House acts on passes Police Accountability legislation
July 24, 2020House passes Police Accountability legislation
Delivering PPE
May 29, 2020A member of the Candlewood Lake Authority recently reached out to me about the difficulty they were having obtaining personal protective equipment for their patrol personnel for the 2020 boating season. I’m happy to report that, this week, I delivered 250 KN95 masks directly to the Candlewood Lake Authority Marine Patrol.
Resources donated to local food banks
May 11, 2020I was pleased to join with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and Action Together in the distribution of food and other supplies to area food banks.
Legislation would protect students who can't pay for their school lunch
March 5, 2020Unfortunately, there are occasions where students have been shamed, embarrassed – even humiliated – because they came to school with no money or not enough to buy lunch.
UPDATE: Senate Bill 16, An Act Concerning the Adult Use of Cannabis
March 2, 2020The Legislature is again considering a bill to legalize cannabis for adult, recreational use. Senate Bill 16, An Act Concerning the Adult Use of Cannabis, was the subject of a public hearing today before the Judiciary Committee.
Allie-Brennan presented with the 2019 Humane Legislator Award
February 14, 2020Rep. Allie-Brennan is the proud recipient of the 2019 Humane Legislator Award for his commitment to animal rights. The lawmaker accepted the Humane Society of the United States award at the Danbury Animal Welfare Society in Bethel on February 8th.
“Let the 2020s be a decade of climate action” op-ed published in the Hartford Courant
January 30, 2020The beginning of the 2020 legislative session marks a moment in time where we can re-evaluate the way we've been tacking the climate crisis.