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06/06/2026
"Yet Again?" Sen. Gordon on More Potential Double-Digit Health Insurance Rate Hikes
Sen. Jeff Gordon issued the following statement regarding health insurance rate filings for plans that currently cover 220,000 people. “Unaffordable, unsustainable, double-digit annual health insurance increases…. yet again? A nearly 18 % average small group rate increase? A 16.2 % average increase for individuals? Join me in urging state government officials to reject these hikes. ... “Yet Again?” Sen. Gordon on More Potential Double-Digit Health Insurance Rate Hikes
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06/05/2026
Senator Tony Hwang Responds to Proposed Double-Digit Insurance Rate Increase Requests; Encourages Public Participation
HARTFORD, CT— State Senator Tony Hwang (R—Fairfield), Ranking Republican leader of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee, today addressed the proposed rate increases submitted by individual and small group insurers to the Connecticut Insurance Department (CID). If approved, rates for individual market consumers would increase on average of between 12% and 22%, while small group ... Senator Tony Hwang Responds to Proposed Double-Digit Insurance Rate Increase Requests; Encourages Public Participation
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06/05/2026
"Unconstitutional." Sen. Sampson Statement on Glock-Ban Law
Sen. Rob Sampson issued the following statement regarding the governor’s ceremonial signing of legislation banning Glock-style pistols. “Governor Lamont held a photo op today celebrating a law that targets gun stores, manufacturers, and law-abiding citizens while leaving criminals completely unaffected. Connecticut already outlaws machine guns and illegal conversion devices. Criminals who use them already face ... “Unconstitutional.” Sen. Sampson Statement on Glock-Ban Law