Maria Horn

In like a lion, out like a lamb. 
 
That’s supposed to be a saying about March weather, but I’m tempted to apply it more broadly right now.  While we certainly had some blustery weather last night, we’re also experiencing significant turbulence in the Northwest Corner (and, to some degree, throughout the state) trying to schedule vaccine appointments.

The House was “in session” this week, which means that we were “sitting” as a body to debate and vote on bills.  I put “sitting” in quotes because, while we were usually seated, we were not seated as a body in our traditional, and beautiful, House chamber.

The biggest piece of news this week concerns vaccine distribution.  Yesterday the Governor announced that the next group eligible, starting on March 1, will be those aged 55 to 64, as well as teachers and childcare workers. 

This is my State Capitol update for the week of February 15.

As we work to get as many Connecticut residents vaccinated as we can, I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the many of you in our communities who have been helping neighbors, friends, family members, and other residents navigate the tricky system of enrolling, registering, and getting vaccinated.

Dear Neighbor,

Today the Governor gave his much-anticipated budget address, and as I write this the legislative proposals that underpin it are being released, and we are all busily digesting them. 

Today was one of those days when a lobbying campaign, including hundreds of old-school postcards from teachers and lot of phone calls by legislators, really paid off. 

My home office “security system” consists mostly of a collection of multi-hued post-it notes on the back of my door. My home office is next to the kitchen, the noisy hub of family life, and it contains the only printer and most reliably available office supplies and chargers, so sometimes I have to mark my boundaries in order to concentrate on the business at hand.