Archive for February, 2009

Rep. Harkins: Vets Cmte OK’s Bill to Help Disabled Stratford Veterans Retain Local Property Tax Exemption

by: admin February 27, 2009

Measure would Enable Vets to Retain Benefit without Requesting Federal Documents Every Year
Disabled Stratford veterans who qualify for exemptions from local property taxes will not have to file documents verifying their disabilities with the assessor’s office every year under a measure that was approved by the state legislature’s Veterans Affairs Committee February 26th, state Representative [...]

Rep. Harkins: Q-Poll shows Strong Support for Spending Cuts – Not Tax Hikes – to Balance Budget

by: admin February 13, 2009

A recent Quinnipiac University poll shows Connecticut residents overwhelmingly prefer cuts in state spending to balance the state budget rather than tax increases - a position Republican state legislators have been advocating for months, Deputy House Republican Leader at Large John A. Harkins said today.
By a whopping 67 percent margin, citizens responding to the poll [...]

Stratford Legislators Praise Governor Rell’s Proposed State Budget

by: admin February 6, 2009

No New Taxes, No Cuts In Education Aid To Stratford
Senator Dan Debicella (R-21), Representative, John Harkins (R-120), and Representative Lawrence Miller (R-122) praised Governor M. Jodi Rell’s proposed $38 billion, two-year state budget as a responsible plan for preserving necessary government programs and services without burdening state residents with new sales and income taxes.
“The Governor’s [...]