Amy Morrin Bello

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has released details on the application and eligibility requirements for the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF). The funding – included in the American Rescue Plan and run by the SBA – will assist the hardest-hit restaurants with the funds they need to meet payroll, purchase COVID-related supplies, and recover industry jobs lost during the pandemic.

The state announced that beginning May 1st, Connecticut will take its next step towards re-opening. 

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) which was signed into law, includes direct relief to states, counties, cities, and towns as well as public utilities, libraries, and transit agencies. The State Office of Fiscal Analysis predicts Wethersfield will receive $7,611,936.

Connecticut residents ages 16 and older can now begin booking a vaccine appointment.

I am hosting office hours each month to give my Wethersfield constituents, the opportunity to chat with me and share what’s important to them.

Today is Equal Pay Day—a day that marks the point at which it takes a woman on average to earn what her male counterpart did the year before. In 2020, a woman in Connecticut earned only $0.83 for every dollar that a white, non-Hispanic man made.

There has been a surge in hate crimes targeting the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community this past year resulting in nearly 3,800 anti-Asian racist incidents, most of them against women.

Today, the state began expanding Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to individuals aged 45 to 54. If you are in this age category, you should be able to begin the scheduling process.