Bob Godfrey

Connecticut has just launched a new Text-to-911 capability as part of the state’s new Next Generation 9-1-1 Emergency Telecommunications System.

Get ready for back-to-school savings. Connecticut’s annual sales tax holiday is right around the corner! Mark your calendars for Sunday, August 19 through Saturday, August 25 to save with some great exemptions.

Are you familiar with the services provided by Operation Fuel, a private, nonprofit statewide program that offers emergency energy assistance to low income families and elderly residents?

Connecticut’s economy is seeing significant improvement with jobs being added to the workforce and unemployment at an historic low. According to the state Department of Labor, more than 6,000 jobs were created in June and the Governor reports Connecticut has added more than 12,000 jobs in two months. Private sector employment now stands at more than 111 percent, fully recovering from pre-recession levels.

I am pleased to report the approval of funding for transit-oriented development in downtown through a $2 million grant to design and construct downtown sidewalk and streetscape infrastructure improvements along pedestrian routes near the Danbury Train Station.

My dad was a railroad brakeman and his dad was a railroad engineer. To see development around the railroad station makes me remember their lives and legacies. Like me, they would be delighted to see this economic development near the train station, and the jobs and opportunities that come with it.

I sat down with journalist Dan Haar to discuss why Connecticut struggles to make dramatic economic reforms.

We passed legislation to address the alarming increase in prescription drug prices.

I presented a citation to Immaculate High School's boys basketball team to congratulate them on their state championship win.