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By State Sen. Rob Sampson This year, we will celebrate the United States of America’s 250th birthday. For me, it will be far more than an anniversary on a calendar, and I believe millions of Americans feel the same. It should mark a season of celebration, reflection, gratitude, and national renewal: a chance to remember ... Home
Several Senate Republicans issued the following statement regarding the closing of the sale of Aquarion, the state’s largest water utility serving 735,000 customers across 60 municipalities, by Eversource to the Aquarion Water Authority, a quasi-public nonprofit. “Brace yourself, Connecticut: Brace yourself for a tsunami of unaffordable water bill rate increases. Year after year after year. ... Home
HARTFORD, CT – State Senator Ryan Fazio (R-Greenwich) today released the following statement regarding the closing of Eversource’s sale of Aquarion Water Company: “The closing of the Aquarion sale, pushed by Gov. Lamont, is good news for Eversource, which is making billions on the sale, but bad news for the Connecticut families who will have ... Home
Several Republican State Senators today issued the following statement regarding the public release of the video capturing J’Allen Jones’ final moments inside Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown on March 25, 2018. “Eight years. It took eight long years for this video to be released. Gov. Lamont and Attorney General Tong withheld it. Why? Transparency, oversight, ... Home
HARTFORD, CT – State Senator Ryan Fazio (R-Greenwich) released the following statement regarding the delay of the Southeastern Connecticut Gas Resiliency Project: “Connecticut’s energy costs are already crushing family budgets. Yet, the Lamont administration just added insult to injury by blocking affordable energy access. After seven years of construction, more than $150 million invested, and ... Home
WASHINGTON, D.C. — State Sen. Rob Sampson (R-16) announced today that he and Rep. Gale Mastrofrancesco (R-80), will represent Connecticut at the America250 State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the nation’s Independence Day celebration after Connecticut declined to participate in the official state exhibit. The America250 State Fair is one of ... Home
I-Team: 95% of $400k CSCU report most likely written by AI Channel 3 Connecticut taxpayers may have just paid around $220 a page for a report written mostly by AI. For the past year, former CSCU chancellor Terrence Cheng has been working on a report to help improve the state’s colleges and universities. Cheng was ... Home
CT Senate Republicans · CT Senate Republicans’ proposals to lower your electricity bills get shot down by supermajority Democrats every year. Why? Sen. Gordon updates 94.9 FM’s Lee Elci.
CT Senate Republicans · Another ‘slap in the face’ to CT taxpayers: A wasteful, $440,000, A.I.-generated higher ed report. Sen. Gordon updates WTIC 1080.
💸 Gov. Lamont and CT Democrats keep finding ways to increase costs!
You already pay the Public Benefits Charge, but did you know there’s ANOTHER hidden cost in your electric bill? The state requires power companies to buy special permits, and the price has risen more than 900% since 2008.
So who pays? You do. Every month, on your already sky-high electric bill.
We pay the second-highest electricity rates in the country. CT Democrats keep hiding fees and digging into your wallets, hoping you don’t notice.
Senate Republicans have a plan to eliminate the Public Benefits Charge and lower your electric rates. We will keep fighting to make Connecticut more affordable! ... See MoreSee Less
America’s story began with citizens who believed freedom was worth fighting for, and Connecticut stood among them from the start, supplying troops, provisions, and leaders to the cause of independence. Two hundred and fifty years later, that same spirit of courage and sacrifice still defines who we are. We are grateful for the freedoms we celebrate today and for the country we are proud to call home. Happy Independence Day from the CT Senate Republican Caucus. 🇺🇸 #America250... See MoreSee Less
🌊Brace yourself, Connecticut. The Aquarion sale is final. A tsunami of water rate hikes is coming for 735,000 customers in 60 towns across our state. And here’s the insult on top of the injury — these future rate hikes won’t need approval from state regulators anymore.
CT Republicans have been warning about this sale for months and said from Day One that this deal stunk. There was no public hearing and no say in the matter for ratepayers that will be impacted. Senate Republicans will keep standing with the ratepayers forced to dig deeper in their pockets to pay outrageous water and electric bills. ... See MoreSee Less
“We are pleased to close this transaction, which is a key piece of our commitment to further strengthen our balance sheet and credit profile,” said an Eversource Executive vice president
