Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont sworn in for another 4 years, calls for middle class tax cuts

Ned Lamont, the governor of Connecticut, had his inauguration on Wednesday. The governor called for tax cuts for the middle class when he was sworn into office.

"Connecticut is moving from rescue to recovery, investing in our future, in your future, starting with good-paying jobs, and you keeping more of what you earn," Lamont told a joint session of the General Assembly, shortly after his inaugural ceremony.

He said the next four years should focus less on emergency programs like the ones Connecticut enacted during the pandemic to help businesses and individuals stay financially afloat. Rather, he called for growing the state's economy to create "a ladder to opportunity for everyone regardless of background or zip code."