Jane Garibay

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), roughly 50,000 young children per year are hospitalized due to accidental ingestion of prescription and adult-use only medications. A statistic that is entirely preventable.

If you are still in need of quality, affordable health care it is not too late to get a plan through Access Health Connecticut (AHCT), but time is running out. The American Rescue Plan Special Enrollment Period deadline ends August 15!

The long hurricane season began June 1 and is expected to be an active one. Connecticut has largely been spared from major hurricanes in recent years – for that we are thankful – but residents should always be prepared.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation was awarded a grant from the Federal Transit Administration for the purchase of ten battery electric buses and ten DC fast chargers.

Over the next few days Connecticut is expected to experience extreme temperatures that have prompted heat advisories from the National Weather Service through Wednesday.

Tonight, I am cohosting a group discussion about trucks, traffic and trash in the town of Windsor. The event will take place at 6pm in Windsor's Town Hall.

The Summer Olympic Games are set to begin tomorrow, July 23. Six athletes from Connecticut qualified for the games and will represent America in their respective sport. I wanted to take a moment and congratulate them on their accomplishment.

Governor Ned Lamont has announced that applications are now being accepted for the recently created Connecticut College Corps, which aims to recruit college students interested in working at summer enrichment programs as part of the governor’s plan to provide K-12 students and families with engaging enrichment and learning experiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.