Aundré Bumgardner

I hope you can join me for "Coffee With Aundré" at The Ditty Bag in Mystic this Saturday, from 10 a.m. to noon.

As 2025 comes to a close, there is no better time to express my gratitude for your support over the past year.

We've had our share of challenging moments.

We've had our share of victories, too.

I am thrilled about the funding approved for much-needed work on the Stonington Town Dock. I am also proud to have worked along with a committed collection of folks who helped see this through. Anyway, I'm sharing the exciting news right at the top of this week's newsletter.

The Stonington Town Dock is in line for some much-needed funding to complete repair work and is poised to receive some. A request for that funding is on the State Bond Commission agenda. A meeting is scheduled for next Thursday. More details below.

With a blast of arctic air expected to blanket Connecticut over the next several days, the state's severe cold weather protocol went into effect for the first time this year, on Thursday, and will continue through Tuesday, December 9, at noon.

We'll return to our regularly scheduled newsletter next week, but I wanted to take a moment to say that I am thankful for you and grateful for your support!

This week's newsletter is filled with a wide variety of information that I think you will appreciate and enjoy reading, including my thoughts on PURA's rejection of Eversource's plan to sell Aquarion Water, strengthening rail service in Southeastern CT, and more.

Today's newsletter focuses on our special session work on Wednesday, followed by the Senate on Thursday. I am so pleased with what we did, from addressing our housing crisis to strengthening our commitment to children's behavioral health care and more.