State Senator Henri Martin

CT Senate GOP: Jobs Report Is “Blaring Neon Sign”

Sen. Stephen Harding, Sen. Henri Martin, Sen. Ryan Fazio and Sen. Rob Sampson issued the following statement regarding Connecticut’s labor market shedding 5,700 jobs in September. “Nearly 6,000 jobs lost in a single month? The Lamont administration’s description of this as a ‘weak’ jobs report is a huge understatement. This report is a blaring neon ... Henri Martin

CT Senate GOP Statement on CT DEEP Audit Report

Sen. Stephen Harding, Sen. Rob Sampson and Sen. Henri Martin today issued the following statement regarding the state’s audit of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. (https://wp.cga.ct.gov/apa/wp-content/cgacustom/reports/Energy%20and%20Environmental%20Protection,%20Department%20of_20251210_FY2023,2024.pdf) “State employees out on paid leave…with no documentation for why they are out on paid leave. State employees remaining out on paid leave beyond the 30-day limit…and ... Henri Martin

CT Senate GOP Statement on ECSU Audit, Purchasing Card Misuse

For Immediate Release    Sen. Stephen Harding, Sen. Henri Martin and Sen. Rob Sampson issued the following statement regarding the state’s audit report on Eastern Connecticut State University.  (https://wp.cga.ct.gov/apa/wp-content/cgacustom/reports/FullReports/Eastern%20Connecticut%20State%20University%20FULL_20251125_FY2023,2024.pdf)   “Another state university audit brings – you guessed it –  more findings of past misuse of state government purchasing cards.   A lack of oversight. A lack of internal controls.   It had ... Henri Martin

What Can Be Done to Fix Purchasing Card Noncompliance Instances in the CT State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) System? Sen. Martin Updates WICC.

CT Senate GOP Statement on Audit Finding More P-Card Misuse in CSCU System

Sen. Stephen Harding, Sen. Henri Martin, Sen. Heather Somers and Sen. Rob Sampson issued the following statement regarding a state auditors’ report which reveals more purchasing card (P-Card) noncompliance instances in the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system. “Haven’t we read about this government P-card misuse before? Unfortunately, yes, we have. This latest audit ... Henri Martin

CT Senate GOP Statement on Former PURA Chair & Staff Misleading Judge

Sen. Stephen Harding, Sen. Ryan Fazio, Sen. Rob Sampson, Sen. Henri Martin, Sen. Eric Berthel, Sen. Jason Perillo, Sen. Heather Somers and Sen. Jeff Gordon today issued the following statement regarding former chief utility regulator Marissa Gillett conceding in court Tuesday that she and her staff knew of the deletion of electronic records, but misled ... Henri Martin

CT Senate GOP Thank Gov. Lamont for Demanding Apology from Sen. Anwar

Sen. Stephen Harding, Sen. Jeff Gordon, Sen. Rob Sampson, Sen. Henri Martin, Sen. Jason Perillo, Sen. Eric Berthel, Sen. Paul Cicarella and Sen. Heather Somers today issued the following statement: “Gov. Ned Lamont is absolutely right. He said in a news conference yesterday that he thought the cholesterol sign Sen. Saud Anwar was standing next ... Henri Martin

CT Senate GOP on CT Innovations Audit: “We Must Have Processes To Gauge Performance.

Sen. Henri Martin and Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding a state audit which found that Connecticut Innovations, Inc. (CI), the state’s quasi-public venture capital firm, did not sufficiently monitor whether companies participating in business assistance and incentive programs complied with requirements in their Connecticut presence agreements. (https://wp.cga.ct.gov/apa/wp-content/cgacustom/reports/FullReports/Connecticut%20Innovations%20Incorporated%20FULL_20251007_FY2023,2024.pdf) “As we noted after last ... Henri Martin

CT Senate GOP Statement on Gov’s Office Audit

Sen. Henri Martin, Sen. Rob Sampson, Sen. Heather Somers and Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding a state auditors report which found that Governor Lamont’s office approved timesheets for the governor’s staff “without direct knowledge of their work hours or locations” and lacked formal written procedures for doing so. “It’s an absence of ... Henri Martin