Anne Hughes

On Monday, I joined members of our immigrant, refugee, advocate, and legal communities, in addition to local leaders at the State Capitol to rally to protect immigrants and immigrant families here in Connecticut.

The state recently allocated $30 million toward much-needed infrastructure repairs and improvements to our state parks and forests.

There is good news for low and moderate-income families in Connecticut looking to buy their first home as a popular homeowner assistance program is now accepting a new round of applicants.

The Time to Own program provides forgivable loans for down payments and closing costs and has enabled individuals and families to achieve the dream of homeownership, fostering long-term financial stability and contributing to stronger communities throughout the state.

All year round, but particularly this month, together let’s bring attention to and raise awareness about the tragedy caused by breast cancer and domestic violence.

A number of new laws that were passed during the 2024 legislative session will go into effect on Tuesday, October 1.

With school recently started, now is a good time for a reminder that we all need to be extra careful as school buses and students will be sharing the roads.

A new round of state grants totaling almost $15 million will go toward preserving land throughout Connecticut as open green space.

One of the best ways to help protect our environment is to protect land from development by preserving it as open space for all residents to enjoy.

Stretching to all four corners of the state, over 2,626 acres of open space will be protected throughout 20 municipalities with this latest round of environmental grants.