The legislature's Black and Puerto Rican Caucus will be hosting a public forum in Hartford on Tuesday, February 20, to discuss ideas and concerns about pressing policy issues to help draft their 2018 legislative priorities.
I joined Secretary of the State Denise W. Merrill, many of my colleagues and community organizations to announce a voter registration drive to focus on registering Puerto Rican families who have resettled in Connecticut in the wake of the devastation created by Hurricane Maria.
The opioid epidemic fight is far from over and we are committed to disseminating as much information as we can to combat drug abuse and addiction. On Tuesday, February 6, from 6-8pm at Lincoln Middle School, Meriden is hosting an opioid forum to discuss this epidemic and its impact on our community. I encourage all our residents to attend and engage in this important conversation.
In a bipartisan vote, yesterday the House of Representatives voted to restore $54 million in funding to the Medicare Savings Program (MSP). More than 113,000 seniors and disabled individuals depend on the state program to purchase their Medicare Part B benefits.
