May 2, 2012
STORRS CENTER RESTAURANT EARNS STATE GRANT
Dog Lane Café, one of the tenants at the new Storrs Center has qualified for a grant through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP). READ MORE

May 1, 2012
BILL TARGETING SEXUAL VIOLENCE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES PASSES HOUSE
Legislation HB 5031 sponsored by State Representative Gregory Haddad that will help colleges and universities prevent and respond to sexual violence on campus passed the House unanimously 146-0. READ MORE

April 27, 2012
UCONN UNVEILS ITS FUEL CELL POWER PLANT
As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, the University of Connecticut unveiled its first fuel cell power plant at the Depot campus Thursday afternoon. READ MORE

April 26, 2012
MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE PASSES HOUSE
Mansfield 8th graders testified in support of legislation
Legislation increasing Connecticut’s minimum wage was approved by the House of Representatives - the same bill
(HB 5291) Mansfield 8th graders Kevin Sheehan and Ethan Oliver testified in support of before the legislature’s Labor Committee at the State Capitol in February. READ MORE

April 25, 2012
HOUSE APPROVES MEDICAL MARIJUANA USE
State Representative Gregory Haddad backed passage of a bill (HB 5389) by the House of Representatives that allows medical doctors to essentially prescribe marijuana to patients they determine could benefit from use of the herb. READ MORE

April 25, 2012
A MESSAGE TO UCONN STUDENTS
State Rep. Gregory Haddad of Mansfield talks about his legislation to reduce the cost of student loans, his fight against proposed cuts to state funded college scholarships, and a bill to make it easier for previously earned college credits to transfer to UConn.