ϳԹ residents pay some of the highest electricity rates in the country. The governor of ϳԹ wants local lawmakers to do something about it.
He’s said “cosmetic changes”, like shifting payments from energy customers to taxpayers, won’t solve the problem of using more electricity than the state can muster.
Today on the Wheelhouse, we’ll check in with reporters on what lawmakers are doing this year to make energy consumers whole.
Plus, how are local lawmakers preparing for a future that may come with less federal dollars to support local education? We’ll analyze another funding priority of Gov. Ned Lamont in this year’s legislative session: finding more dollars in support of students with disabilities.
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- , Energy and environment reporter, CT Mirror
- , Senior political reporter, WSHU
- , Assistant Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, University of ϳԹ
- , Education reporter, CT Mirror
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