A U.S. debt default could be detrimental to federal employees, those in the military, and beneficiaries of Social Security and other government programs. Connecticut currently has the<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/2023-01-04/lamont-wants-lawmakers-to-keep-ct-budget-guardrails-in-place"> largest budget surplus in the state’s history.</a> How the surplus might be utilized is still unknown. Today on Where We Live, we talk about what we might see prioritized in this year’s state budget, and <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/2023-01-25/the-politics-and-economics-of-a-potentially-costly-showdown-over-the-debt-ceiling">how Congress could respond to the debt ceiling.</a> We’ll also discuss what hitting the debt ceiling could mean for Connecticut residents. GUESTS: <ul> <li>Dan Haar: Associate Editor and Columnist, <a href="https://www.wshu.org/people/ebong-udoma">Hearst Connecticut Media</a></li> <li>Ebong Udoma: Senior <a href="https://www.wshu.org/people/ebong-udoma">Reporter at WSHU</a></li> <li>Lisa Hagen: Federal Policy Reporter for Connecticut Public and <a href="https://ctmirror.org/author/lhagen/">Connecticut Mirror</a></li> <li>Keith Phaneuf: Budget Reporter, <a href="https://ctmirror.org/author/kphaneuf/">Connecticut Mirror</a></li> </ul><a href="http://wnpr.org/donate" rel="payment">Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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