Gov. Malloy Searching For Consensus On State Budget Cuts

[NutmegYankee]

HARTFORD — After weeks of scuffling with legislative leaders from both parties over a growing budget shortfall, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy abruptly changed course Monday and declared that he is ready to work with lawmakers to pare spending.

The governor's surprise announcement came as his budget office released troubling new revenue projections. Malloy, a Democrat one year into his second term, attributed the state's budget problems to stagnant wage growth and a downturn on Wall Street.

"More hard decisions are going to have to be made and I'm here to say we should make them together with each party involved," Malloy said during a mid-morning press conference outside his state Capitol office.

Malloy will present his plan next week. He invited Republican and Democratic legislative leaders to join him in discussions and said he plans to call the legislature into session later this year.

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