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04/15/2025
Sens. Berthel & Perillo Stand Up for Utility Customers, Protest the Reappointment of PURA Chair Gillett
HARTFORD – State Sen. Eric Berthel (R-Watertown), ranking member of the Executive & Legislative Nominations Committee, and State Sen. Jason Perillo (R-Shelton) today stood in solidarity with the valley region’s struggling electric utility customers by joining Senate Republicans in walking out of the Senate chamber during a vote on a resolution to reappoint Public Utilities ... Sens. Berthel & Perillo Stand Up for Utility Customers, Protest the Reappointment of PURA Chair Gillett
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04/15/2025
Sen. Berthel Stands Up for Utility Customers, Walks Out on Vote to Reappoint PURA Chair Gillett
State Sen. Eric Berthel (R-Watertown), ranking member of the Executive & Legislative Nominations Committee, today stood in solidarity with struggling electric utility customers by joining Senate Republicans in walking out of the Senate chamber during a vote on a resolution to reappoint Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) Chair Marissa Gillett to another four-year term. This ... Sen. Berthel Stands Up for Utility Customers, Walks Out on Vote to Reappoint PURA Chair Gillett
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04/14/2025
CT Senate GOP Statement on CT Dems' Avelo Criticism
Sen. Rob Sampson, Sen. Eric Berthel and Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding Connecticut Democrats’ ongoing criticism of Avelo Airlines for flying deportation charter flights for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “What does it say when Connecticut Democrats are directly adversarial to a major company that creates jobs in our communities? Connecticut ... CT Senate GOP Statement on CT Dems’ Avelo Criticism