Keith Phaneuf

A family of four in the northeast needed to earn close to $151,100 in 2022 to be economically secure, according to an Urban Institute report.

CT plans to sell $1.3B in bonds for transportation projects next year, but the Lamont administration has missed borrowing targets before.

CT's bonded debt per person is over four times the national average, which officials say illustrates the need for 'sound fiscal management.'

The budget analysis means it's unlikely more money will be available for education, social services and other core programs.

Despite a projected $1.6B surplus, Lamont wants mid-year budget cuts to higher education and is warning all agencies to tighten their belts.

Yankee Gas wants an additional $209M, which would cause average monthly residential bills to jump by over $46. CT officials are pushing back.

The 'guardrails' require that legislators save $2.5B in the next biennial budget, and the revenues they can spend grew by only around $620M.

Gov. Ned Lamont pledged to address 'pocketbook issues,' but that doesn't necessarily mean Democrats will look to cut taxes next spring.

An estimated 45,000 low-income Connecticut families failed to claim their full federal income tax benefits three years ago.

Debates once centered on whether CT was too generous with retiree benefits. Now, there’s concern that they've been severely whittled down.