CGA Kickball Classic Monday, Put Birdfeeders Away, Grant Funding Headed To Canton
April 10, 2024I hope you enjoyed the magic and the wonder of the eclipse on Monday whether you were in your own backyard or at a local watch party. While we may not have been in the path of totality, we certainly saw quite an astronomical show.
Talking Homelessness On Face The Facts, It's Health Equity Week, Put The Phone Away
April 3, 2024The state is reminding all drivers that when they get behind the wheel, Put the Phone Away or Pay. It’s a campaign for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April. Please be mindful, that law enforcement will be stepping up its enforcement of distracted-driving laws through April 30.
Early Voting Underway, HB5004: A Climate & Legislative Priority And A Great Debate
March 27, 2024Slowly but surely, we are heading to the part of session where we will be in session more days than we are not. I think it’s the best time of session when the building is alive with energy and we are all steadily working to get bills across the finish line.
Testimony Of A Colleague And Friend, HB5001 Protects And Prioritizes Seniors
March 22, 2024As you may know, Representative Tammy Exum, who represents around one-third of Avon and another portion of West Hartford, lost her beloved husband, Earl Exum, last October. He died from a very specific heart attack, nicknamed the “widow maker.”
Utility Company Payment Plans, Modernizing Paid Sick Days Statutes, Tough Testimony
March 20, 2024We are almost halfway through this short session. What does that mean? Public hearings are coming to an end. Committee meetings will soon wrap up voting their legislation out of committee to potentially end up on the floor of the House or the Senate. And, we will be in session more frequently (though, never frequently enough for me. More bills!).
Early Voting, My Testimony On HB5399, CGTC Fund Grant Deadline Is Friday
March 13, 2024One of the challenges of any session as a legislator is keeping track of the bills you have either asked to be brought forward or are championing with colleagues at the same time that you are shepherding a committee as chair and also trying to be a good member of your other committees. These past few weeks have really illustrated that for me.
All In With Reading Across America, Talking About HB5399, IRS Free File Program
March 6, 2024It’s Read Across America Week and I hope you’ve had time to read yourself or read to a child. I’m very grateful to the schools in Avon and Canton that invited me in to read this week. We are so lucky to have outstanding teachers, librarians and media specialists in our schools. Check out the photos in this issue.
Farmington Valley And Today's Planning And Development Public Hearing, Tax Incidence
February 28, 2024I am pleased to share that today in the Planning and Development Public Hearing, we discussed HB5272 AAC THE EXPIRATION OF CERTAIN LAND USE APPROVALS AND THE NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION GUARANTEE FUND. The reason for the bill was to attempt to mitigate the problems towns and constituents in the Farmington Valley faced because of a builder acting in purported bad faith.