HARTFORD—House Republicans on Tuesday released a balanced budget proposal that provides more than $1 billion in broad-based tax relief to Connecticut residents while also making historic investments in education and providing more funding for nonprofit providers.

“Connecticut residents desperately need tax relief, but they also deserve a government that responsibly prioritizes and funds core services and programs our communities need,” House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora said. “House Republicans…

HARTFORD — House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora on Monday testified during a Finance Committee hearing where legislators discussed the governor’s tax proposal, which includes the type of permanent middle class income tax cut that Republicans have called for since last spring.

HARTFORD—House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora on Thursday issued the following response to Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary’s comments about crime during his state of the city address:

“I applaud Mayor O’Leary for providing a sobering summary of a crime crisis that he, like Republicans, says is affecting Connecticut’s cities as well as their suburbs, and for placing the focus where it belongs—the legislature. I don’t blame the Mayor for expressing the view that criminals have more rights than the…

HARTFORD — House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora on Wednesday testified before the Education Committee, where he talked about the need to create a virtual school platform for Connecticut students. Watch below, or read the testimony here.

House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora told Public Health Committee members Monday that the state’s Public Health commissioner has too much discretion to install childhood immunization requirements outside of public health emergencies, and he has proposed more legislative oversight. Watch below, and read more here: https://bit.ly/3ll1ngl

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, and I have little doubt that Connecticut residents will soon feel the ripple effect…

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, and youth advocates, Senate Republicans offered our Better Way to a Safer Connecticut plan,” said Senate Republican Leader Kevin…

HARTFORD—House Republicans have used a parliamentary procedure to circumvent Democrat opposition to a bill that would save inflation-weary businesses and residents money by eliminating the new highway use tax (HUT) on heavyweight trucks.

Republicans petitioned to raise H.B. 5290, An Act Eliminating the Highway Use Tax, after the Finance Committee’s Democratic leadership refused to even hear it. Republicans on Tuesday secured the required 51 petition signatures to force a public hearing on the bill.…

HARTFORD — House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora on Friday blasted an upcoming University of Connecticut law school symposium he says reflects the General Assembly’s insidious attacks on parental authority.

The March 31 symposium, entitled “Are Parental Rights Always in the Best Interest of Children?“, will be held by the school’s Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal and will “explore the complex issues surrounding the role of parental rights in advancing progressive goals while at the same…

HARTFORD — House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora was a guest this week on NBC30’s Face the Facts, where he fielded questions about Gov. Lamont’s 2024-2025 budget proposal, the need for tax relief for lower and middle income residents, and the importance of supporting our state’s business community.