Senator Maroney Votes for Balanced State Budget

Today, state Senator James Maroney (D-Milford) voted in support of the recently passed $55.8 billion biennial state budget, which secures significant funding for his district including Milford, Orange, West Haven and Woodbridge. The budget passed will strengthen infrastructure, support education, expand economic development, and improve quality of life for residents in Connecticut.

The biennium budget will deliver over $15.3 million for FY 26 in Milford, $73.5 million for West Haven, over $2 million for Orange, and nearly $3 million for Woodbridge. In total, these four towns are getting an additional $5 million each year.

“I’m proud to have voted for a budget that brings real results to the communities I represent,” said Sen. Maroney. “This balanced budget delivers over $90 million to Milford, Orange, West Haven, and Woodbridge—supporting our schools, strengthening local infrastructure, and investing in economic development. At a time when fiscal responsibility is more important than ever, this plan delivers targeted relief without raising taxes, and ensures our towns have the resources they need to grow and thrive.”

Investing in Our State

-A $250 tax refund for hundreds of thousands of workers with children through an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit program, which will benefit as many as 195,000 households – one out of every seven

-Projected state surpluses and continued investment in the state’s Budget Reserve Fund

-A total of $2.4 billion in Education Cost Sharing grant investment, with $186 million of new investments for the two-year period; this includes “holding harmless” 81 towns that would have seen a decrease in ECS funding

-$80 million in additional special education cost savings and $75 million in additional new special education funding for a total of $442 million in special education excess cost spending

-Investing $76 million in nonprofits in the second year of the budget to support worker wages

-Tax credits supporting refundable personal income tax credits for home daycare owners and farm investments

-Fully funding Medicaid, with more than $400 million in increased funding to support the program 900,000 Connecticut residents rely on

-Investing $7 million in Connecticut Foodshare, helping feed hungry Connecticut families

-Investing $3 million in heating assistance as federal programs may see funding reductions