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data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308.jpg" data-orig-size="2016,1512" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 14 Pro Max","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1675081875","copyright":"","focal_length":"9","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.024390243902439","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Rob Baril" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Rob Baril, the president of SEIU 1199, in 2023.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308-336x252.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_0308-771x578.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/31/ct-nursing-home-workers-strike-warning/" rel="bookmark">Nursing home workers to remind CT officials a strike is possible</a></h2> <p>SEIU District 1199 New England will announce Tuesday that a preliminary-yet-necessary procedural step toward a strike was taken this week.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Keith M. Phaneuf</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-31T19:23:07">March 31, 2025 @ 7:23 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-04-03T09:28:40-04:00">April 3, 2025 @ 9:28 am</time> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha is-grid columns-4 colgap-3 show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-2 is-landscape show-category is-style-default has-text-align-left" style="" > <div data-posts data-current-post-id="1086615"> <article data-post-id="1116361" class="tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-education category-budget-economy type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/31/ct-education-aid-esser-funds-frozen/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="800" height="600" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-1.40.31 PM-800x600.png?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Trump freezes $14 million in aid for K-12 education in CT" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-1.40.31 PM-800x600.png?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-1.40.31 PM-600x450.png?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-1.40.31 PM-400x300.png?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-1.40.31 PM-200x150.png?crop=1 200w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1110538" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/screenshot-2025-02-13-at-1-40-31-pm/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-1.40.31 PM.png" data-orig-size="1412,768" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2025-02-13 at 1.40.31 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Linda McMahon answered questions from U.S. Senators at her confirmation hearing as education secretary in Washington D.C. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-1.40.31 PM-336x183.png" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-13-at-1.40.31 PM-771x419.png" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/news/budget-economy/">Money</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/31/ct-education-aid-esser-funds-frozen/" rel="bookmark">Trump freezes $14 million in aid for K-12 education in CT</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Keith M. Phaneuf</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-31T15:19:28">March 31, 2025 @ 3:19 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-04-01T11:25:04-04:00">April 1, 2025 @ 11:25 am</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1116246" class="tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-budget-economy category-politics type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/28/ct-trump-cuts-federal-aid-rainy-day-fund/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="640" height="564" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_6308.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="CT leaders say they’ll counter swiftly if Trump cuts more federal aid" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_6308.jpg 640w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_6308-336x296.jpg 336w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="885942" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2019/11/26/top-democrats-unite-behind-lamont-on-truck-tolls/img_6308/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_6308.jpg" data-orig-size="640,564" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1574784750","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.033333333333333","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tolls" data-image-description="<p>Gov. Ned Lamont, flanked by Sen. Martin Looney, left, and Sen. Bob Duff and Rep. Matt Ritter after agreeing in November to pursue truck-only tolls.</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Gov. Ned Lamont, flanked by Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney, left, and House Speaker Matt Ritter, far right, say they will act swiftly to counter further cuts in federal aid to Connecticut.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_6308-336x296.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_6308.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/news/budget-economy/">Money</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/28/ct-trump-cuts-federal-aid-rainy-day-fund/" rel="bookmark">CT leaders say they’ll counter swiftly if Trump cuts more federal aid</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Keith M. Phaneuf</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-28T20:22:27">March 28, 2025 @ 8:22 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-28T20:22:37-04:00">March 28, 2025 @ 8:22 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1116108" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-feature-story tag-state-employee-pensions tag-top-story category-budget-economy type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/28/ct-state-employee-pension-calculations-overtime/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0107_SR_CapitolMugs_071-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Debate over CT pension calculations heats up" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0107_SR_CapitolMugs_071-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0107_SR_CapitolMugs_071-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0107_SR_CapitolMugs_071-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0107_SR_CapitolMugs_071-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0107_SR_CapitolMugs_071-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1104606" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/the-connecticut-state-capitol-on-january-7-2025-7/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0107_SR_CapitolMugs_071-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1708" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4.5","credit":"Shahrzad Rasekh","camera":"Canon EOS R5m2","caption":"The Connecticut State Capitol on January 7, 2025.","created_timestamp":"1736272750","copyright":"All rights reserved","focal_length":"24","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.0015625","title":"The Connecticut State Capitol on January 7, 2025.","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="The Connecticut State Capitol on January 7, 2025." data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>The Connecticut State Capitol on January 7, 2025.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0107_SR_CapitolMugs_071-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0107_SR_CapitolMugs_071-771x514.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/news/budget-economy/">Money</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/28/ct-state-employee-pension-calculations-overtime/" rel="bookmark">Debate over CT pension calculations heats up</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Keith M. Phaneuf</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-28T15:57:10">March 28, 2025 @ 3:57 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-28T15:58:52-04:00">March 28, 2025 @ 3:58 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1115967" class="tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-health category-budget-economy type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/27/ct-public-health-funding-cuts-trump/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="CT loses $155M in federal aid for public health programs" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-336x252.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-771x578.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-2000x1500.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1115968" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/27/ct-public-health-funding-cuts-trump/img_2094/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1920" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone SE (3rd generation)","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1743077091","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.99","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Lamont health cuts" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Gov. Ned Lamont addresses cuts in federal aid during a press conference at the University of Connecticut Health Center on Thursday, March 27.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-336x252.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2094-771x578.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <div class="cat-links "> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/news/budget-economy/">Money</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/27/ct-public-health-funding-cuts-trump/" rel="bookmark">CT loses $155M in federal aid for public health programs</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Keith M. Phaneuf</a></span>, <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kgolvala/">Katy Golvala</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/ltillman/">Laura Tillman</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-27T17:48:51">March 27, 2025 @ 5:48 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-28T11:44:21-04:00">March 28, 2025 @ 11:44 am</time> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <h5 style="padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #dadada;text-transform:uppercase;">More in Money</h5> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-3 is-1 is-landscape has-text-align-left has-more-button" style="" > <div data-posts data-current-post-id="1086615"> <article data-post-id="1115621" class="tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-municipalities category-budget-economy type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/25/ct-town-municipal-aid-ned-lamont-ccm/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6668-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Have CT towns benefited under Lamont? Depends on whom you ask" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6668-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6668-800x600.jpeg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6668-600x450.jpeg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6668-400x300.jpeg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6668-200x150.jpeg?crop=1 200w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1108689" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2025/01/30/trump-ct-transportation-funding-compliance/img_6668/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6668.jpeg" data-orig-size="1312,1210" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.78","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 14 Pro Max","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1738243234","copyright":"","focal_length":"6.86","iso":"160","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Lamont" data-image-description="<p>Jan. 30, 2025</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Gov. Ned Lamont</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6668-336x310.jpeg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6668-771x711.jpeg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/25/ct-town-municipal-aid-ned-lamont-ccm/" rel="bookmark">Have CT towns benefited under Lamont? Depends on whom you ask</a></h2> <p>Gov. Ned Lamont said communities have benefited greatly under his leadership. The lobbying group for municipalities disagrees.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Keith M. Phaneuf</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-25T17:19:32">March 25, 2025 @ 5:19 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-27T10:11:51-04:00">March 27, 2025 @ 10:11 am</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1115381" class="tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-education category-budget-economy type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/25/ct-colleges-universities-cash-reserves/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_1110_SR_CTColleges_013-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="CSCU saved hundreds of millions while asking for more" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_1110_SR_CTColleges_013-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_1110_SR_CTColleges_013-800x600.jpeg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_1110_SR_CTColleges_013-600x450.jpeg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_1110_SR_CTColleges_013-400x300.jpeg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_1110_SR_CTColleges_013-200x150.jpeg?crop=1 200w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1057832" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2023_1110_sr_ctcolleges_013/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_1110_SR_CTColleges_013-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"X-T4","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1699636904","copyright":"","focal_length":"16","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.00125","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2023_1110_SR_CTColleges_013" data-image-description="<p>Central Connecticut State University is expected to see a decline in funding next year.</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Central Connecticut State University in New Britain</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_1110_SR_CTColleges_013-336x224.jpeg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023_1110_SR_CTColleges_013-771x514.jpeg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/25/ct-colleges-universities-cash-reserves/" rel="bookmark">CSCU saved hundreds of millions while asking for more</a></h2> <p>CT’s public colleges and universities pushed hard for funds since COVID rocked their finances. But now, they have more than $1 billion saved.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Keith M. Phaneuf</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-25T05:00:00">March 25, 2025 @ 5:00 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-26T16:17:50-04:00">March 26, 2025 @ 4:17 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1114524" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-budget-economy type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/18/lamonts-budget-for-ct-is-230-million-short/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Lamont’s budget for CT is $230 million short" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-1200x900.jpeg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-800x600.jpeg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-600x450.jpeg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-400x300.jpeg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-200x150.jpeg?crop=1 200w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1066608" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2024_0207_sr_budget_082/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Shahrzad Rasekh","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark III","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1707302464","copyright":"","focal_length":"130","iso":"2000","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2024_0207_SR_Budget_082" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Jeffrey Beckham, secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, gives the budget overview at the Legislative Office Building on the first day of the legislative session, Feb. 7, 2025. Chris Collibee, Director of Communications at the Office of Policy and Management, watches at left.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-336x224.jpeg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207_SR_Budget_082-771x514.jpeg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/18/lamonts-budget-for-ct-is-230-million-short/" rel="bookmark">Lamont’s budget for CT is $230 million short</a></h2> <p>Employee health care costs would push Gov. Ned Lamont’s spending plan more than $100 million over the spending cap in the next fiscal year.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Keith M. Phaneuf</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-18T07:30:00">March 18, 2025 @ 7:30 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-17T22:04:05-04:00">March 17, 2025 @ 10:04 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1114092" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-budget-economy type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/14/ct-cities-and-towns-ccm-lamont/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="771" height="591" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DeLong-771x591.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="CT cities and towns urge lawmakers to battle Lamont" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DeLong-771x591.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DeLong-336x258.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DeLong-768x589.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="823855" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2017/03/07/partisan-ct-budget-feud-extends-to-town-budgets-as-well/delong/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DeLong.jpg" data-orig-size="2446,1875" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 5s","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1485342146","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.033333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Joe DeLong" data-image-description="<p>Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Executive Director Joe DeLong</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Executive Director Joe DeLong</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DeLong-336x258.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DeLong-771x591.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/14/ct-cities-and-towns-ccm-lamont/" rel="bookmark">CT cities and towns urge lawmakers to battle Lamont</a></h2> <p>The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities launched a campaign attacking the governor for allowing CT’s overreliance on property taxes.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Keith M. Phaneuf</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-14T08:00:00">March 14, 2025 @ 8:00 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-13T19:58:26-04:00">March 13, 2025 @ 7:58 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1113098" class="tag-2025-legislative-session tag-feature-story tag-top-story category-budget-economy type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/13/ct-child-tax-credit-federal-cuts/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_002-1-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Will federal budget cuts sink CT tax break for families?" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_002-1-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_002-1-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_002-1-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_002-1-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_002-1-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1108540" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2025_0118_sr_peoplesmarch_002-1/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_002-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2500,1667" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4.5","credit":"Shahrzad Rasekh","camera":"Canon EOS R5m2","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1737240620","copyright":"All rights reserved","focal_length":"24","iso":"6400","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="2025_0118_SR_USCapitol_002" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_002-1-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025_0118_SR_PeoplesMarch_002-1-771x514.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/13/ct-child-tax-credit-federal-cuts/" rel="bookmark">Will federal budget cuts sink CT tax break for families?</a></h2> <p>Advocates say tax relief such as a child tax credit is needed now as support programs shrink, but federal cuts could complicate matters.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Keith M. Phaneuf</a></span> </span> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-13T05:00:00">March 13, 2025 @ 5:00 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-14T16:01:09-04:00">March 14, 2025 @ 4:01 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="1113628" class="tag-2025-legislative-session category-budget-economy category-politics type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/10/ct-ned-lamont-higher-education-spending-cuts/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" onerror="if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);" width="1200" height="900" src="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-1200x900.jpg?crop=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Lamont cuts spending at CT public colleges, other agencies" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-336x252.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-771x578.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont.jpg 2016w" sizes="auto, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="1113658" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/10/ct-ned-lamont-higher-education-spending-cuts/dufflamont/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont.jpg" data-orig-size="2016,1512" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="dufflamont" data-image-description="<p>Senate Majority Leader Rob Duff, D-Norwalk, at left, accepts a ceremonial bill from Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz that Gov. Ned Lamont had signed on Monday in Bridgeport.</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Gov. Ned Lamont signs measures providing the same of funding from other means as bills he vetoed earlier. </p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-336x252.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dufflamont-771x578.jpg" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/10/ct-ned-lamont-higher-education-spending-cuts/" rel="bookmark">Lamont cuts spending at CT public colleges, other agencies</a></h2> <p>One week after agreeing to bolster grants for special education, Gov. Ned Lamont slashed $41 million in other spending on Friday.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="byline"> <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Keith M. 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