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08/17/2026
Hartford Violence: CT Senate GOP Statement
Several Senate Republican lawmakers are urging the Lamont administration to heed the call from the Hartford Police Union to step up the state’s collaboration with the city in addressing the spike in violence. “We urge the Lamont administration to listen to the understaffed Hartford Police Department, which is at a self-described ‘tipping point’. Collaborate. Be ... Hartford Violence: CT Senate GOP Statement
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06/30/2026
"Tsunami" CT H2O Rate Hikes Warning: CT Senate GOP Statement on Aquarion Sale Closing
Several Senate Republicans issued the following statement regarding the closing of the sale of Aquarion, the state’s largest water utility serving 735,000 customers across 60 municipalities, by Eversource to the Aquarion Water Authority, a quasi-public nonprofit. “Brace yourself, Connecticut: Brace yourself for a tsunami of unaffordable water bill rate increases. Year after year after year. ... “Tsunami” CT H2O Rate Hikes Warning: CT Senate GOP Statement on Aquarion Sale Closing
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06/30/2026
CT Senate GOP Calls for Hearings & Reforms Re: J’Allen Jones Video
Several Republican State Senators today issued the following statement regarding the public release of the video capturing J’Allen Jones’ final moments inside Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown on March 25, 2018. “Eight years. It took eight long years for this video to be released. Gov. Lamont and Attorney General Tong withheld it. Why? Transparency, oversight, ... CT Senate GOP Calls for Hearings & Reforms Re: J’Allen Jones Video