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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong on Friday announced an initial victory against the Trump administration and said that the state has successfully secured a temporary restraining order against the federal government’s recent freeze on appropriated funds.

Officials spent billions of potential surplus dollars in mid-2000s.

Democratic representatives are once again advocating for a child tax credit after a similar effort came up short during the 2024 legislative session. House Bill 5986, An Act Establishing a Refundable Child Tax Credit Against the Personal Income Tax, has the support of over 60 Democratic legislators and aims to provide much-needed financial relief to Connecticut families.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the package of legislative proposals he will ask the Connecticut General Assembly to consider for ratification during the 2025 regular session will include a proposal increasing the oversight and financial stability of Connecticut hospitals, health systems, and medical practices, and ensuring that they continue providing the high quality, accessible, and affordable care that the state’s residents deserve.

The governor circumvented contract rules, like those protecting budget caps, in 2019.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the package of legislative proposals that he will ask the Connecticut General Assembly to consider for ratification during the 2025 regular session will include a proposal containing several initiatives to strengthen Connecticut’s resilience against the impacts of extreme weather events and climate change.

Democratic Senate leaders announced two more of their high-priority bills Tuesday: a bill to combat price gouging and a bill to protect public health at the state level from federal interference. Republicans, however, are skeptical of what they characterize as “government overreach.”

The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) today released the state’s tax gap report, required under Public Act 23-204 sec. 374. This year’s report analyzes data from the 2022 tax year and estimates Connecticut’s net tax gap at $2.998 billion. This reflects the difference between the calculated gross tax gap of $3.702 billion and the approximately $704 million expected to be collected through ongoing DRS enforcement actions.

The state offices of Policy and Management and Fiscal Analysis issued their corrected consensus revenue estimates earlier this week, showing a small increase in projected revenue for the upcoming four years.

Democrats’ ‘Ratepayers First Act,’ proposed Thursday, is less a solution than a process by which they hope to find one.

But the governor may be flexible on another fiscal guardrail, the volatility cap.

Gov. Ned Lamont and Sen. James Maroney, who clashed last year and still disagree over the degree to which the state should regulate generative AI, found common ground Tuesday in the opening of the Connecticut Online AI Academy.

Late in last year’s legislative session, P.A. 24-132 was passed, increasing the State Single Audit threshold from $300,000 to $500,000 for nonstate entities with a fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024 or after.

The leaders of the five largest cities in the state and legislative leaders from both houses gathered Monday in separate news conferences at the Legislative Office Building to share their visions for the future of education funding and housing policy in this year’s legislative session.

The Connecticut General Assembly kicked off its 2025 legislative session Wednesday, and lawmakers got to work quickly. Within the first 24 hours a flurry of proposed legislation was filed, ranging from authorizing a limited black bear hunting season to establishing a cybersecurity task force.

In speech to kick off General Assembly session, Lamont will offer suggestions to open discussion with lawmakers.

Treasurer wants ongoing plan to retire debt early.

On Wednesday, the Connecticut General Assembly will convene for its 2025 legislative session, which will run through June 4 at midnight.

Reforms to the state’s savings program are expected in the new year.

More than a dozen new laws will take effect Jan. 1 in Connecticut, including changes to absentee ballots, mandatory paid sick leave, and expanded protections for home health care workers.