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HOUSE DEMOCRATS • MIKE LAWLOR
February 8, 2010
REP. LAWLOR CALLS FOR STATE INVESTIGATION,
POTENTIAL REVOCATION OF LIQUOR LICENSE AT EAST HAVEN BAR
State Representative Mike Lawlor, who represents the Town of East Haven in the Connecticut General Assembly, together with the support of East Haven Mayor April Capone Almon today called for state authorities to urgently determine whether the liquor license at an East Haven bar that was the site of a triple shooting this weekend should be suspended or permanently revoked. READ MORE
January 22, 2010
REP. LAWLOR ENCOURAGES EAST HAVEN RESIDENTS
TO CONSIDER NEW APPLIANCE REBATE PROGRAM
State Representative Mike Lawlor, who represents the Town of East Haven in the Connecticut General Assembly, is encouraging the residents of his town to consider a newly launched program that could give consumers in Connecticut rebates ranging from $50 to $500 for buying new energy efficient appliances for their homes.
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January 18, 2010
MORE PROGRESS NEEDED FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS
Two years ago, the legislature, together with Gov. M. Jodi Rell, enacted a series of significant criminal justice reforms. In the aftermath of the horrifying murders in Cheshire in 2007, policy makers in all three branches of government, on both state and local levels, achieved consensus around two key goals: Repeat violent offenders should be identified, convicted and sentenced to lifelong terms of imprisonment; and nonviolent, less serious offenders should be punished in ways that are cost-effective and prevent crime. READ MORE
January 8, 2010
REP. LAWLOR URGES GOVERNOR TO RELEASE LOCAL ROAD REPAIR FUNDING
State Representative Mike Lawlor (D-East Haven) today called on Governor M. Jodi Rell to release millions in state aid that would fund local paving projects and road repairs in East Haven. READ MORE
January 7, 2010
STATEMENT OF STATE REP. MIKE LAWLOR IN RESPONSE TO
GOV. RELL’S ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE SEX OFFENDER FACILITY:
“I appreciate Governor Rell’s announcement today that she is willing to move forward on this project, however her decision to start the entire process all over again will just delay this again, perhaps until after she has left office.” READ MORE
January 7, 2010
REP. LAWLOR: STATE NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD ON COMPLETION
OF PLANNED SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT FACILITY
State Representative Mike Lawlor (D-East Haven), co-chairman of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee, is urging the governor to allow the Department of Corrections (DOC) to continue with a plan it initiated in 2008 as required under Public Act 08-1 to construct a staff secure sex offender treatment facility to house sex offenders who are finishing or have finished their prison sentences. READ MORE
December 16, 2009
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ASK GOVERNOR
TO HOLD OFF
ON NOMINATION OF JUDICIAL VACANCIES
The co-chairmen of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee, State Senator Andrew J. McDonald (D-Stamford) and State Representative Mike Lawlor (D-East Haven), have written to Governor M. Jodi Rell requesting that she delay the nomination of any potential new Superior Court judges, citing the impact that the current budget crisis is having on the Judicial Branch. READ MORE
October 7, 2009
EAST HAVEN LEGISLATORS SAY NEW LAW
STRENGTHENS TOWN’S AUTHORITY OVER TWEED
State Law Now Prohibits Longer Runway at Airport
State Senator Len Fasano (R-North Haven) and State Representative Mike Lawlor (D-East Haven) announced that a new law went into effect on Monday that writes explicitly into state statute that the runway at Tweed-New Haven Airport can never be expanded beyond its current length of 5,600 feet. READ MORE
September 23, 2009
HOUSE APPROVES HISTORIC PLAN
TO CUT NUMBER
OF PROBATE COURTS
Probate courts to go from 117 to 54
The Connecticut House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation that dramatically reduces the number of probate courts in the state by more than half and draws new probate districts in what will be the biggest overhaul of the probate system since it was formed over 300 years ago. READ MORE
August 5, 2009
STATEMENT OF REP. MIKE LAWLOR REGARDING
THE WRONGFUL CONVICTION AND RELEASE TODAY OF KENNETH IRELAND AFTER 21 YEARS IN PRISON:
“This is yet another Connecticut example of an innocent person having spent two decades in prison for a very serious crime while an actual rapist and murderer has been roaming free since 1986. This is not acceptable." READ MORE
May 12, 2009
REP. LAWLOR ENCOURAGED BY WORK ON INTERSECTION,
ADVOCATES MORE IMPROVEMENTS
State Representative Mike Lawlor (D-East Haven) said that safety upgrades made by the State Department of Transportation (DOT) over the past couple of weeks at a dangerous intersection in East Haven are an improvement, however he is still advocating for more safety measures to be taken. READ MORE
May 5, 2009
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO HEAR PROPOSALS STREAMLINING DEATH PENALTY PROCESS, HANDLING PRISON POPULATION
The General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee co-chairmen, State Senator Andrew J. McDonald (D-Stamford) and State Representative Mike Lawlor (D-East Haven), announced that the committee will hold a hearing Friday to review a proposal from Chief State’s Attorney Kevin Kane on ways to streamline the appeals process in the state’s capital punishment cases. READ MORE
April 3, 2009
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE VOTES TO RETURN
$2 MILLION TO CLIENT SECURITY FUND
Judiciary Committee Co-Chairmen Sen. Andrew J. McDonald (D-Stamford) and Rep. Mike Lawlor (D-East Haven) today sought to return $2 million to the state’s Client Security Fund, saying a recent decision by the governor and the legislature to use that money to address Connecticut’s current fiscal crises was ill-advised. READ MORE
March 19, 2009
LAWMAKERS SEEK ANSWERS ON PRISON INCIDENTS
Correctional officer safety bill to be heard Tuesday
The House chairman of the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee and two Enfield lawmakers on Thursday called for the Department of Corrections to remove metal lockers located inside the cells of high-risk inmates at Northern Correctional Facility after the legislators learned of recent incidents involving prisoners using material from the lockers to furnish weapons. READ MORE
March 10, 2009
STATEMENT OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRMEN
SEN. ANDREW J. MCDONALD AND
REP. MIKE LAWLOR
REGARDING THE REQUEST BY PROPONENTS
TO CANCEL WEDNESDAY’S PUBLIC HEARING
“For reasons that are unclear, Connecticut has had generations-old laws on the books singling out particular religions and treating them differently from other religions in our statutes. That doesn't seem right. In fact, many of our existing corporate laws dealing with particular religious groups appear to us to be unconstitutional under the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. If that is correct, any changes to that law would likely also be unconstitutional." READ MORE
March 9, 2009
STATEMENT OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRMEN
SEN. ANDREW J. MCDONALD AND
REP. MIKE LAWLOR REGARDING PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS ACT:
“It has been incorrectly characterized that this legislation originated from the two of us as an attack on the church and freedom of religion. That is not the truth, and the facts do not support such a claim." READ MORE
March 6, 2009
EAST HAVEN TO RECEIVE STIMULUS FUNDS
FOR CRIME PREVENTION
State Representative Mike Lawlor (D-East Haven) and Mayor April Capone Almon announced that the Town of East Haven has been awarded $34,549 in federal stimulus money to be used for law enforcement and other community-based safety and intervention programs. READ MORE
February 24, 2009
SUPPORT SHOWN AT PUBLIC HEARING
FOR EAST HAVEN TRAIN STATION
State Senator Len Fasano (R-North Haven), State Representative Mike Lawlor (D-East Haven), and Mayor April Capone Almon showed their support during a public hearing of the General Assembly’s Transportation Committee in Hartford on Tuesday for legislation that would study the feasibility of building a Shore Line East train station and parking lot in East Haven. READ MORE
February 24, 2009
EAST HAVEN LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO DISCUSS
STATE BUDGET WITH TOWN COUNCIL
The members of East Haven’s legislative delegation – State Senator Len Fasano (R-North Haven), State Representative Mike Lawlor (D-East Haven), and State Representative Vincent Candelora (R-North Branford) – will attend a meeting of the East Haven Town Council on Tuesday, March 3 to present town officials with the latest status and proposals being discussed in Hartford concerning the state budget.
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February 6, 2009
LAWLOR, FASANO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION
TO PLAN FOR TRAIN STATION IN EAST HAVEN
Legislation proposed jointly by State Representative Mike Lawlor (D-East Haven) and State Senator Len Fasano (R-North Haven) to plan for a train station in East Haven cleared its first legislative hurdle on Friday when it was voted to be raised as a bill in the General Assembly’s Transportation Committee. READ MORE
January 9, 2009
REP. LAWLOR: FOCUS ON TRANSPORTATION NEEDS
OF GREATER NEW HAVEN AREA NEEDED
Joins Legislature’s Transportation Committee to Give Area RepresentationCiting a lack of representation for the Greater New Haven Area on the membership of the General Assembly’s Transportation Committee, State Representative Mike Lawlor (D-East Haven) requested and has been approved to serve as a member of the committee by Speaker of the House Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden). READ MORE
January 6, 2009
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVES NEW RULE REGARDING RACIAL
AND ETHNIC DISPARITY IMPACT STATEMENTS
If approved Wednesday, Connecticut would become second state in the nation
to create such a policy-analysis tool On a unanimous voice vote, the Judiciary Committee today approved the creation of a new rule that would allow lawmakers to consider the potential racial or ethnic impact of a particular piece of criminal justice legislation well before it becomes law. READ MORE |
