Amy Morrin Bello

Have you heard about the Voice4Change initiative? It gives students a say in how money is spent to improve their schools.

Redistricting is the process by which new Congressional and State Legislative district boundaries are drawn.

I will be joining Lt. Governor Bysiewicz for a virtual forum along with Mairead Painter, Long Term Care Ombudsman, Nora Duncan, AARP State Director and Stephanie Marino, from the CT State Unit on Aging to discuss finances, healthcare and challenges that our seniors may face in daily life. The Facebook Live event will be Thursday, November 18th at 6pm at www.facebook.com/RepMorrinBello.

On Monday, I was honored to join Congressman Larson, Senator Blumenthal, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, and my legislative colleagues as our Federal elected officials announced Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust - proposed legislation.

Good news! If you are looking for good, quality, healthcare the annual Access Health CT Open Enrollment Period begins today, November 1 and runs through January 15, 2022.

The legislature's Children's Committee hosted a conversation for parents on children's mental health. The event gave practical advice to parents on how to find immediate help (without going to the Emergency Department), find a therapist with no wait list, and how to interact with our schools for immediate resources.

The Connecticut Department of Labor recently reported that around 13,000 unemployment benefit recipients received overpayments throughout the pandemic.

Due to the wet summer we experienced in Connecticut this year, the state is seeing a larger than normal mosquito population this fall.