Help us urge Governor Malloy to sign the budget that was passed by the legislature with bipartisan support earlier this month.
This is a budget that not only avoids the governor’s draconian executive order that would decimate school funding, it is also a budget that creates stability for our towns and cities over the next two years, and for many years to come. It protects core services and also implements the structural changes our state needs to move in a new direction.
Sign this petition to tell Governor Malloy to “Sign The Bipartisan Plan!”
The budget that passed the legislature, that is now waiting for Governor Malloy’s signature, includes the following:
- increases k-12 education funding. We do it with a formula that takes into account poverty, enrollment and number of English Language Learners in order to help our neediest communities.
- does not shift teacher pension costs onto towns and cities, a cost that could fall on the backs of teachers, schools and property taxpayers.
- does not tax your cell phones.
- has no new tax on non-prescription drugs and medicines
- has no real estate conveyance tax hike
- has no sales tax hike
- has no tax hike on restaurants
- has no income tax hikes
- has no tolls or mileage taxes
- has no increased fees in energy bills
Our plan restores funding for core services to our neediest and most vulnerable residents, including:
- job opportunities for people with disabilities
- mental health grants
- substance abuse treatment to combat the opioid epidemic
- the CT Home Care program, which allows seniors to stay in their homes rather than being forced into nursing homes.
- Care4Kids
- Meals on Wheels
To control and reduce state government spending, our plan:
- contains an enforceable cap on state spending
- requires an effective cap on state borrowing
- requires the legislature to vote on state labor contracts
This is a budget that aims to steer our state in a new and sustainable direction.
The only way chaos can ensue now is if Gov. Malloy decides to veto this budget that has the support of Democrats and Republicans.
Sign this petition to tell Governor Malloy to “Sign The Bipartisan Plan!”
