Media Release
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PICKETT SUBMITS TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF VSO SALES TAX EXEMPTION
Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee Public Hearing February 26, 2025 Testimony in Support of H.B. No. 5065 AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN SALES TO MILITARY AND VETERANS-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE SALES AND USE TAXES Committee Co-Chairs, Senator Fonfara and Representative Horn, and distinguished members of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, thank you for…
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Letters: A clarion call for Middletown
Dear Middletown residents, The Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown will be running out of space by July 2027 and will close. Fortunately, in late January 2025, the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) posted an invitation to submit proposals (DVA -RFP 25-01) for site offerings for the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), “throughout the State…
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Middletown Press: New Haven vet helps launch Save OurCemetery effort to expand state cemetery in Middletown
By Cassandra Day, Staff WriterFeb 16, 2025 https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/connecticut-veterans-cemetery-expansion-middletown-20166024.php MIDDLETOWN — A grassroots campaign of war veterans hopes Connecticut lawmakers will address an “impending crisis” by adopting a resolution to expand the State Veterans Cemetery after Middletown denied a state Veterans Affairs request to buy 90 acres of adjacent city land three months ago. Organizers are urging the…