Matt Ritter

I am so happy to announce that $10 million was included in the recently approved state budget for the revitalization of Batterson Park.

I was so proud to work with the General Assembly’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus to develop the Community Investment Fund 2030, a 10 year/$2.5 billion-plus investment in historically underserved and marginalized communities.

Memorial Day - remembering our heroes.

We celebrated the beginning of Pride Month by flying the Pride flag above the State Capitol.

Speaker of the House Matt Ritter announced that the House of Representatives will be acting on legislation that sets the stage to allow for early voting and no-excuse absentee ballots in Connecticut in order to increase voter participation in our elections.

House Democratic leaders praise budget proposal that maximizes federal relief funds to respond to the ongoing pandemic and invest in Connecticut's future for all residents.

Unlike Georgia which recently adopted a new law to make it harder for voters to cast their ballots, Connecticut can be on the right side of history.

Speaker of the House Matt Ritter (D-Hartford) announced a multi-million dollar effort to restore Batterson Park, the long-shuttered Hartford-owned former recreation area straddling Farmington and New Britain.