In CT Senate, GOP opposition to state employee raises disappears

CT Mirror – Thursday, March 26, 2026
By Mark Pazniokas

A different day, a different chamber and a much different debate.

The Senate voted 30-2 Thursday to approve state employee raises for a largely blue-collar bargaining unit without the objections raised in the House on Wednesday about the deal’s long-term affordability.

Senate Minority Leader Minority Stephen Harding, R-Brookfield, opened his remarks Thursday by offering political cover to the 31 Republicans who voted against the deal in the House and the two who would do so in the Senate.

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