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CT Senate GOP: New Questions Arise Re: Adrian Peeler Clemency

Sen. Stephen Harding, Sen. Heather Somers, and Sen. Rob Sampson are raising new questions about former President Joe Biden’s Jan. 17 grant of clemency to Adrian Peeler, a Bridgeport man who was serving a 35-year sentence for conspiracy to commit murder involving the killing of an 8-year-old witness and his mother. Government watchdog The Oversight ... CT Senate GOP: New Questions Arise Re: Adrian Peeler Clemency

"Unacceptable." CT Senate GOP Statement on Large Rise in Confrontations in CT Schools

For Immediate Release    Sen. Eric Berthel, Sen. Rob Sampson, Sen. Ryan Fazio, Sen. Heather Somers and Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding a state report which reveals that verbal and physical confrontations are way up in CT schools. (https://www.wfsb.com/2025/08/11/state-doe-report-found-verbal-physical-confrontations-up-ct-schools/)   “The Hartford School District saw a 129% increase in confrontations.   Confrontations in the Manchester School District were up 116%.   This is ... “Unacceptable.” CT Senate GOP Statement on Large Rise in Confrontations in CT Schools

"84 % ?" CT Senate GOP Statement on Office of Health Strategy Spending Vast Majority of Budget on Consultants

Sen. Heather Somers, Sen. Jeff Gordon and Sen. Stephen Harding today issued the following statement regarding the revelation that the state Office of Health Strategy (OHS) spends 84% of its budget on consultants. (https://insideinvestigator.org/office-of-health-strategy-spends-84-of-budget-on-consultants/) “84 %? 84 % of the taxpayers’ money to this state agency gets contracted out? Meanwhile, OHS demands a larger and ... “84 % ?” CT Senate GOP Statement on Office of Health Strategy Spending Vast Majority of Budget on Consultants