Politics & Government
Rep. Penny Bacchiochi: End of Session Budget Reflection
According to Bacchiochi, at the end of the legislative session, the taxpayers were left with a $44 billion budget that disregards the state's constitutional spending cap.
For Penny Bacchiochi, the most important job she has as a State Representative is to make sure the legislature crafts a solid budget that balances the ability of the taxpayers to pay, along with the needs of the people of the State of Connecticut.
According to Bacchiochi, at the end of the legislative session, which ended on June 5, the taxpayers were left with a $44 billion budget that disregards the state’s constitutional spending cap.
In a post on Ellington-Somers Patch, Bacchiochi said that the legislators approved that spending cap in 1991 to restrain spending following the creation of the income tax, but the governor and the Democrats in the legislature circumvented the cap by redefining an unprecedented $6.3 billion in Medicaid funding.
To read more, check out the full post on Ellington-Somers Patch.
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