CT budget: What's in Gov. Ned Lamont's $55.2B proposal?

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CT budget: What's in Gov. Ned Lamont's $55.2B proposal?

Compiled by Gabby DeBenedictis and Kat Struhar. Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled a $55.2 billion biennial budget Wednesday that would loosen Connecticut’s fiscal “guardrails,” launch a major early childhood development initiative, provide a $50 income tax cut and restructure hospital taxes to secure more federal aid. Thanks to a controversial maneuver that shifts about $300 million outside of the budget, the governor’s proposal falls a razor-thin $1.8 m…