Mike Cerulli

4 days ago | wtnh.com | Mike Cerulli

CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — After a brief debate and a nearly unanimous vote, the Connecticut State Senate advanced a major piece of energy legislation that proponents say will deliver a modest reduction of electric bills for ratepayers across the state. The legislation came after months of delicate, closed-door negotiations between legislators and members of the Lamont administration who were faced with a tangled web of competing interests within Connecticut’s energy ecosystem.

1 week ago | wtnh.com | Mike Cerulli

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Gov. Ned Lamont said a deal on the next two-year state budget is “virtually there.”Lamont has been in closed-door negotiations with the Democratic leaders of the state legislature for several days now hammering out the details of the spending plan. This is the centerpiece of the legislative session is the culmination of months of deliberation.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Mike Cerulli

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Emerging from closed-door talks on Thursday evening, Gov. Ned Lamont and the Democratic leaders of the state legislature said they were closing in on a deal for the state’s next two-year budget. “We’re virtually there,” Lamont said of the impending budget deal. Connecticut lawmakers ‘close to a deal’ on two-year state budget, Speaker Matt Ritter says “We feel like we’re in a good spot,” State Rep.

1 week ago | wtnh.com | Mike Cerulli

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — With the clock racing toward the end of the state legislative session on June 4, the Democratic Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives said leaders are “substantially close to a deal” on the next two-year state budget. “Hopefully, we’ll have a handshake agreement tomorrow,” State Rep. Matt Ritter, the House speaker, said late Wednesday evening.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Mike Cerulli

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — With the clock racing toward the end of the state legislative session on June 4, the Democratic Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives said leaders are “substantially close to a deal” on the next two-year state budget. “Hopefully, we’ll have a handshake agreement tomorrow,” State Rep. Matt Ritter, the House speaker, said late Wednesday evening.