February 9, 2010 FOX BACKS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RECOMMENDATIONS
A legislative task force worked charged with identifying ways to improve Connecticut’s response to incidents of domestic violence released their final report of recommendations to the General Assembly. READ MORE
December 2, 2009 FOX & LEONE WANT STATE TO HELP REBUILD CUMMINGS BEACH PIER
State Representatives Gerald Fox III (D-Stamford) and Carlo Leone (D-Stamford) have asked Governor Rell to authorize funding totaling $750,000 for the purpose of replacing Stamford’s landmark pier at Cummings Park. The legislators formally made the request with Stamford’s bipartisan legislative delegation in a letter to the Governor last week. READ MORE
November 9, 2009 STAMFORD’S FOX NAMED TO STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TASK FORCE
State Representative Gerald Fox III (D-Stamford), Vice-chair of the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee, has been named by Speaker of the House Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) to serve on a legislative task force that will help formulate Connecticut’s response to challenges faced by victims of domestic violence.
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October 30, 2009 STATE APPROVES CANOPY FOR STAMFORD’S
SPRINGDALE RAIL STATION
State Representative Gerald Fox III (D-Stamford) announced that the state Bond Commission today approved funding for a canopy shelter covering at the Springdale train station in Stamford. READ MORE
June 16, 2009 STAMFORD JM WRIGHT TECHNICAL SCHOOL Parents, students and teachers joined Speaker Donovan, State Representative Pat Billie Miller, Gerry Fox, and Jim Shapiro at JM Wright Technical School in Stamford, to discuss the disastrous impact that Governor Rell’s plan to close the school would have on them and their communities.
June 15, 2009 FOX NAMED TO NATIONAL
CRIMINAL JUSTICE PANEL
State Representative Gerald Fox III (D-Stamford), Vice-chair of the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee, has been appointed by Speaker of the House Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) to serve on the National Conference of State Legislature’s Law and Criminal Justice Committee. The Committee’s broad jurisdiction includes constitutional law, civil rights and liability issues. READ MORE
May 26, 2009 FOX’S BILL CALLS FOR BETTER HANDLING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
State Representative Gerald Fox III (D-Stamford), who chaired a special task force on Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities, has successfully passed legislation through the House of Representatives based on the panel’s recommendations.
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May 13, 2009 STAMFORD DELEGATION ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY
OF STIMULUS MONEY
State Representatives Jim Shapiro (D-Stamford), Carlo Leone (D-Stamford), Gerald Fox (D-Stamford), Patricia Billie Miller (D-Stamford) and William Tong (D-Stamford) announced the availability of federal stimulus money that can go directly to municipalities for energy efficiency programs. Stamford is slated to receive over $1.18 million from the stimulus package for energy efficiency projects. In order to secure the funding the town need only provide the federal Department of Energy (DOE) with a plan outlining the proposed usage for the funds. READ MORE
March 25, 2009 HOME CONTRACTOR DISCLOSURE
APPROVED BY HOUSE
Legislation introduced by State Representative Gerald Fox III (D-Stamford) aimed at better protecting residents from unscrupulous home improvement contractors was approved by the House of Representatives. READ MORE
