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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
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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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12/20/2025
(Listen) Sen. Kissel Discusses CT's Sexual Misconduct Report on WICC's Melissa in the Morning
Disability Rights Connecticut released a report following an investigation into sexual misconduct at Connecticut’s only prison for women. It’s a 27-page report highlighting alarming problems if not corrected will only allow the problem to continue at a high rate, according to the civil rights agency. To discuss the report, we spoke with state Senator John ... (Listen) Sen. Kissel Discusses CT’s Sexual Misconduct Report on WICC’s Melissa in the Morning