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November 17, 2009
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO HOLD FORUM ON BUSWAY,
NEW HAVEN-TO-SPRINGFIELD RAIL
Committee will hear from DOT, Capitol Region Council of Governments
The Connecticut General Assembly’s Transportation Committee—co-chaired by Senator Donald DeFronzo (D-New Britain) and Representative Antonio Guerrera (D-Rocky Hill)—will convene an informational forum on Thursday, November 19, 2009, beginning at 2:30 p.m. in Room 1E of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.
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November 12, 2009
REP. GUERRERA RECOGNIZED BY STATE AUTO DEALERS
State Representative Tony Guerrera (D-Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, Newington) was honored recently by a major Connecticut trade association for his efforts to enact important legislation this year to protect local retail automotive dealers’ contracts with major automotive manufacturers. READ MORE
October 20, 2009
SEN. DEFRONZO, REP. GUERRERA RECOGNIZED BY AARP
FOR DIAL-A-RIDE ADVOCACY
Worked to preserve state matching grant program
Southington - During this year’s legislative session and despite staggering budget deficits, state Senator Donald DeFronzo (D-New Britain) and Representative Antonio Guerrera (D-Rocky Hill), co-chairs of the General Assembly’s Transportation Committee, advocated for the preservation of a state matching grant program that provides funding to municipalities for Dial-a-Ride services. READ MORE
September 8, 2009
SUNDAY DEBATE: THE NEW STATE BUDGET THE WORKING CLASS IS HELPED WHILE BUDGET CUTS ARE MADE
The working class is helped and critical programs saved
"Labor creates wealth" was a cry heard by our forebears who marched in New York City in 1882 where the first Labor Day parade began. The Democratic majority in the Connecticut General Assembly recognized this when we passed the state budget last week, alone, without the governor's signature. READ MORE
August 20, 2009
LEGISLATORS: STATE SLOW ON STIMULUS FUNDSState legislators grilled officials from Gov. M. Jodi Rell's administration Wednesday on the pace at which Connecticut has spent its share of the federal government's $787 billion economic stimulus package.
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August 19, 2009
SOME LAWMAKERS SAY STIMULUS ACT
"A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT"
Lawmakers are not happy with the way the federal stimulus money is flowing into Connecticut for transportation projects, which seem to be languishing at the height of the summer construction season.
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April 15, 2009
REP. GUERRERA ANNOUNCES STATE FUNDING
FOR VETERANS HOME
State Representative Antonio “Tony” Guerrera (D-Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield) today announced that $735,000 in state funding for the Connecticut Veterans’ Home in Rocky Hill is expected to be approved by the State Bond Commission. The grant will finance the design work for renovations to the Commissary as well as West and East Domicile buildings. READ MORE
January 27, 2009
REP. GUERRERA SEEKS ECONOMIC STIMULUS
THROUGH TOLLS
State Representative Tony Guerrera (D-Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, Newington), House Chair of the Transportation Committee, is pushing legislation to allow the state to install tolls on I-95, I-91 and I-84 as part of the state’s economic stimulus package. Rep. Guerrera would like to see tolls erected along the borders with New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island to target out-of-state drivers using Connecticut roads. READ MORE
January 26, 2009
REP. GUERRERA PURSUES FUNDING FOR TOWNS
State Representative Tony Guerrera (D-Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, Newington) has authored legislation to redirect a portion of the state’s tax on hotel and motel stays to municipalities. The bill would generate municipal revenue while not adding to the burden of local taxpayers (HB 5343). READ MORE
January 21, 2009
REP. GUERRERA WANTS NEWBORNS SCREENED FOR DEGENERATIVE DISEASE
State Representative Antonio "Tony" Guerrera (D-Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, Newington) proposed today that the General Assembly adopt legislation to require screening of newborns for Krabbe leukodystrophy, a degenerative neurological disorder that disables the protective membrane around nerve fibers. READ MORE |
