Henry Genga

Foodshare has decided to extend its operation at Rentschler Field in East Hartford until the end of May.

Governor Lamont has announced that school buildings in Connecticut will remain closed through the end of the school year due to the coronavirus pandemic in order to keep students, teachers and staff safe. Distance learning will continue through the end of the school year.

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and daily information on cases and outcomes, we are finally seeing some steady progress towards re-opening.

Thanks to the social distancing measures we put in place and most everyone's cooperation and compliance, we have seen a daily decline in hospitalizations across the state.

The Governor has asked for people to wear cloth face coverings wherever close contact is unavoidable. This includes taxi, car, ride-sharing and mass public transit.

The Office of Early Childhood (OEC) created the CTCARES for Frontline Workers Program. This program is designed to provide child care for Connecticut's essential workers.

To help you and our neighbors stay up-to-date on the ever-evolving stream of information related to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, my office and I are working to provide news as it develops over social media and by email. This is a recap of some of this week’s highlights.

The 2020 legislative session will get underway on Wednesday, February 5 and we will be working on many issues that affect the community and the state. Here are some links that can help you keep track of everything that's happening at the State Capitol:

This January 1 not only marked the beginnings of a new year, it also meant the enactment of dozens of new laws and reforms for Connecticut residents. Below are just a couple of them: