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03/03/2026
Sen. Berthel Statement on Gov. Lamont’s Line-Item Vetoes of Funding in SB 298
HARTFORD – State Sen. Eric Berthel (R-Watertown) issued the following statement regarding the governor’s line-item veto of more than $3.8 million in budget earmarks approved in last week’s ‘emergency’ session. “The governor is listening to Senate Republicans. We have been raising concerns, and offering solutions, for months about how millions of taxpayer dollars are spent. ... Sen. Berthel Statement on Gov. Lamont’s Line-Item Vetoes of Funding in SB 298
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02/18/2026
Sen. Berthel Questions Homeschooling Concept Bill
Watch Sen. Berthel’s Education Committee remarks here. State Sen. Eric Berthel (R-Watertown), ranking member of the Education Committee, today questioned a concept bill, An Act Concerning the Provision of Equivalent Instruction in Connecticut, raised during the committee’s meeting. He said the concept would curtail the rights of not only homeschooling students and families, but ... Sen. Berthel Questions Homeschooling Concept Bill
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02/13/2026
"Troubling." CT Senate GOP Statement Regarding Report on CT Students Enrolled in Out-of-State Special Ed Schools
Sen. John A. Kissel, Sen. Eric Berthel, Sen. Jason Perillo, and Sen. Stephen Harding today issued the following statement regarding a report released by Disability Rights Connecticut and the state Office of the Child Advocate which is recommending that the state Department of Education provide more oversight of out-of-state special education schools where Connecticut students ... “Troubling.” CT Senate GOP Statement Regarding Report on CT Students Enrolled in Out-of-State Special Ed Schools