Huge Investment in Our Children and Schools

February 10, 2023

Public school students will be getting free school lunches for the rest of the academic year. Our state will be utilizing $60 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to ensure every child in Connecticut can access free school lunches. Equitable access to proper nutrition in school is necessary to supporting a child's ability to learn and thrive.
Additionally, I am proud to have voted to secure more than $27 million in special education funding that has been allocated to schools across the state, including $250,259 for Wilton, $229,382 for Ridgefield, and $187,201 for New Canaan. These investments ensure that all committed funding increases are being provided to our communities.
 
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
As we continue to progress steadily through the current session, it is important that we continue to build upon past legislative successes that have allowed Connecticut to keep moving forward.

We voted yesterday to continue one of these successes by securing the fiscal guardrails that have allowed the state to cut taxes, invest in families and the economy, pay down debt, and save for the future

Thanks to our work, we have:

  • Cut over $650 million in taxes
  • Paid off billions in pension debt
  • Invested in preschool education and children's mental health programs

We accomplished this while maintaining record savings for our rainy-day fund to continue our efforts for a fiscally responsible future.

This fiscal year, we will continue to cut taxes for working families, reduce debt levels, save for the future, and most importantly continue our commitment to invest in our communities.