Alex Putterman

Reporter at CT Insider

Statewide reporter @insider_ct, proud member of @CTnewsguild. Formerly @hartfordcourant. [email protected]

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Articles

From housing to child care, these are the major bills the CT legislature has passed this year

3 days ago | ctinsider.com | Alex Putterman

HARTFORD - Connecticut's legislative session will end Wednesday night, likely with a flurry of bills passing through both the Senate and House of Representatives. Here are some of the key measures that have already passed through both chambers - or are highly likely to do so - and now head to Gov. Ned Lamont for his signature.
What's in Connecticut's new budget? Raises, fluoride, Medicaid and more

5 days ago | ctinsider.com | Paul Hughes |Alex Putterman

State legislators received a two-year, $55.8 billion budget plan on Monday that adds approximately $1.2 billion in spending in the first year and $1.4 billion in the second year. The budget plan that Democratic majority leaders and Gov. Ned Lamont negotiated represents a 4.6% increase in spending in the first year and a 5.3% increase in the second year.
Some CT families with children to get $250 check under state budget deal

5 days ago | ncadvertiser.com | Alex Putterman

Gov. Ned Lamont speaks at the send off ceremony of the annual Police Unity Tour on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at the Hartford Public Safety Complex in Hartford. Jim Michaud/Hearst Connecticut MediaHARTFORD — Low-income Connecticut families with children could receive a $250 check, under a new policy included in the two-year state budget lawmakers expect to adopt in the coming days. Under a deal struck between legislative Democrats and Gov.
Some CT families with children to get $250 check under state budget deal

5 days ago | ctinsider.com | Alex Putterman

HARTFORD - Low-income Connecticut families with children could receive a $250 check, under a new policy included in the two-year state budget lawmakers expect to adopt in the coming days. Under a deal struck between legislative Democrats and Gov. Ned Lamont, any family with at least one child that receives the state's earned income tax credit will receive the new benefit.
Some CT families with children to get $250 check under state budget deal

5 days ago | darientimes.com | Alex Putterman

HARTFORD — Low-income Connecticut families with children could receive a $250 check, under a new policy included in the two-year state budget lawmakers expect to adopt in the coming days. Under a deal struck between legislative Democrats and Gov. Ned Lamont, any family with at least one child that receives the state's earned income tax credit will receive the new benefit.
Gov. Lamont says CT spends more on education than any state. The reality is more complicated

6 days ago | ctinsider.com | Alex Putterman |Natasha Sokoloff

HARTFORD - Last month, after 10 educators were arrested at the state Capitol while protesting for more state money for education, Gov. Ned Lamont was asked his response to the idea that Connecticut was under-funding its schools.
As Sen. Chris Murphy walks across Connecticut, he carries a new message

1 week ago | ctinsider.com | Alex Putterman

NEW MILFORD - CT Insider's interview with Sen. Chris Murphy was just about to start Thursday afternoon when a local man in a faded T-shirt approached. He'd spotted Murphy on the senator's annual walk across Connecticut and had something important he wanted to discuss. Murphy motioned to the man, and the two of them took off down the narrow road, disappearing side-by-side around a curve. The interview, apparently, would have to wait.
How Lamont, CT lawmakers may have closed state budget gap in late-night deal

1 week ago | greenwichtime.com | Ken Dixon |Alex Putterman

HARTFORD — Twenty four hours after a frustrated Speaker of the House Matt Ritter threatened to bring an unusual one-year budget to the majority caucus, he said that late night negotiations with Gov. Ned Lamont's staff led to the brink of an agreement on a new $55.5 billion biennial spending package that could be completed early next week.
How Lamont, CT lawmakers may have closed state budget gap in late-night deal

1 week ago | darientimes.com | Ken Dixon |Alex Putterman

HARTFORD — Twenty four hours after a frustrated Speaker of the House Matt Ritter threatened to bring an unusual one-year budget to the majority caucus, he said that late night negotiations with Gov. Ned Lamont's staff led to the brink of an agreement on a new $55.5 billion biennial spending package that could be completed early next week.
How Lamont, CT lawmakers may have closed state budget gap in late-night deal

1 week ago | ctpost.com | Ken Dixon |Alex Putterman

Gov. Ned Lamont is his State Capitol office on Wednesday, said fellow Democrats in the legislature could and should create a two-year spending package as usual. Speaker of the House Matt Ritter had floated the possibility of a one-year spending package. Ken Dixon/Hearst CT MediaState Minority Leader, Vincent Candelora, R-North Branford. Steven Valenti/Hearst Connecticut MediaSpeaker of the House Matt Ritter D-Hartford, speaks to the media after Gov.