Gary Turco

The 2023 Legislative Session opened at the State Capitol on Wednesday, and before we adjourn on June 7, new laws aimed at improving the quality of life in Connecticut will be passed and a state budget for the next two years will be adopted.

These laws mark the tireless work put in by my colleagues and me throughout the 2021 and 2022 Legislative Sessions to address your concerns and make necessary changes in Hartford.

A bipartisan bill passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Lamont extends the current suspension of the gasoline tax, provides additional funding for energy assistance programs, and continues premium pay for frontline workers.

An additional $1 billion boost in federal funding to the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), allowing for more households to receive the benefit in the state, has been allocated as part of an emergency supplemental aid package recently approved by Congress.

Did you know that an estimated 3,550 Connecticut women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year? While anyone is at risk of developing breast cancer, it is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in American women, except for skin cancers.

Connecticut's first-ever child tax payment has just gone into effect and it's already a massive success!

The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) is utilizing numerous options to assist families across the state access baby formula during the nationwide shortage.

The budget proposal we approved in the House of Representatives early Tuesday morning offers Connecticut taxpayers like you and your neighbors $600 million in tax cuts.