AFTER MORE THAN 3 YEARS OF TRYING TO RAISE TAXES, GOVERNOR LAMONT FINALLY JOINS REPUBLICANS AND CALLS FOR GAS TAX RELIEF FOR CONNECTICUT FAMILIES
March 16, 2022
“The Senate and House Republicans have proposed a gas tax holiday and, after Legislative Democrats turned their noses down at the proposal, Governor Ned …
Lamont and CT Dems Misuse COVID Relief Dollars
July 29, 2022
From the Desk of Chairman Proto: Ned Lamont & CT Dems Fail to Help Actual Businesses Hurt by COVID, Instead Opt for Woke State-Run …
CTGOP AD ALERT: In Joe Biden’s America, Connecticut Can’t Afford Ned Lamont
July 19, 2022
Today, the Connecticut Republican Party launched a new advertisement exposing Governor Lamont’s mishandling of Connecticut’s economy. “While Ned Lamont likes to say he’s cut …
“New Tax Ned” Lamont Celebrates the 4th with a New Tax
July 1, 2022
Today, Governor Lamont’s 23% diesel fuel tax increase went into effect. “Following weeks of anti fuel-tax rallies and calls from leaders on both sides …
SOTS Resign and What’s Next
June 29, 2022
Yesterday, Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill announced her retirement effective on Thursday, June 30. “Through her time in the House of Representatives and …
VP Visit, USCGA Graduation
June 14, 2022
Connecticut State Republican Chairman Ben Proto would like to provide the following statement on Vice President Harris’s trip to the Coast Guard Academy in …
Tolls Then TCI Now Trucks
June 14, 2022
Do you remember when Ned Lamont pushed his first major regressive tax project: Tolls Across Connecticut? How about his second: a new “TCI” gas tax? …
CT Democrats compare George Logan to a Monkey
June 13, 2022
This is What Racism Looks Like. Democrats Compare George Logan to a Monkey. by Kevin Rennie as published on Daily Ructions on May 19. Republicans …
Lamont Has A Case Of The Biden
June 6, 2022
This week, Governor Ned Lamont and Secretary of the State Denise Merrill announced their decision to hire a $150,000 a year taxpayer funded partisan, political hack to …
Jahana Hayes is in Congress to Get Hers, Not Serve Us
April 21, 2022
Representative Jahana Hayes has been called out for paying family with campaign funds, but that was not enough to get her to stop. According to …
FACT CHECK: Lamont’s Track Record
April 8, 2022
This past Tuesday was a sad day for Caroline Simmons, the first-term mayor of one of Connecticut’s largest cities. Mayor Simmons has been reduced …
Laura Devlin for Lieutenant Governor
April 5, 2022
“Laura Devlin is an fantastic candidate for Lieutenant Governor. She has been and continues to be an outstanding leader in Connecticut. Since her first …
The Heat is On: CT Democrats Begin the “U Turn” on the Truck Tax
March 31, 2022
“I’m sure the only thing missing from the Democrats press conference on their attempts to reign in the hugely expensive and utterly misguided truck …
Proto Says Tong Needs to Investigate Democrats Excessive Gas Taxes
March 9, 2022
State Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto Wednesday said the Democrats’ efforts to shift the blame for higher gas prices onto the station owner isn’t …
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. …And Connecticut is about to Burn.
February 25, 2022
Contracts, corruption and resignations, oh my! Today, the Governor will give a statement where he will announce that OPM Secretary Melissa McCaw will …
MEDIA ADVISORY: CTGOP Launches Ad Detailing Governor Ned Lamont’s Non-Existent Crime Surge Solution
February 18, 2022
On Friday, February 18, 2022, the Connecticut Republican Party launched an ad which details Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s non-response to surging crime and lawlessness …
Lamont’s (and Tong’s) School Construction Corruption Deniability Falling Like a House of Cards
February 17, 2022
While the people of Connecticut have been wondering when their lives will get back to normal and when the government and Governor Lamont will …
Proto: CT Legislators Must End King Ned’s Reign-and the Mandates
February 10, 2022
Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto released the following statement: I want to make it clear where the Republican Party stands on the votes …
Governor Lamont’s “kinda sorta it might be if you look hard ‘tax cut'”
February 4, 2022
Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto released the following statement: Governor Lamont has proposed a property income tax credit that he calls a …
Another Day, Another Investigation Into Connecticut Democrats
February 3, 2022
Appropriately on Groundhog Day the Courant broke the news that Connecticut’s Governor Ned Lamont’s administration was served by the New Haven U.S. Attorney’s office …
Taxes are a Life Certainty, right Governor?
February 1, 2022
This week, the Republican American reported that our own Governor Ned Lamont was in the hot seat for his neglect to pay his federal …
UConn Bleeds Green – Tens of Millions Owed
January 27, 2022
Amid bombshell news that UConn Athletics is operating at a $50 Million dollar loss, it was recently announced that the University has been ordered …
U.S. Senator Blumenthal Flip Flops on the Filibuster
January 25, 2022
Last week, Connecticut watched Senator Richard Blumenthal not only cave to the radical left, but completely reversed course on his own outspoken stance on …
Cardona played a role in Washington’s ‘War on Parents’
January 12, 2022
While it may be to our shock, but certainly not our surprise, this week it was reported that U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona …
From the Desk of Chairman Ben Proto
January 11, 2022
Hi There, As Joe Courtney and Jahana Hayes head back to Washington, D.C., Connecticut families are left to ask: how much will this …
CT Republicans Appalled At Lamont’s Order for Nursing Homes to Accept Covid-Positive Admissions from Hospitals
January 7, 2022
SOUTHINGTON – Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto shared the following statement in reaction to Governor Lamont’s directive to Connecticut nursing homes to receive …
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS WEIGH IN ON CT REDISTRICTING
January 5, 2022
It’s time to throw out the Status Quo SOUTHINGTON – Connecticut Republicans, led by Party Chairman Ben Proto, are showing how their actions …
MEDIA ADVISORY: CTGOP Launches Ad Campaign v. Governor Ned Lamont
January 10, 2021
On Monday, January 10, 2022, the Connecticut Republican Party launched an ad highlighting the ‘leadership’ shown by Connecticut’s Governor, Ned Lamont, in his nearly-two …