Robyn A. Porter

After months of negotiations, yesterday the House of Representatives delivered a state budget that includes the largest income tax cut in the state’s history and significant increases in funding for local schools, also known as Education Cost Sharing (ECS) funds.

We did it!

The state’s minimum wage will increase from $14.00 to $15.00 per hour beginning Thursday, June 1, 2023.

On Wednesday, community activist Barbara Fair, myself, and members of the social justice community gathered at the Legislative Office Building to honor former Connecticut Board of Pardons & Paroles Chairperson and current board member Carleton Giles.

Connecticut voters asked the legislature for more voting options through a constitutional amendment on early voting that they overwhelmingly approved, and we are answering the call.

ICYMI: Below is a list of bills the House passed this week.

ICYMI: Below is a list of bills the House passed this week.

Thursday's session was very special to me because it was my father, Robert Porter's 80th birthday, and I brought him and my sister to the Capitol to celebrate where the entire chamber wished him well.
I thank everyone for their well wishes!

We are more than halfway through the regular session, and this is the time of year when legislative activity picks up in the Connecticut General Assembly.

After weeks of holding public hearings, the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee and Appropriations Committee approved their budget proposals (Appropriations handles the spending side and Finance handles the revenue side).

The next step…negotiations and compromise: Legislators will work with the Governor and his staff to craft the final budget agreement. The budget bill then goes before the House and Senate for consideration. After being passed by both chambers, the legislature’s final budget must then be signed into law by the governor before the end of the fiscal year, June 30.