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November 12, 2009
DEPUTY SPEAKER KIRKLEY-BEY: TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
IN HARTFORD TO RECEIVE STATE FUNDS
Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) announced that the State Bond Commission approved a $1,000,000 grant from Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) for renovations to the Henry Barnard Home /Saint Elizabeth House in Hartford. READ MORE
September 13, 2009
UCONN HOSPITAL MERGER: AN UNHEALTHY ALLIANCE
Partnership of Health Center, Hartford Hospital
Could Do Real Harm To Other Hospitals — And Their PatientsHospitals in Central Connecticut are at risk. Advocates of the proposed merger between the University of Connecticut Health Center and Hartford Hospital continue to talk with legislators about a partnership arrangement that could end up seriously harming Hartford, New Britain and Bristol by directing more than $1 billion of state funds to a private enterprise. As a state legislator representing Hartford, my main concern — beyond the cost — is that a new hospital in Farmington will reduce jobs and diminish health care services for residents of the city. READ MORE
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September 1, 2009
REP. KIRKLEY BEY PROUDLY ANNOUNCES PASSAGE OF
STATE BUDGET SAVING IMPORTANT PROJECTS
Representative Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) proudly announced her support for a state budget that supports many of her priorities. READ MORE
August 21, 2009
DEPUTY SPEAKER KIRKLEY-BEY PARTNERS WITH OFFICE DEPOT, DISTRIBUTE BACKPACKS TO CHILDREN IN NEED
Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) and The Office Depot Foundation are pleased to announce that the Johnson Stewart Community Center was chosen to receive backpacks containing essential school supplies as part of the Foundation’s Ninth Annual National Backpack Program in partnership with the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL). READ MORE
July 17, 2009
DEPUTY SPEAKER KIRKLEY-BEY TAKING UNPAID LEAVE
TO HELP WITH BUDGET DEFICIT
Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) announced that she has voluntarily offered to take a number of unpaid furlough days this year and next year to help address Connecticut’s budget deficit. READ MORE
June 19, 2009
REP. KIRKLEY-BEY WORKS TO SECURE $4 MILLION
FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH
Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) and Hartford City Councilwoman Veronica Airy Wilson announce that the City of Hartford in conjunction with the State Health Department has submitted an application to the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for up to $ 4 million in funding for a five year project to expand early health and mental health services to children birth to eight years old. READ MORE
June 10, 2009
DEPUTY SPEAKER KIRKLEY-BEY BACKS MEASURE
TO HOLD STATE AGENCIES MORE ACCOUNTABLE
Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) voted for legislation that created a pilot program use results-based accountability (RBA) to assess some human services programs. The legislation requires a legislative committee to assess selected human service programs using RBA methods. READ MORE
June 4, 2009
DEPUTY SPEAKER KIRKLEY-BEY SECURES FUNDING
FOR SCIENCE CENTER
Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) led passage of legislation in the final hours of the 2009 legislative session to provide the Connecticut Science Center with much needed funds last evening. READ MORE |
