Quentin "Q" Phipps

Having health insurance, especially during a global pandemic, is essential.

Access Health's extended open enrollment period offering quality, affordable plans for 2021 ends this week. The deadline is Friday January 15th at midnight! If you choose a plan during the extension, coverage will begin on February 1, 2021. 

I hope you and your family are ready to ring in the New Year! This year has been challenging for many of us and I hope we can look towards 2021 with a renewed sense of optimism.

In Washington over the holiday weekend, legislation was passed which seeks to provide families, workers, and businesses additional relief to help combat the negative effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, I would like to send my warmest wishes to my brothers and sisters celebrating the first day of Kwanzaa honoring our African heritage and culture.

I want to wish everyone a very happy holiday! I hope all of you get the opportunity to relax and enjoy your favorite holiday traditions and festivities. This year has been a difficult one for so many of our neighbors, so let's also remember to keep those in our community who are struggling in our thoughts.

A new federally-funded grant program – a helping hand to bars and restaurants and other local businesses – will start cutting checks right around New Year's Eve.

The holidays are here, but this year will look different in the face of COVID-19. As we continue to take critical precautions to slow the spread and keep ourselves safe, many restaurant owners and employees are fighting their own battles just to keep their doors open and take care of their families this year.

Connecticut will be the first state in the nation to require all high schools to offer courses on African-American, Black, Puerto Rican, and Latino studies. High schools will be required to offer these courses by Fall 2022.