The Connecticut Mirror

CT’s spending cap battle was years in the making

Gov. Ned Lamont and the legislature don't see eye-to-eye on the spending cap. Credit: Stephen Busemeyer / CT Mirror The showdown between Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly over the budgetary ...
The Connecticut Mirror

Key things have changed since CT last exceeded the spending cap

Former CT Gov. Jodi Rell and Gov. Ned Lamont at a Governors Conversation hosted by Lucy Nalpathanchil and CT Public at University of Hartford on Sept. 14, 2023. Credit: Tony Spinelli / CT Public Gov.
Hartford Courant

CT officials poised to exceed budget cap to end Medicaid crisis

State officials are poised to legally exceed Connecticut’s spending cap for the first time in nearly two decades to avert a crisis in paying Medicaid bills — and to pave the way for a new two-year ...
Hartford Courant

The history of Connecticut’s spending cap, explained

For more than 30 years, one of the single largest factors shaping Connecticut’s budget has been its spending cap. Legislatures and governors have trimmed countless programs to stay under the cap, ...