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Malloy's 4th budget plan receives tepid reviews

Governor Dannel Malloy has released a new budget proposal as the impasse with lawmakers continues.  His new fourth proposal works off the Democratic majority budget plan, which was not the one the General Assembly approved.  It gets rid of the Transportation Board, which would have had the authority to impose electronic tolls. 

 

Malloy updated his Education Cost Sharing formula, still focusing on the 30 Alliance Districts, but phasing in cuts more gradually elsewhere.   Redding and Ridgefield would be zeroed out in Fiscal Year 2018 and 2019. 

 

 It strips away taxes, substituting cuts in spending.  He is not recommending a cell phone surcharge, a property tax on seasonal homes, a fee for auto trade-ins or fee on ridesharing services.  He would not authorize daily fantasy sports contests.

 

The plan does include a "Municipal Accountability Review Board" to oversee city of Hartford.

 

Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano thanked the Democratic governor for releasing another retooled, two-year, $41.25 billion budget on Monday. But he says ``it's obvious'' the plan will not pass in its current form. Fasano says it includes ``devastating cuts to certain core services'' and shifts state expenses onto municipalities.

Fasano and his fellow top Republican and Democratic leaders are continuing nearly two weeks of closed-door budget talks in hopes of reaching a bipartisan agreement. The lawmakers say they'll review Malloy's revised budget, which he calls ``bare bones'' and includes ideas from both parties.

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