State lawmakers and the governor’s office start each year with a list of priority issues to address at the start of the new General Assembly session.
Gov. Daniel J. McKee will present a new state spending plan early in the year that lawmakers will spend most of the session working through. This year starts with an estimated $610 million budget surplus that lawmakers and interest groups are already angling to get shares of.
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Beyond the annual budget talks, what other issues should lawmaker quickly turn their attention to?
McKee has already said he’ll propose that state lawmakers suspend a 4% tax on electricity bills through April, in response to rising energy costs affecting residents and business owners at all income levels.
Democratic legislative leaders have already identified some personal priorities, including affordable housing and changes to how the state funds public education.
