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HOUSE DEMOCRATS • PATRICIA DILLON
March 5, 2010
ST. RAPHE’S, ANTHEM PREPARE TO SPLIT
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is notifying thousands of local people that come next month, they may need to go somewhere other than the Hospital of St. Raphael—or forgo insurance. READ MORE
February 23, 2010
REP. DILLON URGES GOVERNOR TO HELP RESIDENTS FIND JOBS
Governor’s announcement of career councilors for vets is great news
but her budget cuts funding for other job training programsState Representative Patricia Dillon (D-New Haven) hailed Governor M. Jodi Rell’s announcement of federal funds for the State Department of Labor to add four Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists to better assist veterans find employment. READ MORE
December 24, 2009
MIRACLE IN DWIGHT-KENSINGTON
Three weeks ago Glendalis Gonzalez returned home to find her building surrounded by fire trucks. She lost everything in the flames. Her family just got it all back, and more — thanks to cops and neighbors who hustled in time to transform the Gonzalez Christmas from a time of desperation to a celebration of community love. READ MORE
October 26, 2009
REP. DILLON ANNOUNCES $182 MILLION
IN FUNDING
FOR GATEWAY
State Representative Patricia Dillon (D-New Haven) announced the State Bond Commission is expected to approve funding for Gateway Community College. The $182,730,057 grant will fund the construction of a state-of-the-art campus on Church Street in New Haven. READ MORE
October 22, 2009
SMILOW RIBBON CUT
Hundreds of power brokers past, present, and (they hope) future converged on New Haven for the opening of Yale-New Haven’s new 14-story cancer hospital, as its top doc held out hope for eliminating the disease for good. READ MORE
September 2, 2009
POST OFFICE BRANCHES MAKE THE CUT
Neither rain nor sleet — nor a pending U.S. Postal Service budget-cutting decision — ended up stopping the mail in the Hill and Westville. READ MORE
August 28, 2009
HOME RESTORER HAS MESSAGE FOR HARTFORD
A state tax credit program not only helped John Fitzpatrick rescue a historic home. It convinced him to help fix up the West River neighborhood — and to lobby state legislators to save the tax credits. READ MORE
July 3, 2009
AREA CRIES FOUL OVER POST OFFICE CLOSINGS
News that the U.S. Postal Service is studying five New Haven area post office branches for possible closure and consolidation was met Thursday with opposition from community leaders and residents. READ MORE
June 30, 2009
RELL SIGNS ‘MADOFF BILL’ INTO LAW
Gov. M. Jodi Rell gave a copy of a new state law that protects investors from fraud to a nonprofit agency Monday, the same day the inspiration for the legislation, Bernard Madoff, was handed a 150-year prison term. READ MORE
January 13, 2009
DILLON TARGETS MADOFF
AND OTHER FRAUDULENT MONEY MANAGERS
Madoff case shows inequities in state law
Representative Pat Dillon (D-New Haven) has filed legislation that would allow the state to immediately seize the assets of anyone arrested for securities fraud. Under current state law, someone arrested for soliciting a prostitute in a vehicle can lose their car; someone selling drugs out of their home can have their home seized; but a financial advisor, who defrauds clients out of hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars, does not have to worry about the immediate seizure of assets. READ MORE |
