Archive for April, 2009

Hetherington Supports Compromise to Protect Religious Liberty

by: jdooley April 24, 2009

State Representative John W. Hetherington (R -125) voted to enact Senate Bill 899 after two amendments were adopted to protect the rights of churches and religious groups to choose who uses their facilities and to maintain their adoption services. Reportedly, the language in the amendments reflects the concerns of the Roman Catholic Church and other [...]

Hetheringtons Gather at Taxpayer “Tea Party”

by: jdooley April 15, 2009

Rep. John Hetherington attended the Taxpayer Tea Party on April 15th “Tax Day” to protest the high taxes the state and federal government have proposed without any effort to reduce the size and scope of government.
Pictured to the left are Hope Hetherington (John’s wife); Kathleen Oldaker, a family friend from Carmel, N.Y.; John; and daughter [...]

Thoughts on the State Budget

by: jdooley April 13, 2009

Connecticut’s budget crisis presents a decision that will significantly impact us and those of our children who will live here someday. By way of update, we are still short at least half a billion for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and it looks likes more than 8 billion for the 2010-2011 biennial. We [...]

REP. HETHERINGTON DEMANDS AN APOLOGY A RETRACTION FOR EX-AIG CONSTITUENT

by: jdooley April 7, 2009

HARTFORD- State Representative John W. Hetherington (R-New Canaan, Wilton) has demanded that the State of Connecticut, including the Attorney General and the legislature’s Banks Committee, apologize and issue a retraction for Christopher Pohle, a New Canaan resident who was falsely identified as an AIG employee who received a retention bonus.