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GOP leaders said recent police accountability and clean slate laws, as well as the legalization of marijuana, have hurt police recruitment and retention in Connecticut.
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Connecticut Sen. Kevin Kelly has stepped down as the Republican minority leader and has been replaced by Sen. Stephen Harding, a first-term Republican from Brookfield.
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Connecticut Senate Republicans have proposed a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state, without requiring an electric vehicle mandate supported by the Democratic majority.
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The state Department of Energy and Environment Protection implemented new regulations last month that would electrify the state fleet by 2035 and prohibit the procurement of diesel-powered buses after Jan. 1, 2024.
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WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with Gary Rose, a professor of politics and scholar-in-residence at Sacred Heart University, about his new book titled “Connecticut Republicans: Past, Present and Future.”
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U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) said almost 100,000 Connecticut residents would lose food insecurity support if the proposed cuts are made.
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The Suffolk County Republican Committee nominate Ed Romaine as their candidate for county executive this November. His likely opponent is businessman and former prosecutor David Calone.
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Republican Rep. George Santos (R-NY) positioned himself in a prime location for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address — an uncomfortably prominent place for the embattled new lawmaker who faces multiple investigations and has acknowledged embellishing and even lying about his life story.
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A man who accosted U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin on stage as the Republican campaigned for governor will remain in custody while a federal judge considers his lawyer's plea to release the Army veteran, who he said was in an alcoholic relapse.
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The bill would expand benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and toxins. Senator Richard Blumenthal thinks it has broad bipartisan support.