Ridgefield CT Republican Town Committee

Ridgefield CT Republican Town Committee The Ridgefield Republican Town Committee believes in smaller, efficient, and friendly government. We support lower taxes and common sense in government.

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09/08/2026

Last year, Connecticut lawmakers passed Senate Bill 4, an energy bill authorizing up to $250 million in state borrowing to temporarily reduce hardship-related costs appearing on electric bills.

Today the Bond Commission approved the second $125 million installment.

Instead of deciding whether these costs belong in the General Fund, and paying for them within the state budget, lawmakers borrowed the money for up to 20 years. That temporarily lowers one part of electric bills but leaves taxpayers to repay the debt with interest.

What do you think: Should these costs be paid through the state budget — or financed with long-term debt?

09/08/2026
09/08/2026

Connecticut’s state payroll is high not just compared with where it was six years ago, but compared with its neighbors.

In 2025, Connecticut reported $8,851 in March payroll per full-time state employee, the second-highest figure among all 50 states, according to Yankee Institute calculations using Census Bureau data.

Among New England states and New York, Connecticut ranked first.

https://www.yankeeinstitute.org/2026/09/07/labor-day-look-connecticut-added-just-716-full-time-state-workers-since-2019-yet-monthly-payroll-jumped-34/

09/07/2026

Connecticut’s full-time state workforce barely grew between 2019 and 2025. Its payroll did. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (ASPEP) shows Connecticut had 50,363 full-time state government employees in March 2019 and 51,079 in March 2025 — a net increase of...

09/07/2026

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