CURRENT NEWS

State Capitol Update for the Week of December 6.

December 10, 2021

As issues concerning cutting of trees in Housatonic Meadows State Park (in Sharon & Cornwall) by the Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) continue , over the last week I’ve had a host of phone calls, zoom calls, and site visits, which I thought might be a useful illustration of what it means to be a state legislator when the legislature is not in session.  (For a specific update on the park itself, see the update in this newsletter.)

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State Capitol Update for the Week of December 6

December 3, 2021

I’m just going to say it: December is off to a rough start this week.  While I do enjoy a good New England winter, the icy snow and wind (and whatever noisy storm blew through Salisbury last night) wasn’t exactly festive, particularly joined with the arrival of the Omicron variant, the uptick of COVID infections across the state, the prospect of energy cost hikes, the loss of some treasured trees in a local park, and maybe even hungry bears looking around for their last bit of bird feed before hibernation.  

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State Capitol Update for the Week of November 22

November 24, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving eve to all of you!  We are traveling to New Hampshire this year to spend Thanksgiving with my brothers and their families, so the pies are baked, the soup is cooked, and we are trying to get on the road and limit our exposure to Thanksgiving traffic, which we suspect will be back with force this year.  

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State Capitol Update for the Week of November 15

November 19, 2021

As your State Representative for the 64th House District, this week’s big news for me was that the Reapportionment Commission voted unanimously to approve new House district maps for the 151 districts throughout Connecticut, which shifted the boundaries of the 64th District.  We gained a new town: welcome, Washington, to the 64th District!  I look forward to getting to know you all.  
 

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State Capitol Update for the Week of November 8.

November 12, 2021

Yesterday was Veterans Day, honoring all of the brave men and women who wear the uniform, including our own family, friends, neighbors, and heroes we have never met.  My father was a veteran, and keeping his flag in my office reminds me of the long chain of service in my own family, and the values that underlie that decision to serve something beyond our personal interest.

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