HARTFORD — Rep. Larry Cafero stopped by a Judiciary Committee meeting today to testify against a bill that would decriminalize possessing less than a half ounce of marijuana. Cafero, House Republican Leader, told committee members the proposal would send the wrong message to children. For years Cafero has served as an expulsion hearing officer at [...]
HARTFORD – An important self-imposed Democrat deadline has come and gone without the Appropriations Committee identifying the $220 million in cuts Democrat leaders promised when the last deficit mitigation plan passed on February 25th. House and Senate Republican leaders today said that the Democrats’ failure to identify the cuts will further jeopardize efforts to balance [...]
NORWALK–Rep. Larry Cafero knows that the number one key to drug abuse prevention is parents talking to their children about its dangers. Cafero plans to attend a special event March 30 called The Courage to Speak Family Night. This important session will be held at West Rocks Middle School and starts at 5:30 p.m. Activities [...]
House and Senate Republican Leaders, State Rep. Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. and Sen. John McKinney, today said state laws cited by insurance giant AIG to justify $165 million in “outrageous” employee bonuses must be re-written and they pledged to take action as early as next week when the legislature convenes.AIG in recent days has cited [...]
House Republican Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., today condemned a Democratic proposal to strip Catholic parishes in Connecticut of control over their finances and questioned whether any such law would survive constitutional challenges. Cafero said his office has been “swamped’’ with calls and e-mail from constituents throughout the state who are outraged by the proposal [...]
