After a nearly year -
long budget impasse, the General Assembly passed a stopgap budget in late June 2016 that ensured that schools would open on time in Fall 2016.
The move prolongs the ongoing fiscal gridlock at the state Capitol that has already become
the longest budget impasse in Connecticut history — more than a month longer than the summerlong struggle to create the state income tax that ended on Aug. 22, 1991.
Pennsylvania earned the distinction in 2009 of being the state with
the longest budget impasse.
Not exact matches
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer on Friday voiced opposition to the White House's immigration proposal aimed at breaking a congressional
impasse over a
long - term
budget deal, prompting President Donald Trump to lash out at him and injecting...
Over the
long holiday weekend, the Illinois General Assembly worked in a bipartisan manner to end the unprecedented
budget impasse, passing a full - year
budget for FY2018 and the revenue increases needed to fund that
budget.