Why It Matters: Introduced on February 14, 2024, Connecticut House Bill 5114 (HB 5114) – An Act Establishing an Excise Tax on Ammunition to Provide Funding for Community Gun Violence and Intervention Program Grants, sought to establish an 11% excise tax on ammunition and dedicate funds towards a community gun violence intervention and prevention program. …
Connecticut Adjourns and Sin Tax Dies on the Vine Read More »
Why It Matters: The management of black bears – or lack thereof – in the northeast has made headlines over the past year. Connecticut garnered attention earlier this year when Senate Bill 1148 (S.B. 1148), legislation authorized the Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to adopt regulations that would establish an …
Connecticut: Missed Opportunity to Manage State’s Black Bears Read More »
Why It Matters: Bear hunting is an effective wildlife management practice relied on by states across the nation to regulate populations and minimize human-wildlife conflicts. Connecticut,, which presently does not have a bear hunting season, has seen a significant increase in black bear populations in recent years, leading to increased instances of nuisance animals posing …
CT Considers Instituting Black Bear Hunting Lottery Read More »
Why It Matters: With the new year kicked off, legislatures across the nation are gearing up for busy sessions in the months ahead. Your contacts at the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation are hard at work tracking policies relevant to hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, and trapping, and will continue to operate alongside the pertinent sportsmen’s caucuses within …
It May Be Winter But Legislatures Are Heating Up Across the Northeast Read More »
Why It Matters: State fish and wildlife agencies are instrumental in setting the frameworks that result in the successful conservation and management of a state’s fish, wildlife, and their habitats. Sportsmen and women (including hunters, anglers, recreational shooters, and trappers) have played a crucial role in funding conservation efforts in the United States for over …
Fall Trout Stocking Underway Across the Northeast Read More »
Connecticut: American System of Conservation Funding Fact Sheet
Contact: Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States On March 3, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States, testified during a Connecticut Joint Committee on Environment hearing in opposition to Senate Bill 925 (SB 925) – legislation that would prohibit the import, sale, and possession of items from legally hunted African species. …
Ignoring Decades of Sound Science – Connecticut’s “Big 6” African Species Import Ban Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator African species trophy import bans have recently been introduced in New York (Assembly Bill 716 and Assembly Bill 805) and Connecticut (Senate Bill 62), further evidence that imperialist viewpoints continue to influence domestic policy here in the United States. It is disconcerting, to say the least, that …
New York, Connecticut Bills Ignore African Self-Determination Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On January 11, the Connecticut Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus gathered virtually for its first meeting of the new year. Hosting a meeting early in the year falls in-line with the Caucus’s proven track record of prioritizing the interests of sportsmen and women in the months prior to the …
Connecticut Caucus Promotes Access, Opportunity in Meeting with Department Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On January 6, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted comments to the Connecticut Governor’s Council on Climate Change (GC3) regarding its Draft GC3 Phase 1 Report: Near-Term Actions (Draft Phase 1 Report). The Draft Phase 1 Report contains significant concerns that must be rectified going forward. As …
Yet Another Disappointing Report from the CT Governor’s Council on Climate Change Read More »
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