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08/22/2025
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
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08/12/2025
"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
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07/24/2025
CT Senate GOP Statement on Early Education "Off-Budget Slush Fund"
For Immediate Release Sen. Heather Somers, Sen. Ryan Fazio and Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding the state’s new early education trust fund: “Republicans support pre-K investments, but it must be done the right way and within the confines of the state budget. Instead, Gov. Lamont created this off-budget slush fund that exists outside the limits of the state government spending cap. It flagrantly ... CT Senate GOP Statement on Early Education “Off-Budget Slush Fund”