends.

In CT, $84 million in federal funding for projects to enhance climate resilience is at risk.

Attorney General William Tong is once again taking the Trump administration to court, this time joining a coalition of 25 states in suing the administration over $6.8 billion in federal funding it is withholding from the states.

Just two weeks old, biennial budget underfunds worker benefits by $210 million.

For the second year in a row, Connecticut legislators decided not to regulate AI for businesses, but they did pass a law that criminalizes deepfake revenge porn and provides education funding for artificial intelligence.

Eight out of Connecticut’s 36 state senators were present for each of the 437 votes taken in the Connecticut Senate during the 2025 legislative session, thus ending up with perfect voting records this year.

Connecticut officials are warning of widespread harm to health care access, state finances, and working families under the newly signed federal budget law.

The Senate vote was split 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie and casting the deciding vote.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law the biennial state budget bill for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, which makes historic investments to expand access to early childhood education, which is among the costliest item for families, all while holding the line on taxes.

Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday announced a veto of a bill that would have made striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits after they have been on strike for 14 consecutive days, saying he wants to protect jobs in Connecticut.

A controversial housing bill intended to address the shortage and high cost of housing in the state will not become law, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday.

Leaders say saving rules likely to evolve as federal aid shrinks.

Over six dozen Connecticut laws, including the state’s next budget and bond package, will wholly or partially take effect on July 1.

New York’s accounting policy advisors secured two legislative wins this week, with CPA licensing reform and e-signature expansion both passing in the same session.

A week after it passed the General Assembly, House Bill 5002 is still causing a ruckus in Hartford, with Republicans urging Gov. Ned Lamont to “just veto it” in a series of statements and the governor expressing hesitancy over the bill’s version of fair-share legislation known as “Towns Take the Lead.”

Gov. Ned Lamont credited hard work and clever negotiation between the legislative and executive branches for passage of “an honestly balanced budget” that did not raise residents’ tax rates.

After 12 hours of debate and a series of failed Republican amendments, the Connecticut Senate approved a new, two-year state budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, unchanged from the one it received Monday night from the House. The budget is the result of a deal negotiated by legislative leaders and Gov. Ned Lamont.