Lamont invited legislators to celebrate CT's string of budget surpluses, then outlined a path of continued prudence, tinged with pragmatism.

Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) delivered his budget address Wednesday afternoon to the Connecticut General Assembly. Read his 2026-27 budget address as it was prepared: For many years, governors stood at this dais,

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's budget proposal will reduce some occupational fees, business taxes aimed at making the state more attractive.

Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) introduced his two-year budget proposal in a speech that was met with criticism from Republicans, pleas for more education spending from the state’s largest teachers’ union and measured optimism from leading Democrats in the legislature.