CURRENT NEWS

Update - March 15

March 15, 2024

From public hearings to parades, this past week was a busy one. Take a look back at the week that was in the March 15 e-newsletter.

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Update - March 8

March 8, 2024

We are speeding our way through this session, with deadlines coming up for some committees as early as next week. Public hearings and committee meetings continue, as well as opportunities to meet with constituents. Please know that if I can be of help to you, feel free to reach out to my office.

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Update - March 1

March 1, 2024

It has been another busy week. We have about nine weeks left in the 2024 session and the pace is rapidly increasing. If you're interested in any of the bills the committees are holding public hearings on, I encourage you to follow along, testify (either in-person or on Zoom), or submit testimony.

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Join Us Tuesday for the Focusing on Early Childhood Forum

February 23, 2024

On Tuesday, the Connecticut General Assembly's Early Childhood Caucus, along with the CT Early Childhood Alliance, an early childhood advocacy organization, will host a special briefing on the powerful role that parents and caregivers play in optimizing foundational brain development during the first five years of life, and the policies that can support them.

Dana Suskind, MD, Co-Director of the TMW Center for Early Learning and Public Health at the University of Chicago and the author of 2022's "Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child's Potential, Fulfilling Society's Promise," will be featured during this event, as well as Pamela Truelove-Walker, EdD. Dr. Pamela Truelove-Walker joined the TMC Center in 2023 and serves as Director of Early Childhood Education (ECE) Strategy. She leads the testing, development, and implementation of the Center's tools for supporting ECE practitioners.

Want to attend? Please RSVP to megan.villanova@cga.ct.gov.

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Update - February 23

February 23, 2024

I have a lot of information to share with you this week, including the upcoming early childhood forum on Tuesday, a trip to Sullivan Senior Center with Comptroller Scanlon next Thursday, a visit to the Capitol Complex by the students of Torrington Christian Academy as well as Prime Time House and Christina Emery of Brooker Memorial, and more.

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Funding for Heating Help Bolstered

February 21, 2024

We approved $17 million in additional funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Operation Fuel – two important programs that many residents and families rely on for cold weather heating assistance.

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