HARTFORD (AP) — Time is quickly running out for Connecticut lawmakers to finish their work this legislative session, including a revised budget for the new fiscal year that's projected to be $960 million in deficit.

Members of the General Assembly met in session at the state Capitol on Saturday, and debated a number of bills. State legislators face a midnight adjournment deadline on Wednesday.

It remained questionable whether that will be enough time to finish their biggest task: a revised budget for fiscal year 2017.

Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Friday said negotiations with the legislature's majority Democrats were "hitting a wall." They've been at odds over spending cuts. Malloy contends the Democrats' latest budget proposal still requires hundreds of millions of dollars in spending cuts before he would sign it.

But Democratic legislators insist a deal is still possible. House Speaker Brendan Sharkey tweeted a picture of Democratic leaders gathered in his office with one empty seat and wrote: "Saturday, working on the budget." He included a hashtag that read, "WaitingForMalloy."

Malloy's spokesman, Devon Puglia, quickly tweeted back: "We are waiting for actual, sustainable spending reductions."

Besides the budget, other key bills still need final legislative approval. They include legislation that would bar people with restraining orders against them from having guns. Also, bills affecting opioid abuse and Department of Motor Vehicle wait times remain unfinished.

Following are highlight of the General Assembly's remaining to-do list:

STATE BUDGET

The uncertainty over Connecticut's state budget means uncertainty for many individuals in the state.

A huge range of state programs, such as dental services for poor children, home health care services, nursing home and hospital funding, adult day centers, state aid to cities and towns, and public financing of political campaigns are potentially at risk.

While some organizations, such as the Connecticut Working Families Party, have called on lawmakers to increase taxes on the state's wealthiest taxpayers, Malloy has insisted he will not sign a budget that raises taxes or fees.

Malloy maintains the fiscal problem facing the state is not entirely a revenue problem, blaming continued slow economic growth for Connecticut's slumping tax collections. He has called for lasting cuts, which will help reduce projected deficits in future years. Democratic leaders have also said they do not support increasing taxes, following two recent tax hikes.

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS

It's now up to the state Senate to act on a bill that would bar people with temporary restraining orders against them from possessing firearms.

The House of Representatives has already passed the legislation, which would require a person to transfer their firearms to police or a firearms dealer within 24 hours after being served with a temporary restraining order. The weapons would be returned if a judge determined at an expedited hearing not to impose a formal restraining order.

Proponents argue the bill is needed to better protect domestic violence victims, pointing out how an abusive spouse can often become violent after being served with a temporary restraining order.

The Senate debate is expected to be lengthy. Gun rights advocates argue the bill is a "gun-grabbing opportunity." Some question whether the legislation is needed considering there's already a law on the books that allows law enforcement to seize firearms from someone deemed to be dangerous after first obtaining a warrant.

OPIOID ABUSE

The Senate also still needs to vote on legislation prohibiting, with some exceptions, first-time opioid prescriptions for adults that are more than a seven-day supply. Subsequent prescriptions could be for longer periods of time.

But for minors, all opioid prescriptions would be a maximum of seven days.

The House of Representatives already passed the legislation, which also allows any licensed health care professional to administer an opioid antagonist, such as Narcan, without civil or criminal liability. Also, all Connecticut cities and towns must amend their local emergency medical services plans to make sure first responders are equipped with an overdose reversal drug.

DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Both the House of Representatives and Senate have yet to act on legislation pushed by Malloy to reduce wait times at Department of Motor Vehicles offices.

The agency has been plagued by long waits for customers, erroneous vehicle cancellations and other problems since a major computer upgrade was launched last summer.

The bill awaiting action would authorize the DMV commissioner to enter into contracts with independent entities, such as AAA, to provide more services. In particular, they could issue license and identity cards, renew licenses and identity cards and conduct vehicle registration transactions.

Currently, AAA is allowed to provide driver's license and identity card renewals.