I have joined with Democrats and Republicans at the State Capitol to step up and lead Connecticut out of our fiscal crisis.
The bipartisan budget includes:
- A cap on state spending
- A cap on state bonding to reduce debt
- A hiring freeze
- Phases out the tax on social security income and pension income
- Restores millions of dollars in local education funding and municipal aid
- Municipal mandate relief to help towns and cities reduce costs and benefit local property taxpayers
- Does not shift teacher pension costs onto towns and cities
- No increase to the sales tax or income tax
- No cell phone tax
- No second home tax
- Protects funding for day services and employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities
- Protects funding for mental health and substance abuse treatment to fight the opioid epidemic
- Protects funding for child care for low income families
- Protects services for seniors including the CT Home Care Program, Meals on Wheels and non ADA dial a ride
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