On Tuesday afternoon, Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy tweeted that he would veto the Republican budget proposal that was passed by the Connecticut General Assembly last week. Had the proposal been signed into law by Malloy, UConn - which just recently climbed to No. 18 overall in the U.S. News & World report rankings - would face over a budget cut of over $300 million (nearly 30 percent) over the next two years.
Gov. Malloy will veto budget, has reached out to D and R leadership to set up discussions on how to move forward: https://t.