At a press conference on Wednesday, Gov. Ned Lamont and his Budget Secretary Jeffrey Beckham said they planned to double a $50 million increase for day care spending already in the second year of the two-year budget, but unclear is where those funds will come from.

By Christine Stuart, CTNewsJunkie.com 

Boxed in by a budget that embraces the fiscal guardrails put in place before he was elected, Gov. Ned Lamont will tinker around the edges when it comes to adjusting the two-year budget.

Following a press conference where he said he would propose a reduction in licensing fees for educators and nurses, Lamont said he planned to up the ante for spending for day care and child care.

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