Rep. McGee State Capitol Update

January 24, 2023
Dear Neighbor,

Welcome to the start of the week! I hope you and your family are well.

I will regularly send monthly newsletters to keep you updated on what I have been up to as well as keeping you updated on what's happening in the legislature.

Please let me know if there is any information that you would like to me include. As always I am here to represent you, so if there are concerns you would like to share with me, please reach out.
 
FIRST DAY OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
January 4th was the first day of the legislative session and I was surrounded by family as I was sworn in for my second term as the state representative for the 116th district. This year I will sit on the Education, Economy and Veterans & Military Affairs Commitee. I will also serve as an assistant majority leader. I look forward to working with all my colleagues this upcoming session!
 
REMEMBERING MY FRIEND
REP. QUENTIN "Q" WILLIAMS
Rep. Williams was not only my colleague but a great friend. I am deeply grateful that I got the chance to work with him. His leadership and mentor ship helped me during my first year as a legislator. Since day one, he have had my back and  wanted people to see the many layers of who I am.  This past December, Rep. Williams invited me to teach a theater workshop at his school in Stamford.

He said, “I want them to see someone like you in the arts, teaching theater.”. The First Black State Rep of Middletown, an accomplished educator and advocate. He accomplished so much. But beyond all, he was great person and friend.


 
Please hold up his wife, Carrissa, mother Ms. Queen, The General Assembly, family, friends and his students. 🙏🏾 May God grant us the peace that surpasses all understanding!
 
MARCH 4 LIFE RALLY
Last week I had the honor to speak at March 4 Life rally in Washington DC and was joined by thousands who support whole life. Click the photo below to watch my speech.
 
PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE
Please remember that you only need to register if you wish to provide testimony. If you want to observe the hearings, you can tune in to watch the proceedings live on the committee’s YouTube channel.

🌐 You can register to testify and find more detail on this week’s public hearings, including the bills that will be heard, in this week’s CGA Bulletin. Access the Bulletin here:

https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABulletin/Bulletin.asp
 
REDEMPTION LAW CHANGES:
MORE ITEMS ARE NOW REDEEMABLE
Why return your bottles and cans? 👇

🗑️ Litter reduction
🔋  Energy and resource conservation
⚠️ Waste diversion
👷 Job creation
♻️ Produce high-quality recyclable materials
💰 Save up - every nickel counts

You now have even more ways to redeem deposits! We passed a provision to PA 21-58 which makes tiered adjustments to the state's bottle redemption program through January 2024.

 
WOMEN'S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL EQUITY MATCH GRANT

The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) announced the next round of the Equity Match Grant Program, which opened January 17, 2023. The deadline to apply is February 28, 2023. The application will also be offered in Spanish.
 
The program offers grants of up to $10,000 to women-owned businesses in Connecticut that have been in business for 2 or more years and have revenues between $25K and $2M.  Since the program launched in late 2020, they have distributed 167 grants totaling over $1.5M to women-owned businesses in Connecticut.  For additional information and more details on the program, please visit their website.
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