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CT Senate OKs $43 Billion State Budget Lamont Hails As 'Fair, Balanced,' But GOP Senator Slams CT Senate OKs $43 Billion State Budget Lamont Hails As 'Fair, Balanced,' But GOP Senator Slams
CT Senate OKs $43 Billion State Budget Lamont Hails As 'Fair, Balanced,' But GOP Senator Slams As promised by Gov. Ned Lamont, Connecticut's $43 billion budget is on time and balanced.  That wasn't enough good news for 14 Senate Republicans and two Democrats who voted against it on Tuesday night, June 4. By a 20-16 vote, the Senate passed a two-year budget that Republicans complained is full of new taxes and shifts billions of dollars in pension debt onto the next generation of taxpayers. The budget erases a $3 billion deficit that Lamont inherited when he became governor in January. Lamont got the support of legislators in making new investments in health care and boostin…

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by Jon Craig
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Connecticut Mega Millions Winner: Woman's Ticket Tripled To $30K Connecticut Mega Millions Winner: Woman's Ticket Tripled To $30K
Connecticut Mega Millions Winner: Woman's Ticket Tripled To $30K Even though no one in Connecticut won the $1.6 billion winnings in this week's Mega Millions game, there were plenty of winners throughout the state, including locally.  Lottery officials said 190,964 winning Mega Millions tickets were sold in Connecticut, including one to Taylor Papa of North Haven purchased at the Side Street Grille in Hamden where she works as a server, lottery officials said. The winning numbers drawn on Oct. 23 were 5 - 28 - 62 - 65 - 70 and Mega Ball 5. The Megaplier was 3. "I bought three 'Quick Pick' tickets about two hours before the drawing," the recent…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Is It Yours? Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold In Area Still Unclaimed Is It Yours? Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold In Area Still Unclaimed
Is It Yours? Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold In Area Still Unclaimed Lottery officials are asking players to check their tickets to see if they are the lucky winner of a winning $1 million Powerball ticket purchased in May before it expires next month. The winning ticket holder, which was sold at the Georgetown Shell in Wilton, has 31 days left to claim the prize, after Oct. 31, the money goes to the state's General Fund, and is gone forever. On Friday, lottery officials asked people to recheck their tickets that include the winning numbers 5 - 14 - 31 - 40 - 50 and the Powerball 6. The also posted winning ticket reminders for three $100,000 prizes includin…

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by Kathy Reakes