Upcoming Session, Work Zone Safety, and more

April 25, 2025

Dear Neighbor,

I hope you all have been able to enjoy the warm weather this week! The House will be back in session three days next week. Stay tuned for key updates, votes, and what’s on the legislative agenda.

Here are some great ways to stay informed:

The Connecticut Network (CT-N) provides live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of legislative sessions. You can watch sessions live on Roku, YouTube or their website: https://www.ct-n.com.
Connecticut General Assembly's official website offers a Schedule of Events: cga.ct.gov/calendarofevents.asp
Follow Connecticut House Democrats on social media for legislative updates and policy priorities.

This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week which honors the workers and professionals who help keep construction zones safe, including highway crews, public works, utility companies, contractors, and law enforcement. Motorists in Connecticut are urged to take an active role in protecting roadway workers and drivers.

Work zone crashes remain a major safety issue in Connecticut and nationwide. According to data from the Connecticut Crash Data Repository at UConn, between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2024, there were more than 2,000 crashes and six fatalities in Connecticut work zones. Nationally in 2022, the most recent year of verifiable data, there were 891 work zone fatalities.

In 2023, during Connecticut’s one-year pilot program for work zone speed safety cameras, nearly 25,000 motorists received written warnings for exceeding speed limits by 15 miles per hour or more in designated work zones. A permanent work zone camera program is expected to launch again in this year.

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The drug epidemic in the United States is a clear and present public health, public safety, and national security threat. Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. When they do - it has dangerous and often tragic consequences.

You can help fight that epidemic by participating in DEA Takeback Day. It's an opportunity for anyone to remove unneeded medications from their homes, preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction.

Last year, more than 8300 pounds of prescription drugs were collected across the state.

On this Saturday, April 26th, from 10 am to 2 pm, you can turn in excess drugs to the Bristol Police Department at Market 32 located at 121 Farmington Ave, Bristol, CT.

This is just one of the many locations that will be open across the state. You can find details on the drop-off process and locations by using the DEA Collection Site Locator.

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Mark your calendars for May 8. Come learn about senior programs and resources throughout the state of Connecticut. More information to come!

Celebrate Earth Day and join the City of Bristol for Community Clean Up Day! Saturday, April 26, 2025 any time from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm or any time that works for you to clean up your corner of Bristol. Join your neighbors and friends to help clean up several areas throughout the City!

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