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Middletown meets state delegation to press 2026 legislative priorities, schedules regionalization talks with Newport
Summary
Town leaders and their state delegation reviewed priorities for the 2026 legislative session — from library reimbursement and veteran tax exemptions to speed cameras and school funding — and scheduled a public regionalization workshop with Newport for Dec. 8.
Middletown officials met with state legislators on the town’s legislative priorities for the 2026 session, emphasizing local revenue, school funding and public-safety proposals. Council leaders thanked the delegation for help last year with a 1% local hotel-tax increase that the town estimates will generate about $1,000,000 annually and outlined a slate of items they want the General Assembly to consider.
Sen. Lou DePalma, speaking for the delegation, framed the revenue and human-services context for the upcoming session and highlighted large, long-term pressures on Medicaid and SNAP that influence state and…
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