Mini Surplus Projected For Last Fiscal Year

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut is poised to wrap up last fiscal year with a small surplus.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget director, Ben Barnes, announced Thursday the state’s main spending account is projected to close with a $35.7 million surplus. That’s a $142.9 million improvement from last month, when it appeared the state was facing a $107.2 million shortfall.
Barnes says the projected surplus is due to “successfully implemented austerity measures” and str