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12/23/2025
CT Senate GOP: Misuse of Low-Income Energy $$ Points to Need for CT Nonprofit Reforms
For Immediate Release Sen. Stephen Harding, Sen. Rob Sampson and Sen. Jason Perillo issued the following statement regarding Waterbury-based nonprofit agency New Opportunities Inc. acknowledging impermissibly using federal funds intended for low-income energy assistance to cover its operational expenses for the second time in the past decade. (https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/article/new-opportunities-ct-liheap-home-heating-help-21257374.php) “This is the latest in a long line of examples of what happens ... CT Senate GOP: Misuse of Low-Income Energy $$ Points to Need for CT Nonprofit Reforms
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12/23/2025
Senator Tony Hwang Hosts Public Forum on State Housing Mandates, Transparency Concerns, and Local Impacts
(View Remarks) FAIRFIELD, CT—This past weekend, State Senator Tony Hwang (R–Fairfield) convened a public legislative forum to examine the far-reaching impacts of Connecticut’s new housing mandates and the state’s affordable housing law, discussing local control, infrastructure funding, and the lack of transparency surrounding the passage of HB 8002 during a special legislative session. Senator Hwang ... Senator Tony Hwang Hosts Public Forum on State Housing Mandates, Transparency Concerns, and Local Impacts
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12/20/2025
(Listen) Sen. Kissel Discusses CT's Sexual Misconduct Report on WICC's Melissa in the Morning
Disability Rights Connecticut released a report following an investigation into sexual misconduct at Connecticut’s only prison for women. It’s a 27-page report highlighting alarming problems if not corrected will only allow the problem to continue at a high rate, according to the civil rights agency. To discuss the report, we spoke with state Senator John ... (Listen) Sen. Kissel Discusses CT’s Sexual Misconduct Report on WICC’s Melissa in the Morning