How the state budget surplus could help non-profits NBC Connecticut [Video]

Non-profits have long said they need more financial support from the state. With another huge surplus projected for 2025, is now the time or will the state’s fiscal guardrails put a stop to it? We dig into the details with Connecticut for All Director Norma Martinez-Hosang.

Mike Hydeck:Well the string of staggering surpluses in our state coffers continue this week. The non-partisan budget office released a report that says we may be close to another billion in the black next year, and agencies that have seen funding flat in years past say it’s time to invest more in things like school and elder care and mental health. Joining me now is Nora Martinez-HoSang, she’s the director of Connecticut For All. Good to see you. Thanks for joining us. So your organization is a coalition of union groups and so many others, non-profits, religious leaders, fighting for tax fairness and other things. …