State Representative Lonnie Reed http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/pr102.asp Official Web Feed Connecticut/Democrats/Politics en-us http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/images/Reed_102.jpg State Representative Lonnie Reed http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/pr102.asp <![CDATA[HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP FORUM ON ENERGY BILL REDUCTION]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-05-22.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-05-22.html 22 May 2013 08:00:00 EST Finance Revenue and Bonding Committee House Chair Rep. Pat Widlitz and Energy and Technology House Chair Rep. Lonnie Reed led a special presentation of a statewide program allowing for reduced energy bills for non-profits-with no upfront costs.

]]> <![CDATA[NO TIME TO FILIBUSTER: SUNDAY CAUCUS FOR NEWBORN SCREENING BILL]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-03-13.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-03-13.html 13 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST On a crisp early-March Sunday afternoon, a small bipartisan group of state lawmakers came together. Not to grab at each other’s lapels meting out compromise deals in a shadowy cloakroom, but amicably, in the soft-lit Branford living room of Brian Kelley.

]]> <![CDATA[REPS. WIDLITZ, REED PLEASED BILL SUPPORTING BRANFORD YOUNG MAN'S STRUGGLE AGAINST DISORDER WINS CRITICAL VOTE]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-03-12.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-03-12.html 12 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST SB 465 Would Allow for ADL Screening/Therapies.

]]> <![CDATA[CT PUSHES MANDATORY SOLAR TAX EXEMPTION]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-03-06.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-03-06.html 06 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST The energy leaders in Connecticut's General Assembly will push for all cities and towns to grant tax exemptions on commercial solar installations, rather than giving municipalities the option of allowing the exemption.

]]> <![CDATA[LEGISLATORS ANNOUNCE FORMATION OF NEW LIFE SCIENCES CAUCUS]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-02-20.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-02-20.html 20 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST Bipartisan Caucus Will Focus on Promoting Biotech and Medical Industries in Connecticut.

]]> <![CDATA[DEFINING RENEWABLE]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-02-11.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-02-11.html 11 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST The Connecticut General Assembly will consider redefining renewable energy this session, possibly opening up billions in state incentives for previously unchosen technologies.

]]> <![CDATA[CT RUSHES TO FIX HOLE IN SOLAR TAX]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-02-04.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-02-04.html 04 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST Connecticut lawmakers are urgently working on passing a forgotten exemption to the state tax code that's leaving businesses susceptible to thousands in municipal assessments for building solar and other renewable energy systems.

]]> <![CDATA[REP. REED GRADUATES FROM CSG TOLL FELLOWSHIP LEADERSHIP PROGRAM]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-01-07.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-01-07.html 07 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST State Representative Lonnie Reed has graduated from The Council of State Governments' 2012 Toll Fellowship Leadership Program. Rep. Reed was recognized in December during CSG's 2012 National Conference in Austin, Texas.

]]> <![CDATA[REP. LONNIE REED EARNS INFLUENTIAL POSITION IN HARTFORD]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-01-03.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2013/pr102_2013-01-03.html 03 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST Appointed House Chair of the Energy and Technology Committee.

]]> <![CDATA[FROM ASKING THE TOUGH QUESTIONS TO ANSWERING THEM]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-12-06.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-12-06.html 06 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST When Lonnie Reed was on the other side of the interview mic, she was the one asking the tough questions. As a former television journalist and documentarian, Reed used to think to herself, "I'd hate to be on the other side of this question. I don’t ever want to sit in that other chair."

]]> <![CDATA[FORUM: JACKSON LAB INVESTMENT ALREADY PAYING OFF]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-11-12.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-11-12.html 12 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST By Lonnie Reed, New Haven Register

Early next year, The Jackson Laboratory will break ground for a new research center that will benefit everyone in our state. The decision to bring The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine to Connecticut is paying off, even before the shovels go in the ground.

]]> <![CDATA[ARRIVAL OF NEW BIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-09-27.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-09-27.html 27 Sep 2012 08:00:00 EST Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state will provide up to $2.25 million in grants to Durata Therapeutics, Inc. to support the relocation of its research and development, clinical, and regulatory operations from New Jersey to Branford. The company, whose headquarters are in Chicago, Illinois, will create up to 80 new, full-time jobs in Connecticut.

]]> <![CDATA[GOVERNOR MALLOY, SHORELINE DELEGATION ANNOUNCE BONDING FOR SHORE LINE TROLLEY MUSEUM]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-08-24.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-08-24.html 24 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Democratic state legislators along the shoreline east of New Haven announced that the State Bond Commission is expected to approve a $1 million state grant for the non-profit Shore Line Trolley Museum on River Street in East Haven to construct new trolley storage buildings above the flood plain.

]]> <![CDATA[LONNIE REED SELECTED AS 2012 HENRY TOLL FELLOW]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-08-22.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-08-22.html 22 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST State Representative Lonnie Reed is one of 40 promising state leaders from across the nation selected for the prestigious Toll Fellowship Program sponsored by The Council of State Governments (CSG), September 7-12, 2012.

]]> <![CDATA[NEW LAW ALLOWS FOR MORE LOCAL INPUT WHEN DETERMINING LOCATION OF CELLULAR TOWERS]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-08-09.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-08-09.html 09 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST At a ceremonial bill signing in Branford, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted a new state law that gives municipalities more time and an increased opportunity for local and public input when it comes to determining where cellular communications towers should be located.

]]> <![CDATA[BRANFORD TO RECEIVE STATE FUNDING FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-07-24.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-07-24.html 24 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EST State Representative Lonnie Reed welcomes the expected allocation of funds to the town of Branford for road improvements. The State Bond Commission is meeting Friday and is expected to approve the first half of the FY ’12-‘13 town aid road grant in the amount of $15 million. Branford’s portion of the allocation is $99,966. A second similar grant will follow at the end of the year. Also known as TAR, Town Aid for Roads grants are generally released in January and July each year.

]]> <![CDATA[REP. REED RECEIVES PERFECT RATING FROM ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-07-17.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-07-17.html 17 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EST The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters (CTLCV) recently awarded State Representative Lonnie Reed a 100 percent rating for her support and advocacy of environmental initiatives in their 2012 Environmental Scorecard.

]]> <![CDATA[HOW DO WE SAVE THE SHORELINE?]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-07-10.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-07-10.html 10 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EST By Davis Dunavin, Branford Patch

There were no easy answers at Blackstone Memorial Library last night. But at least shoreline residents got their say -- and the hope that legislation will catch up to a problem many see as both debilitating for homeowners and an omen of a catastrophic future.

]]> <![CDATA[PROJECT TO MAP WHAT LIES BENEATH LONG ISLAND SOUND]]> http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-06-16.html http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Reed/2012/pr102_2012-06-16.html 16 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST By Mark Zaretsky, New Haven Register

Right now, scientists know more about the surface of the moon than they do about what’s at the bottom of Long Island Sound.

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