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The Wheelhouse: The Budget Clock Ticks Down

Chion Wolf
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WNPR
Comptroller Kevin Lembo (pictured) forecasted a $172.8 million state budget deficit last week. The Malloy administration issued another round of budget cuts.

Last week, Comptroller Kevin Lembo forecasted a budget deficit of more than $170 million. Governor Dannel Malloy then issued another round of budget cuts, leaving few legislators happy. This hour, our weekly news roundtable The Wheelhouse discusses Connecticut’s on-going state of "permanent fiscal crisis."

Also, we check-in on some high-profile bills going through the Judiciary Committee. And state lawmakers are considering allowing more casinos in the state, but one town is already saying they don't want one.

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GUESTS:

  • Colin McEnroe - Host of The Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR
  • Keith Phaneuf - State budget reporter for the Connecticut Mirror
  • Daniela Altimari - Statehouse reporter for the Hartford Courant

John Dankosky and Lydia Brown contributed to this show.

Listen to an excerpt from the show:

Tucker Ives is WNPR's morning news producer.

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