State Representative Vincent Candelora (R-86) today opposed legislation that would allow individuals to register and vote on the same day a state or municipal election is held. The bill was debated today in the State House of Representatives. Current state law requires that those wishing to vote in an upcoming municipal or state election register [...]
Connecticut will go into the healthcare insurance business if it opens up its health coverage to thousands of municipal workers and non-profits, and taxpayers will have to pay at least an additional $70 million a year according to State Representative Vincent Candelora (R-86).The so-called “pooling” bill assumes huge insurance risks for Connecticut and taxpayers by [...]
We are in the final weeks of session, and the race against the clock is beginning. Any bill that is not voted on by both House and Senate by midnight on June 3rd will die on the calendar. It is typically a gratifying feeling to finish session, but this year, it will be less satisfying [...]
On Saturday May 2, 2009, Representative Vincent Candelora attended a ceremony at North Branford Town Hall sponsored by the Northford and North Branford Womens’ Clubs. The organizations joined together to support “Veterans’ Oasis” which is establishing operation Enduring Freedom / Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans Social Centers on Community College campuses.
The program intends to assist [...]
The General Assembly has less than five weeks left of the regular session, and it does not appear that a budget will be crafted by then. The fact that we don’t have a budget demonstrates the difficulty that Connecticut is faced. The fact that the Democrat majority has not proposed the $3.3 billion tax package [...]
