No budget deal as state fiscal year ends

HARTFORD, CONN. By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed an executive order Tuesday to keep the government in Connecticut running when the new fiscal year begins Wednesday, without a two-year budget in place. While she contends the average taxpayer won't notice any change, leaders of cities and towns fear delays in state grants that fund everything from road repairs to local education. Rell, legislative leaders and their budget staffs spent about nine hours holed up at the executive residence on Tuesday, the third day in a row they've attempted to reach some consensus on a new budget that covers a massive deficit, predicted to be as much as $8.8 billion for an approximate $37 billion to $38 billion plan. Rell, in a written statement, said she's hopeful they will resolve their differences over the budget "in... [read full story]                    

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