Lamont, top lawmakers make progress streamlining emergency orders issued during pandemic
Gov. Ned Lamont
Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders from both parties on Thursday took a step toward streamlining the hundreds of policies the governor imposed via executive order during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
But it remained unclear whether the two parties will find common ground when it comes to the extent of the governor’s emergency powers during future crises.
“I believe there was a willingness and a cooperative spirit among the four caucuses to work,” Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford, said following a teleconference meeting between legislative leaders and the governor Thursday afternoon.
Published April 09. 2021 4:41PM | Updated April 09. 2021 5:04PM
KEITH M. PHANEUF, The Connecticut Mirror
Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders from both parties on Thursday took a step toward streamlining the hundreds of policies the governor imposed via executive order during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
But it remained unclear whether the two parties will find common ground when it comes to the extent of the governor s emergency powers during future crises. I believe there was a willingness and a cooperative spirit among the four caucuses to work, Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford, said following a teleconference meeting between legislative leaders and the governor Thursday afternoon.
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About $114 million from the state’s unexpected surge in sales and income tax revenue should be used to help make up for decades of under-funding the way Connecticut reimburses towns and cities for hosting colleges, hospitals and state-owned property, Democratic majority leaders said Monday.
They currently have no specific plan on how to pay for the proposal, as Gov. Ned Lamont prepares his two-year budget proposal for release next week.
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