Connecticut's Budget: A "State Of Emergency"?

Connecticut Public Radio | By Catie Talarski

Published April 5, 2017 at 9:00 AM EDT

A leading economist said that Connecticut’s economy is in a “state of emergency.” This hour, we try to figure out if that's better - or worse - than Ben Barnes's "Permanent State of Fiscal Crisis."

We also see if anyone actually cares about the state spending cap -- the thing that's supposed to "cap" the amount of spending the state does.

We also look at the latest poll numbers on President Donald Trump, and the impact of his globetrotting son in law, "Super Jared" Kushner!

GUESTS:

Colin McEnroe - Host of WNPR's The Colin McEnroe Show
Mark Pazniokas - Capitol bureau chief for the Connecticut Mirror
Suzanne Bates - Policy Director at the Yankee Institute for Public Policy

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Catie Talarski

Catie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at Connecticut Public.

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