Critics, backers of CT’s budget ‘guardrails’ want transparent debate

CT Mirror – Thursday, January 2, 2025
By Keith M. Phaneuf

When legislators and Gov. Ned Lamont last renewed an aggressive package of fiscal controls that generated billions in state budget surpluses, critics decried a process kept mostly behind closed doors.

But those who want to scale back savings efforts and those committed to keeping these so-called “fiscal guardrails” unchanged already have found one patch of common ground as they brace for a landmark debate in the coming weeks on Connecticut’s fiscal future.

Click here to read the entire article.