Keith M. Phaneuf / CT Mirror
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Leaders say saving rules likely to evolve as federal aid shrinks.
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The Democratic-controlled Senate voted along party lines to adopt the $55.8 billion two-year budget, which now heads to Gov. Ned Lamont for his expected signature. But the plan still may be tweaked before the General Assembly adjourns because of problems with a related hospital tax increase.
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The plan scales back increases to health care providers and reforms the state's "fiscal guardrails."
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Talk of abandoning the two-year cycle — a planning tool enacted in 1991 to temper public frustration over the newly created state income tax — drew criticism from Gov. Ned Lamont, who said legislators need to provide a long-range plan that would give predictability to municipalities and taxpayers.
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Gov. Ned Lamont declares the state's first spending cap emergency since 2007.
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CT still faces a landmark debate over budget controls in the next few years.
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It’s unclear whether officials will tap into a $2.3 billion windfall to mitigate cuts in federal aid.
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Plan delays employee raises and big bump in Medicaid rates.
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Lamont remains wary about progressive CT tax hikes.
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Governor Ned Lamont opposes Democrats in the General Assembly who want to provide an addition $40 Million in special education funding in this year's budget.