State Rep. Art O'Neill, R-Southbury, sits at his desk at an almost empty House chamber during recess from a special session at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn. Connecticut lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Thursday and are expected to vote on an 11th-hour, tentative compromise reached with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on balancing the state budget after state employees rejected a labor-savings and concessions deal. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)