BY PAUL HUGHES REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
WETHERSFIELD -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is proposing to re-open a rebate program for elderly and disabled renters to new applicants and triple its budget to increase enrollment 30 percent.
Malloy and the legislature closed enrollment in the Elderly Renters' Rebate Program to help balance the two-year, $37.6 billion budget that was adopted last year.
The governor says the anticipated $3.4 million in savings next year are not needed now because of the state's improving budget outlook. This year's $18.6 billion budget is running a surplus that tops $500 million, according to estimates.
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