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05/08/2025
Senator Heather Somers Applauds Passage of Senate Bill 59
HARTFORD, CT – Today, Senator Heather Somers (R-Groton) praised the Connecticut State Senate for the successful passage of Senate Bill 59, An Act Requiring a Plan for Beneficial Use Dredging, legislation aimed at advancing sustainable environmental practices in the state’s dredging operations. The bill, which passed unanimously, will require the Department of Energy and Environmental ... Senator Heather Somers Applauds Passage of Senate Bill 59
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05/07/2025
Sen. Martin Applauds "Street Takeover" Bill's Overwhelming Passage in CT Senate
Sen. Henri Martin applauded the State Senate’s May 7 overwhelming passage of a bill that would allow law enforcement to confiscate driver’s licenses or vehicles used in so-called “street takeovers” in addition to authorizing municipalities to adopt ordinances related to street takeovers and destroy seized vehicles after 30 days. (https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01284-R000732-BA.PDF) “This is a positive step. ... Sen. Martin Applauds “Street Takeover” Bill’s Overwhelming Passage in CT Senate
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05/07/2025
"Epic fail": Sens. Harding & Sampson on Gov. Lamont's PURA Backroom Deal Failure
Sen. Rob Sampson and Sen. Stephen Harding today issued the following statement regarding the reported failure of the governor’s backroom deal to reconfigure the state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority as a quasi-public agency in order to give a sitting state senator a promised state government job. “File this one under ‘Shady Backroom Connecticut Government Deals ... “Epic fail”: Sens. Harding & Sampson on Gov. Lamont’s PURA Backroom Deal Failure