Lamont crows legislative, fiscal successes as he pivots to campaign

CT Mirror – Thursday, May 7, 2026
By Mark Pazniokas

Gov. Ned Lamont, challenged from the left as too miserly on spending and from the right as someone suddenly gone wobbly on fiscal discipline, happily cast himself Thursday as a sensible, centrist leader who has managed to pay down crushing debts and boost state aid for education.

On the day after the close of the 2026 legislative session and a pivot to campaign season for him and state lawmakers, the Democratic governor noted Connecticut’s long run of balanced budgets since he took office in January 2019 and its recent success in economic growth.

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