October 17, 2011

LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS THURSDAY, OCT. 20
WILL FOCUS ON JOBS, JACKSON LABORATORY

The General Assembly will hold informational hearings on jobs initiatives on Thursday, October 20, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. There will be a public comment period following hearings on Jackson Laboratory and the Jobs Special Session.

All members of the General Assembly have been invited to participate in the hearings. Presentations and question and answer sessions will be held on the proposed Jackson Laboratory plan to build a $1.1 billion research facility at the UConn Health Center campus in Farmington and on the Special Legislative Session on jobs scheduled for October 26.

The Legislature’s Finance Committee will conduct the hearing on Jackson Laboratory on Thursday from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon in Room 2E at the LOB.

The hearing on the Jobs Special Session will be conducted by the Commerce Committee and will take place on Thursday from 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. in Room 2C at the LOB.

Public comment on both initiatives will take place Thursday from 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., also in Room 2C at the LOB.