HARTFORD—House Republicans on Friday called for the legislature’s Judiciary Committee to hold a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Connecticut Practice Book regulation that specifies the percentage of police or court-set bond an individual must pay to free themselves from jail while their criminal cases are pending. On May 8, the Rules Committee…
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HARTFORD—House Republicans on Friday called for the legislature’s Judiciary Committee to hold a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Connecticut Practice Book regulation that specifies the percentage of police or court-set bond an individual must pay to free themselves from jail while their criminal cases are pending. On May 8, the Rules Committee…
HARTFORD—Members of the House Republican caucus are raising concern about a proposed amendment to the CT Practice Book that would shift thresholds in the state’s cash bail system and make it easier for individuals facing serious criminal charges to get out of jail while their court cases are pending. The proposed amendment CT Practice Book…
Budget vote expected today. The current version of the bill includes the Republican push for an income tax cut for CT's working class, but job creators lose out--the document released by Democrats overnight does not include our proposal to restore the pass-through entity tax credit, which would give a much-needed boost to small businesses. House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora spoke to the press at the start of the day.
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[House Republican Leader Vincent] Candelora told reporters the underlying budget still had support from Republican lawmakers but worried it may end up saddled with unpopular concepts that would not pass on their own.
“We are starting to hear about policies being rolled into this budget that is not for the purpose of implementing this budget but the budget is being used as a vehicle to push unpalatable proposals that both sides of the aisle may not like that might end up being incorporated,” he said.
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"What's disappointing in the whole process is we haven't seen a bill," [House GOP Leader Vincent] Candelora said in an early evening interview outside the House chamber. "They have completely written this legislation in the dark, and this has huge implications on the entire state of Connecticut. And of course I am hearing it is getting bipartisan opposition. I think all rank and file Democrats should be concerned of a process that writes a bill in complete darkness. It's not good for this building. I have heard a lot of what is in it and a lot of it is a non-starter. We have so many issues in different local communities that need to be taken into consideration. You don't release a bill that impacts our communities that significantly a week before a session ends."
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