HARTFORD —The state recently launched the nation’s first statewide emergency notification system allowing public safety officials to communicate with residents, but people throughout Connecticut must register for the program to reach its full potential, Rep. John Piscopo said recently. Piscopo, who represents Thomaston, Harwinton, Burlington and Litchfield, urged his constituents to register for CT Alert [...]

Rep. John Piscopo today participated in an Eagle Scout Court of honor held at the Canton Community Center for Region 10 student Stephen Sikora. More than three dozen people were there, and Piscopo described the Burlington resident an exemplary young man. Piscopo talked about the challenges facing the state’s residents right now, challenges that certainly [...]

HARTFORD—Reps. John Piscopo and John Rigby today voted in favor of legislation that would immediately stimulate Connecticut’s long-suffering job market by repealing the state’s Business Entity Tax and offering tax credits to companies that create full-time positions. What’s more, the proposal pushed by the two Litchfield County legislators called for Jobs Impact Statements to accompany [...]

HARTFORD — Finance Committee member Rep. John Piscopo on April 1 supported a measure that would have ended the business entity tax Connecticut companies have to pay each year. Sen. Andrew Roraback, R-Goshen, proposed it through an amendment to a majority party bill that would impose a nearly 9 percent tax on corporate bonuses of [...]