Michelle L. Cook

I am proud to announce that the state approved a grant-in-aid to the city of Torrington for storm drainage improvements in the area of the new Litchfield Judicial Courthouse.

I want to thank the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance for recognizing me as a 2016 Children’s Champion for the eighth consecutive year!

I am pleased to announced that I have been recognized as the 2016 Co-Legislator of the Year Award by the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut.

Today, Torrington welcomed a total of $80,063 in art grants from the Department of Economic & Community Development’s Office of the Arts.

I am excited to announce that Torrington received a state grant of $1,825,000 to construct a two-mile extension of the existing three-mile Sue Grossman Still River Greenway into downtown Winsted.

I’m happy to announce that the Senate passed the firefighters cancer coverage bill! Here I stand with firefighters from Torrington who came all the way to the Capitol to support the bill’s passage. I am proud to stand by them. This bill will establish a relief fund used for wage replacement of those who are diagnosed with certain conditions of cancer as a result of their service as paid municipal or volunteer firefighters.

I am pleased to announce that the firefighter’s cancer bill I have championed has passed the House of Representatives.

Today, I was awarded with the 2016 Friend of the Family Award by the CT Family Resource Center Alliance. Each year the Alliance honors legislators based on their commitment and support to FRCs statewide.