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Feb. 7, 2021
Legislators including Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven), Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk), State Senator Will Haskell (D-Westport), State Senator Cathy Osten (D-Sprague), State Representative Josh Elliott (D-Hamden) and State Representative Gary Turco (D-Newington) advocated for the passage of Senate Bill 146, which seeks to expand gaming options in the state. Among the bill s benefits, they said: revenues from internet lottery gaming would allow for continued, consistent funding of PACT CT, the state s debt-free community college program connecting numerous students with debt-free access to higher education.
Subscribe By passing iLottery in the gaming bill we already have in front of us, we will be able to fully fund the PACT program, said Sen. Osten, Senate Chair of the Appropriations Committee and Vice Chair of the Public Safety and Security Committee. PACT is for all residents in Connecticut to maintain and improve upon their wor
Published February 06. 2021 12:01AM | Updated February 06. 2021 9:54PM By
The pressure is on for Gov. Ned Lamont to provide a property tax relief plan for Connecticut cities and towns that face a fiscal disadvantage because of the amount of untaxable property in their communities such as colleges, hospitals, public housing, prisons and parks.
State Senate President Martin M. Looney, the unapologetic progressive, has emerged as the advocate for the municipalities, gathering bipartisan support to direct more state aid their way.
Connecticut does provide so-called PILOT payments in lieu of taxes reimbursements for nontaxable property but at only about 30% of what the municipalities would receive if the properties were taxed.
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With the coronavirus pandemic surging and most Connecticut towns still in lockdown, state lawmakers are trying to figure out how to run the upcoming General Assembly session which convenes on Jan. 6 and adjourns on June 9 while ensuring the same levels of public access.