new york connecticut governor dannel malloy deliver downbeat address wednesday outline plan slash government spend admit visceral feel go back prosperity pre-recession years short somber address come heel presentation malloy top budget official call 570 million reductions next year top millions cut tax hike previous years national economy make progress great recession fundamentally change malloy democrat say annual state state address shift workforce rapid rise technology stagnant wage growth make recovery tough everyone everywhere connecticut consistently lag national economic recovery hit job losses key financial high-tech manufacture industries state one bad fund pension systems nation require payments set balloon billion 2032 system present significant risk budget connecticut go back pre-recession reality malloy tell democrat-dominated legislature exist anymore connecticut woes show u.s. state share unevenly recovery since financial crisis 2007-2009. andrew cuomo governor neighbor new york felt confident enough tout 100 billion infrastructure plan january really hard recovery say douglas offerman analyst fitch rat old paradigm would exceed past peak every expansion appear hold right now ben barnes malloy top budget official say replacement higher-paying job lower- middle-wage position major story connecticut budget ills barnes propose cut 5.75 percent budget state agencies could mean elimination several thousand job say cut discretionary spend would amount 15 percent two years start legislative session malloy urge lawmakers pass early budget wait last day fiscal year june 30. say would circumvent process governor propose overhaul way state run budget bring process line revenue projections shift away current service model also say lawmakers implement spend cap connecticut 's governor say return pre-recession prosperity