IN THE NEWS - PRESS RELEASES
November 18, 2009
Rep. Boukus And Plainville Resident To Visit
New Haven Ronald Mcdonald House
Will deliver 50 handmade blankets to “House that Love Built”State Representative Betty Boukus (D-Plainville) and Plainville resident Marilyn Sevigny will visit the Ronald McDonald House of Connecticut in New Haven on November 23rd to donate hand-crocheted blankets to be used by families staying at the facility while their children are treated at area hospitals. Ms. Sevigny crocheted 50 lap-afghans over the course of a year. READ MORE
October 30, 2009
Plainville Company Creates Penicillin Test, High Tech Jobs
Penicillin is cheap and safer than a lot of antibiotics, but is avoided unnecessarily by many people who wrongly believe they’re allergic to the drug, according to Dr. Louis Mendelson. READ MORE
October 2, 2009
New Britain Delegation Honors Local Businessman
at State Capitol
The members of the New Britain state legislative delegation on Friday honored Jim Sanders, owner of Sanders Contracting and Installation in New Britain, with a state citation during a legislative session for being recognized by the Hartford Business Journal as being one of the “Forty Under 40” business leaders in Connecticut. READ MORE
New Britain legislative delegation giving local businessman Jim Sanders an official state citation in the Hall of the House of Representatives during a legislative session at the State Capitol on Friday, October 2.
September 1, 2009
New Britain Delegation Votes in Support of Two-Year Budget Plan
That Preserves Services, Protects Families
In votes cast late last night and early this morning, the New Britain Legislative Delegation supported a two-year budget for the state of Connecticut that protects vital services and the state’s safety net of programs without placing an undue burden on working families.
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August 19, 2009
State Veterans Need Help This Summer
State Representative Betty Boukus (D- Plainville, Bristol, New Britain) is asking residents to participate in Stand Down 2009 to assist veterans at the Connecticut Veterans' Home. The veterans served by the Home continue to be in need of many basic personal items, including clothing, razors and other necessities. READ MORE
May 28, 2009
Rep. Boukus Named “Children’s Champion”
at Capitol Ceremony
State Representative Betty Boukus (D-Plainville) was honored with a “Children’s Champion” award by the members of the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance during a ceremony held at the State Capitol on Thursday. READ MORE
April 28, 2009
Legislators and Small Business Owners
Work to Push Down Health Care Costs
State Representatives John Geragosian (D-New Britain), Peter Tercyak (D-New Britain), Tim O’Brien (D-New Britain) and Betty Boukus (D-Plainville, New Britain) joined Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz Tuesday at a regional roundtable with area small business owners an non-profits to discuss business-friendly health care policies that will help New Britain area companies thrive. READ MORE
March 8, 2009
State Rep. Named to Panel
State Rep. Betty Boukus, D-22 District, has been named to a panel that will evaluate "shovel-ready" projects to determine which will get a share of the $787 billion federal economic stimulus package. Boukus, who represents Plainville, Bristol and New Britain, was named by Speaker of the House Chris Donovan to Connecticut’s Recovery Working Group, made up of 20 voting members representing the public and private sectors. The group met for the first time last week. "A large percentage [of the stimulus money] is going to go to state projects," Boukus said. "But a lot of it will still be for municipal projects." Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s office said more than 200 project lists — more than 2,000 individual projects in all — have been submitted by towns, legislators and individuals representing nonprofit and for-profit entities around the state. READ MORE
March 4, 2009
Boukus to Serve on ‘Shovel-Ready’ Working Group
State Representative Betty Boukus (D-Plainville, Bristol, New Britain) will join a broad-based working group of municipal officials, business leaders, state agency heads and other lawmakers organized by Governor M. Jodi Rell to determine the final, prioritized list of “shovel-ready” projects to be funded through the state’s share of the $787 billion federal economic stimulus package. READ MORE
January 27, 2009
Sen. Colapietro and Rep. Boukus Announce $45,000 in Funding to Conduct Study for Plainville Rails for Trails Project
Senator Thomas Colapietro (D-Bristol) and Representative Elizabeth “Betty” Boukus (D-Plainville) have secured a $45,000 grant that will clear the way for Plainville to conduct a study for a possible rails for trails project that could include a bicycle and walking path. The plan is to encourage the use of non-motorized transportation, increase recreational opportunities and encourage travel to the Plainville Town Center that needs economic revitalization. READ MORE
January 26, 2009
Rep. Boukus Honored by Council of Small Towns
State Representative Betty Boukus (D- Plainville, New Britain, Bristol) has been recognized by the Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST) at its annual meeting in Cromwell. COST presented Rep. Boukus with the group’s “Town Crier Award” for her legislative leadership and outstanding advocacy for smaller communities and grassroots government. READ MORE |
LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
2009 Legislative Report
Safe, Summer Fun
State Budget Update 2009
2008 Legislative Report
Veterans' Resources
Protecting our Families
2007 Legislative Report
Health Care, Seniors and Family Issues
Protecting Your Credit
Committees are Hard at Work
Legislature Working Hard on Energy Strategy
Letter from the Speaker of the House
Legislative Update - October 2006
Energy Costs Hitting Hard
Preparing for a Pandemic
Looking for a More Active Role in Government?
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