HARTFORD- State Representatives Mary Ann Carson, R-108, and Janice Giegler, R-138, and State Sen. Michael McLachlan, R-24, announced the state Recovery Working Group approved $210,000 for the New Fairfield Streetscape Project on Monday, March 23. The panel voted to allocate the funds for the project from more than $161 million approved for ‘shovel-ready’ projects.
The [...]
Health-Related Legislation Under Consideration, Catholic Church bill ‘boxed’
Moving into the second half of the 2008 Legislative Session, legislative committees have held public hearings on many bills expected to move forward in the coming weeks. The following are several noteworthy bills that have recently been included in public hearings held by the Legislature’s Public Health Committee.
Senate [...]
We have reached the halfway point in this year’s legislative session and committees are moving dozens of bills forward each day. The following are several bills I’ve introduced, with details courtesy of the Legislature’s non-partisan Office of Legislative Research.
House Bill 5512, An Act Concerning Relief For Municipalities Through A Prevailing Wage Moratorium, would amend state [...]
Legislature Acts To Close Current Year’s Deficit
On February 25 and 26, the Legislature approved legislation to eliminate $1.2 billion of the state’s $1.35 billion deficit. The House of Representatives unanimously approved the package and it now awaits final approval from Governor M. Jodi Rell.
In the House of Representatives, the legislation was the product of a [...]
