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The Democratic-controlled appropriations committee called for spending $50.96 billion over two years, compared to $50.54 billion by Lamont.

Connecticut is on track to gain tax receipts faster than its debt grows in 2023-24 — meaning money for other priorities may become available.

Connecticut is projected to gain tax receipts faster than its debt grows over the next budget cycle — and the trend may last longer than that.

“If you sat through this report in previous years, you would see a lot of red numbers here,” Neil Ayers, who heads the legislature’s nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis, told the Appropriations and Finance committees in a joint hearing.

Nearly a quarter of the Connecticut state Capitol employees are earning more than...

Nearly a quarter of the Connecticut state Capitol employees are earning more than...