Live, From Hartford, It’s Thursday Night Budget Collapse!

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From The CT Mirror:

A compromise to end Connecticut’s summer-long budget impasse dramatically unraveled Thursday night as House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, D‑Berlin, brusquely acknowledged to reporters he was indefinitely postponing a vote after a day of cajoling reluctant Democrats.”

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More after the jump …

Here’s the state GOP response, as posted on Facebook.

Here’s coverage of a press conference from CT News Junkie.

From the Junkie:’

House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz blew past reporters as he raced down the stairs shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday to tell his caucus of 79 members there would be no budget vote.

After keeping his members close to the House chamber all day, Aresimowicz said he told them the documents would not be ready until Friday morning.

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