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01/27/2026
"Where's the economic growth?" CT Senate GOP on Dec. 2025 Jobs Report
Several CT Senate Republicans issued the following statement regarding the December 2025 employment report. (https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/laborsit.pdf) “Where’s the economic growth? It’s apparently not here in deep blue Connecticut. We lost 2,200 jobs in 2025. Our labor force is declining by tens of thousands of people. And our healthcare jobs? Anemic growth there, even as the rest ... “Where’s the economic growth?” CT Senate GOP on Dec. 2025 Jobs Report
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12/16/2025
Sen. Kissel Statement on Report Finding Sexual Misconduct at York Correctional Institution
Sen. John A. Kissel, (R-Enfield), Ranking Senator on the Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement regarding an investigation by a federally mandated civil rights agency which found an “alarming” amount of sexual misconduct at Connecticut’s only prison for women. (DRCT+Report+on+Sexual+Abuse+at+York+Correctional+Institution+Dec+16+2025.pdf) “This report contains very serious findings and allegations against the Department of Correction. One ... Sen. Kissel Statement on Report Finding Sexual Misconduct at York Correctional Institution
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12/02/2025
CT Senate GOP Statement on Assault of CT Correction Officer
Sen. John A. Kissel, Ranking Senator on the Judiciary Committee, Sen. Paul Cicarella and Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding the Dec. 1 assault of an Osborn Correctional Institution Correction Officer by an incarcerated individual. “The injured Officer and her family are in our thoughts, and we send gratitude as she recovers from ... CT Senate GOP Statement on Assault of CT Correction Officer