With the start of the new legislative session, State Representative Toni Boucher, R-143rd District has introduced two bills dealing with Connecticut’s National Guardsmen.Rep. Toni Boucher has put forward a bill to set aside state money for the purposes for re-entry services for state National Guard personal who have served active duty overseas.“This bill would help [...]
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At a press conference this afternoon in the Legislative Office Building, House Republican Leader Lawrence F. Cafero was joined by members of the House Republican caucus to unveil a package of comprehensive reforms aimed at preventing abuse of the new public campaign finance system, impartial ethics safeguards and easier access to voting booths.In unveiling the [...]
As the Hartford Courant is reporting today, the issue of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants will be resurfacing in the General Assembly this session.House Bill 5264, An Act Providing In-State Tuition to Children of Immigrants, which is now before the Committee on Higher Education, would enable children living in the country illegally to qualify for [...]
House Republicans, led by an initiative introduced by State Representative Larry Miller (R-120) are supporting a measure that would reduce Connecticut’s Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax. The tax, along with the flat 25-cent per gallon gasoline tax, helps inflate the overall tax on motor fuels at the pumps and causes Connecticut to have among the [...]
A bill introduced by Rep. John Hetherington (R-125) would allow taxpayers to deduct the premium paid for buying electricity from a green source in calculating their state income tax. “The amount of revenue lost to the state would be leveraged in favor of clean energy,” Hetherington said, “By encouraging people to pay the extra charge [...]
State Representative T.R. Rowe (R-Trumbull) has introduced legislation that would increase the property tax exemption municipalities can provide Veterans. The legislation has been submitted to the Legislature’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee.The legislation would require the state to take inflation rates into account when calculating property tax credits for Veterans. In recent years, Rep. Rowe [...]
Following up on the Connecticut General Assembly’s action to approve tough new anti-crime measures in response to last summer’s home invasion murders in Cheshire, state Representative Sean Williams said today he also will be working to secure more funding for the Statewide Firearms Task Force.The task force, a unit within the state Department of Public [...]
If you came to work today on the highways you may have seen it: cars and trucks on the road after a night of snowfall that were not cleaned off before they began travelling. After a healthy acceleration, the wind carried a nice chunk of ice or snow through the air, posing a danger to [...]
Today the State of Connecticut as well as the rest of the country, observes the 199th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln, and recalls the works of a statesman who preserved our nation through its most trying conflict; the Civil War.House Republicans take particular pride in observing this day, set aside to honor the first Republican [...]
The General Assembly’s Government Administration and Elections Committe will begin conducting hearings around the state to hear from citizens and local officials concerning the new optical scan voting machines and the procedures used during last November’s municipal elections, as well as the February 5th primary elections.All hearings will begin at 7:00 p.m. The first of [...]
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