It's Budget Crunch Time In Connecticut

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October 12, 2017

Harriet Jones, WNPR

State Sen. Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, left, holds a GOP budget with State Democratic President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven, on the final day of session at the State Capitol, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Hartford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/AP)

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Connecticut is the only state in the nation that has not yet adopted a budget — more than three months into the fiscal year.

The deadlock in the state has a lot to do with its changing politics, and as WNPR's Harriet Jones (@wnprharriet) reports, it has some potentially dire consequences.

This segment aired on October 12, 2017.

Connecticut, The Richest State, Grapples With Fiscal Crisis

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