Legislative leaders hoping for budget votes this week

HARTFORD — Connecticut legislative leaders say they’re hoping to hold votes on a long-awaited bipartisan state budget deal as early as Wednesday. Leaders reached a “handshake deal” early Tuesday morning on the final details of a tentative budget framework announced last week. Connecticut has been without a two-year tax-and-spending plan since the new fiscal year began July 1. Lawmakers revealed some details of the plan, but no documents were made available late Tuesday af