Henry Genga

The VA Connecticut Healthcare System has expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include anyone who served in the military (regardless of VA enrollment status), veteran spouses and caregivers. This Friday, April 23, there will be a clinic at the Newington campus ( 555 Willard Avenue, Bldg. 2E basement).

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has released details on the application and eligibility requirements for the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF).

After a marathon session that ended 3:00 am yesterday, the CT House voted to eliminate the religious exemption from mandatory vaccinations for public and private schools, while grandfathering in any children currently enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade, and expanding the medical exemption.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recommended a pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

UConn Health and the Town of East Hartford are teaming up to distribute COVID-19 vaccines via a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mobile Vaccination Unit (MVU) in East Hartford on April 28 and 29. 

This year’s extended tax deadline, May 17, is just over a month away. Filing your taxes is more important than ever to ensure you receive critical federal stimulus money that may be available to you.

Operation Fuel's Home Energy Assistance Program has grant funding still available to help Connecticut families reduce their unpaid utility and water bills.
 
This is especially important for customers with hardships who are protected from shutoffs through May 1, 2021 and whose bills continue to mount and must be paid.

I am excited to share with you some great news about Connecticut's fiscal outlook!