John Piscopo

Posted on August 13, 2010

HARTFORD—State Rep. John Piscopo criticized House Democrats today for voting to give their gubernatorial candidate, Dan Malloy, an additional $3 million in state-supplied campaign funds. Piscopo said that House Democrats have overextended themselves and Connecticut, which is facing a roughly $4 billion budget hole. And unfortunately, he said, the majority party continues to ignore the […]

Posted on August 10, 2010

Once again Connecticut is offering a Sales Tax Holiday from Aug. 15 through Aug. 21. The one-week event eliminates Connecticut’s 6 percent sales tax on all clothing and footwear costing less than $300 per item from the third Sunday in August through the following Saturday. The increased exemption replaces the standard $50 exemption for clothing […]

Posted on July 28, 2010

HARTFORD —The state recently launched the nation’s first statewide emergency notification system allowing public safety officials to communicate with residents, but people throughout Connecticut must register for the program to reach its full potential, Rep. John Piscopo said recently. Piscopo, who represents Thomaston, Harwinton, Burlington and Litchfield, urged his constituents to register for CT Alert […]

Posted on July 15, 2010

HARTFORD — A series of new laws took effect at the start of the month. Among them is a package of domestic violence reforms clarifies the difference between a protective order (a criminal matter) and a restraining order (a civil matter), and also will allow judges to put protective orders in place when offenders are […]

Posted on June 21, 2010

HARTFORD — The state’s credit was downgraded recently by one of the three major rating agencies because the Democratic-controlled legislature’s decision to use one-shot revenues to cover our deficits and borrow its way out of the current financial mess, Rep. John Piscopo said this week. This development has huge implications for Connecticut’s fiscal stability, said […]