Appropriations Committee Releases $49B Draft Budget As Members Head Into Caucus

CT Democrats offer a $55.5 billion two-year budget plan

Governor Ned Lamont. (Molly Ingram / WSHU)Connecticut Democrats have offered a $55.5 billion two-year budget plan. It spends millions of dollars more than Gov. Ned Lamont's plan submitted to lawmakers in February.The Democrats’ plan was announced in the Appropriations Committee on Tuesday.Representative Toni Walker, the House co-chair of the committee, said lawmakers had wanted more spending in anticipation of federal funding cuts from the Repub…

Appropriations Committee Releases $49B Draft Budget As Members Head Into Caucus

HARTFORD, CT — Democrats on the legislative Appropriations Committee unveiled their 2026-27 budget plan that represents a slight increase over the one proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont in February.