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HOUSE DEMOCRATS • MARIE KIRKLEY-BEY
January 21, 2009
KIRKLEY-BEY OBTAINS $5 MILLION FOR SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM
Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) announced that her fight to secure funding for summer jobs was included in the final version of the budget passed by the state legislature. READ MORE
January 19, 2010
KIRKLEY-BEY URGES HARTFORD’S UNINSURED
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FREE CLINIC
Hartford residents who lack health insurance are being urged by Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) to attend a free one-day health clinic in Hartford on February 3, 2010. READ MORE
January 19, 2010
HARTFORD STATE REPRESENTATIVES NAMED TO COMMISSION TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONALISM, MUNICIPAL COST SAVINGS AND EFFICIENCIES
State Representatives Kelvin Roldan (D-District 4), Marie Kirkley-Bey (D-District 5), Hector Robles (D-District 6) and Doug McCrory (D-District 7) have been named by House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) and House Majority Leader Denise Merrill (D-Mansfield) to a new a commission that will seek to identify opportunities for more regional collaborations designed to create efficiencies and save money for municipalities. The Blue Ribbon Commission on Municipal Opportunities and Regional Efficiencies (MORE) will begin its work next Tuesday, January 19th with the goal of recommending legislation during the 2010 session. READ MORE
December 16, 2009
NATIONAL WOMEN’S GROUP NAMES KIRKLEY-BEY
CT STATE DIRECTOR
The Women Legislators' Lobby (WiLL) announced that Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) has been selected to serve as Connecticut State Director. READ MORE
November 25, 2009
DEPUTY SPEAKER KIRKLEY-BEY GIVES OUT FREE THANKSGIVING TURKEYS
TO HARTFORD FAMILIES
With Thanksgiving just two days away, Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) along with her daughter Kelly Kirkley-Bey helped distribute turkeys at the Johnson-Stewart Community Center in the North End of Hartford yesterday afternoon. READ MORE
November 12, 2009
DEPUTY SPEAKER KIRKLEY-BEY: TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
IN HARTFORD TO RECEIVE STATE FUNDS
Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) announced that the State Bond Commission approved a $1,000,000 grant from Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) for renovations to the Henry Barnard Home /Saint Elizabeth House in Hartford. READ MORE
September 13, 2009
UCONN HOSPITAL MERGER: AN UNHEALTHY ALLIANCE
Partnership of Health Center, Hartford Hospital
Could Do Real Harm To Other Hospitals — And Their PatientsHospitals in Central Connecticut are at risk. Advocates of the proposed merger between the University of Connecticut Health Center and Hartford Hospital continue to talk with legislators about a partnership arrangement that could end up seriously harming Hartford, New Britain and Bristol by directing more than $1 billion of state funds to a private enterprise. As a state legislator representing Hartford, my main concern — beyond the cost — is that a new hospital in Farmington will reduce jobs and diminish health care services for residents of the city. READ MORE
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September 1, 2009
REP. KIRKLEY BEY PROUDLY ANNOUNCES PASSAGE OF
STATE BUDGET SAVING IMPORTANT PROJECTS
Representative Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) proudly announced her support for a state budget that supports many of her priorities. READ MORE
August 21, 2009
DEPUTY SPEAKER KIRKLEY-BEY PARTNERS WITH OFFICE DEPOT, DISTRIBUTE BACKPACKS TO CHILDREN IN NEED
Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) and The Office Depot Foundation are pleased to announce that the Johnson Stewart Community Center was chosen to receive backpacks containing essential school supplies as part of the Foundation’s Ninth Annual National Backpack Program in partnership with the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL). READ MORE
July 17, 2009
DEPUTY SPEAKER KIRKLEY-BEY TAKING UNPAID LEAVE
TO HELP WITH BUDGET DEFICIT
Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) announced that she has voluntarily offered to take a number of unpaid furlough days this year and next year to help address Connecticut’s budget deficit. READ MORE
June 19, 2009
REP. KIRKLEY-BEY WORKS TO SECURE $4 MILLION
FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH
Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) and Hartford City Councilwoman Veronica Airy Wilson announce that the City of Hartford in conjunction with the State Health Department has submitted an application to the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for up to $ 4 million in funding for a five year project to expand early health and mental health services to children birth to eight years old. READ MORE
June 10, 2009
DEPUTY SPEAKER KIRKLEY-BEY BACKS MEASURE
TO HOLD STATE AGENCIES MORE ACCOUNTABLE
Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) voted for legislation that created a pilot program use results-based accountability (RBA) to assess some human services programs. The legislation requires a legislative committee to assess selected human service programs using RBA methods. READ MORE
June 4, 2009
DEPUTY SPEAKER KIRKLEY-BEY SECURES FUNDING
FOR SCIENCE CENTER
Deputy Speaker Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey (D-Hartford) led passage of legislation in the final hours of the 2009 legislative session to provide the Connecticut Science Center with much needed funds last evening. READ MORE |
