Hartford—A $51 billion, two-year bipartisan budget was approved by the House on a vote of 139-12.

State Representative Bill Pizzuto (R-71) voted in favor of broad-based tax relief to Connecticut residents. The budget reduces the income tax from 5% to 4.50% and 3% to 2% and eliminates the benefits cliff by phasing out the income tax exemption for pension & annuity income and individual retirement accounts.

“I’m pleased that this plan also makes historic investments in education and provides more funding…

Hartford— The House has unanimously passed a comprehensive bill concerning resources and support services for residents with an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD).

Rep. Bill Pizzuto (R-71) voted for HB 5001, which includes a number of bills brought up for public hearings by the Human Services Committee this session. Among other provisions, this bill would minimize waiting lists for support services, housing, and increase workforce development for individuals with an intellectual or…

Hartford—State Representative Bill Pizzuto (R-71) is applauding a $115,000 grant awarded to the Town of Middlebury from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Grant program. Middlebury, Bethel, and Kent will be joining 15 other municipalities, including Newtown, to implement innovative pilot programs to collect residential food scraps and reduce trash and collect food scraps.

DEEP is awarding $577,000 in total grant funding, including…

Hartford-The Connecticut House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday to implement early voting. State Representative Bill Pizzuto (R-71) voted in against to the proposal to have 14 days of early voting for a regular, general election.

“I’m concerned about the costs to cities and towns and about the availability of staffing for this very long process. Funding in future years, required staffing, lock boxes and other provisions were not clearly defined in this bill. Without those necessary safeguards…

2024-2025 plan provides more tax relief than Governor and Democrats, invests in key areas including education and nonprofit social safety net providers

HARTFORD—State Representative Bill Pizzuto (R-71) joined House Republicans on Tuesday and 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.

“This balanced budget proposal provides…

Hartford—State Representative William Pizzuto (R-71) testified before the state Office of Health Strategy this week on the proposed sale of Waterbury Hospital to Yale New Haven Health. Yale New Haven Health signed a $400 million deal to acquire Waterbury Hospital and parent Waterbury HEALTH among other medical facilities.

Yale requested a certificate of need for the proposed hospital sales.

“By way of background, I am a long serving member of the Prospect Waterbury Local Advisory Board. I am the…

HARTFORD– Grants for public schools throughout Connecticut have been awarded by the State of Connecticut to make upgrades to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

The grants are being awarded through the HVAC Indoor Air Quality Grants Program for Public Schools, a newly established state program that is administered by the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services. Funding for the program comes from $75 million in state bonding and $75 million from the state’s share of…

Waterbury– The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will hold a conceptual public information meeting about the removal of the Exit 21 Off-Ramp on Interstate 84 Eastbound in Waterbury. The meeting will occur in person on Thursday, March 23, 2023, from 6-8pm at Maloney Magnet School, 233 South Elm Street in Waterbury. The meeting will be open to members of the public for comments and questions.

The goals are to provide an overview of what the project intends to accomplish, including the…

Hartford–The Connecticut Office of the Arts recently awarded Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund (CAEF) grants totaling $864,233 to 165 organizations across the state.

CAEF grants provide general operating support that organizations may use toward programming, administrative or operational costs, capital projects, equipment, or to build their own endowments.

Locally, The Palace Theater Group, Inc. in Waterbury was awarded $4,121 and Waterbury Ballet Company (Brass City Ballet) in Middlebury was awarded…

Hartford – One of the House Republican bills to make our communities safer will receive a public hearing Monday.

Our bill (H.B. 6878) would restore a police officer’s ability to perform a consent search of a motor vehicle, an important tool to keep drugs and illegal weapons off our streets. It also seeks to ensure that people on the sex offender registry have registered his/her actual residential address. The legislation would also allow law enforcement to pursue vehicles operated by persons suspected…