The House Republican Caucus has 53 members serving 100 towns. We are dedicated to improving the lives of Connecticut families and the strength of our small business. In 2018 we successfully negotiated a bipartisan budget that places strict caps on borrowing and spending. We also imposed a cap on “volatility” making it so large short term spikes in revenue are placed in the Rainy Day Fund.
House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora (R-North Branford) and Senate Republican Leader Kevin Kelly (R-Stratford), and Republican lawmakers on the Environment Committee today released the following statement raising concerns about the Governor’s bill slated to be voted on this week which will make home heating oil and gasoline more expensive and resembles “TCI on steroids.” “Two years…
HARTFORD—House Republicans on Wednesday joined a diverse group of business owners in talking about the negative impact the state’s highway use tax on trucks will have on Connecticut’s economy and encouraged others to testify Friday on legislation to eliminate it. “The far-reaching implications of the highway use tax on trucks should not be underestimated,…
HARTFORD—In advance of a series of Judiciary Committee public hearings next week, House and Senate Republicans on Wednesday outlined proposals aimed at making Connecticut safer while urging Democrats to veer from their lopsided approach to public safety that does little to deter crime. “Last year, after speaking with police, community leaders, prosecutors, public defenders,…
Hard to believe, or is it? Some of us are concerned about and working to reduce crime, especially juvenile crime ….
💲 Pursuing ideology at your expense: Legislative Democrats are poised to give the state's DEEP commissioner power to install costly environmental polices as she sees fit.
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“It never ceases to amaze me how little this Governor’s administration thinks of the legislature’s role in policy-making, and how willing majority Democrats are to abdicate their responsibility in matters that affect their constituents’ wallets,” [House Republican Leader Vincent] Candelora said. “They send us to Hartford for a reason, and it isn’t to give the keys to the policy shop to an un-elected commissioner.”
Greenhouse gas bill revives debate over TCI two years later
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The 14-year-old, whose name cannot be disclosed under New York or Connecticut laws protecting the identity of juveniles, was charged with first-degree larceny, second-degree burglary, criminal trespass and operating a motor vehicle without a license.
The youth, who suffered minor injuries in the crash and remained at the scene, was released to the custody of his mother on a promise to appear April 6 in Bridgeport Juvenile Court. He recently had been released from the Juvenile Detention Center in Bridgeport, where he was held for undisclosed reasons, police said.
Army veteran killed in crash after North Canaan car theft
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CANAAN -- A New Jersey man died and a 14-year-old boy driving a vehicle stolen from a North Canaan d...
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