We in Connecticut are faced with some very significant fiscal challenges.  Depending on who you talk to State Government is facing the reality of $3-4 billion deficit in the upcoming budget.  This will be very difficult.

People from all political sides share common aspirations. We can likely all agree that everyone deserves opportunities to have a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health.  Government has a significant role in our achieving our aspirations and while reasonable people can disagree about the size and scope of the role none can deny how intertwined the public, private and nonprofit sectors find themselves in 2011.  How we deal with this fiscal crisis will have long term ramifications for all of us in Connecticut.