Anabel Figueroa

We are more than halfway through the regular session, and this is the time of year when legislative activity picks up in the Connecticut General Assembly.

After weeks of holding public hearings, the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee and Appropriations Committee approved their budget proposals (Appropriations handles the spending side and Finance handles the revenue side).

The next step…negotiations and compromise: Legislators will work with the Governor and his staff to craft the final budget agreement. The budget bill then goes before the House and Senate for consideration. After being passed by both chambers, the legislature’s final budget must then be signed into law by the governor before the end of the fiscal year, June 30.

On April 1, a number of resources that offered vital assistance to our most vulnerable community members came to an end or ended expanded eligibility.

We had a great conversation with the student leaders of UCONN Stamford during our Women’s History Month Roundtable.
 
It was great to connect with our students and to hear the issues that are important to them. Our government requires participation and partnership at all levels, and I am proud to have the opportunity to the concerns of our state’s next generation of leaders.
 
I would like to thank Planned Parenthood, State Representative Rachel Khanna, State Representative Hubert Delany, Ms. Petrina Bamfo, and who helped to put together our roundtable event.

A great way to protect yourself is to do additional research on anything that seems suspicious. Do not click on an email or a link to an unfamiliar website. Never give out any personal information—especially your Social Security Number—to someone claiming to represent the IRS over the phone or online. When in doubt, visit IRS.gov for additional guidance.

Anabel Figueroa (D-Stamford) was sworn in Monday at the State Capitol as the state representative for the Connecticut General Assembly's 148th district after winning a special election in late February. She is the first Latina to hold this seat.