HARTFORD- In continued demonstration of bipartisan collaboration this session, legislative Republicans and Democrats came together to support a deficit mitigation package that closes $1.2 billion of the budget deficit for the current fiscal year ending this June.
The compromise package between both parties included no cuts in state aid to cities and towns, no tax increases, [...]
HARTFORD- State Representative John Stripp, R-135th District has introduced a bill this legislative session to increase the penalty for certain types of securities fraud. The bill has received a public hearing by the General Assembly’s Banks Committee.
Rep. Stripp, who is the lead Republican on the Banks Committee, put forward this proposal after recent cases of [...]
By John StrippThe looming budget crisis at the Capitol in Hartford, where the state must close an $8-billion budget gap for the next two years, is merely a sign of things to come. We may be heading toward a permanent fiscal crisis.
“Demand for public services is increasing, while slow population and economic growth are resulting [...]
HARTFORD- State Representative John E. Stripp, of Weston applauded Governor M. Jodi Rell’s proposed fiscally responsible budget.
“The Governor has done a good job of producing a balanced budget over the next two years without raising taxes and without cutting critical services that the public has come to expect and truly deserves,” said Rep Stripp.
