To get any budget items passed, GOP lawmakers — and President Donald Trump himself — will need to accept compromises.

There were only so many chair positions to go around, with 30 committees for 88 Republicans, making it inevitable that some ...

As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put ...

A round-up of news briefs from CT Mirror reporters about this week's happenings at the Connecticut General Assembly.

House Democrats sought to dial up the heat on Republicans on Thursday, as lawmakers considered a budget blueprint that could ...

House Republicans propose a budget plan with a focus on opportunity, increasing basic K-12 funding, and removing income limits for school choice vouchers.

House Republicans on approve a budget resolution that aspires to fulfill much of President Donald Trump’s MAGA agenda.

If the 2018 Farm Bill is extended again, another ad hoc ag economic aid package will be pushed. Get more in-depth policy and ...

Republicans are moving closer to their goal of raising defense spending by at least $100 billion in the next decade as two ...

A House budget bill does not mention Medicaid by name, but directs the committee that oversees Medicaid to come up with $880 ...

For the past several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to rein in rising property tax bills. That push culminated ...

As congressional Republicans try to extend President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, some are considering an unusual plan to ...