While Connecticut may not have kings, it certainly has a ruling class. And someone needs to stand up to them.
Rob Sampson
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CT’s budget priorities: Fiscal responsibility or political convenience?
Special education funding is a critical necessity for Connecticut’s municipalities, ensuring that towns can support students without overburdening local taxpayers. Unfortunately, instead of properly funding towns, the Democratic majority has once again relied on budgetary gimmicks —not to improve education, but to circumvent their own fiscal rules. For years, Democratic leadership has put Connecticut’s municipalities […]
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In opposition to an excise tax on ammunition
I am asking this committee to oppose this legislation as I believe it to be overtly political.
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Lawmaker: Stricter gun laws haven’t made us safer
Ever since the tragedy at Sandy Hook, I have advocated for constructive and non-partisan solutions to reduce the potential for similar events. Connecticut reacted after that terrible act by passing the strictest gun control laws in the country, including bans on assault rifles, restrictions on magazine capacity, and universal background checks. Irrespective of any other value those policies may have, none of those things have made us even the least bit safer.