Representative David Labriola (R-131) discusses a national popular vote and the implications of the elimination of the Electoral College on Connecticut on Channel 3’s “Face the State” with host Dennis House.
State Rep. Terrie Wood today participated in the Darien Land Trust Clean Up Day at Olsen Woods Bird Sanctuary at the end of Heather Lane. The members of Darien Land Trust are stewards of all Darien’s protected land. Most of these properties are small or need prior permission from our Executive Director to access them. [...]
Who has come the closest to building a budget that meets demands of Connecticut residents fed up with tax increases? You guessed it: Connecticut House Republicans. And that’s not us talking, that’s writers at the Journal Inquirer. See an April 22 report, which tells readers: “Proposing to spend almost $2 billion less than what Governor [...]
The Secretary of State’s office has released distrurbing figures this morning showing that Connecticut has lost 3,477 businesses within the last three months. This high number of business closures represents the largest number of business closures in any quarter since the data has been compiled by the Secretary of State’s office.
While businesses continue to close [...]
HARTFORD – House and Senate Republicans today proposed an alternative balanced budget that eliminates massive Democratic taxes, preserves vital programs and services at 2007 levels, and greatly reduces government costs through cuts, agency mergers, retirements and salary and benefit concessions. The proposal requires no reduction to municipal aid – including no reduction in ECS funding [...]
Today is the day our federal and state tax returns are due. It is interesting to note today that Connecticut continues to have the highest tax burden of any state in the United States, but despite that, Democrats are on a course to increase our tax burden by $3.3 billion under their current budget proposal.
According [...]
HARTFORD- During today’s legislative session House Republicans offered an amendment which would require that any legislation which impacted jobs in the state of Connecticut must contain a “jobs impact statement.”Current state law requires that all bills with a fiscal impact contain a ”fiscal impact statement that shows how much a possible new law would cost [...]
The massive Democratic tax increases - $3.3 billion in property, income, business and sales taxes - will destroy jobs, drive more residents from Connecticut and worsen the state’s recession, House and Senate Republicans said today.The proposed Democratic tax and spending plan crafted in secret behind closed doors hits taxpayers the hardest and makes no attempt [...]
HARTFORD — Rep. Larry Cafero stopped by a Judiciary Committee meeting today to testify against a bill that would decriminalize possessing less than a half ounce of marijuana. Cafero, House Republican Leader, told committee members the proposal would send the wrong message to children. For years Cafero has served as an expulsion hearing officer at [...]
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