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Dear Neighbor,
Summer is rolling right through with us in our first week of August.
I have enjoyed working in the district, spending time with my family and friends, creating memories, and enjoying the nice weather. I hope you can create lasting memories with your loved ones in the last few weeks of summer.
Below is this week's brief legislative update.
Please contact my office if you have questions or comments about items in this newsletter.
Have a great weekend!
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Climate, Coffee and Conversation
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Join me for coffee and conversation on climate action next Thursday at Parkside Cafe. For more information email ctlcv@ctlcv.org or call (860) 236-5442.
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Senior Financial Exploitation Protection
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Cases of financial exploitation and fraud involving caretakers of seniors is far too common and can result in an older adult having their savings depleted or lost entirely.
We're protecting seniors from suspected cases of financial fraud, scams, and exploitation by authorizing financial institutions to temporarily suspend or hold transactions involving an account of an adult over the age of 60 if there is a reasonable suspicion of financial exploitation. This law takes effect July 1, 2024.
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| These reforms to the pension system will save the 106 participating cities and towns about $740 million over the next 30 years! |
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Did you know residents in every town in the state have applied for CT Paid Leave? Approximately 66,000 workers in Connecticut have received over $375 million in benefits when they were unable to work due to qualifying health or family reasons.
On June 25, 2019, Governor Lamont signed P.A. 19-25 into law, creating CT Paid Leave, and employee payroll contributions began in 2021. One year later, on January 1, 2022, benefit payments began for qualified applicants.
Families in Connecticut shouldn't have to worry about whether they can balance taking care of family needs or paying the bills. With this program, both can happen, as it offers partial income replacement benefits. |
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What qualifies for eligible leave?
- Parental bonding - the birth of an employee's child or placement of an adopted or foster child with the employee
- Serious health conditions - for the employee or a family member of the employee
- Donors - to serve as an organ or bone marrow donor
- Armed Forces - for family members in the armed forces undergoing treatment for an injury or illness incurred in the line of duty or being deployed to a foreign country
- Family violence - for family violence victims to seek medical care or counseling, obtain services from a victim services organization, relocate because of family violence, or participate in civil or criminal proceedings related to the family
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Connecticut is one of 13 states in the nation to pass paid family and medical leave legislation, along with California, Colorado, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington, as well as Washington D.C. States including New Hampshire and Vermont have enacted voluntary programs for employers who want to opt in.
Connecticut should be proud of its paid leave program. It is held up as a national model for other states to emulate.
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It's tick season!
As Connecticut scientists warn of new tick species, it is more important than ever to take preventative measures. Here are some tips to share with your friends and family!
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Detour of Route 72: Divinity Street to
Tulip Street in Bristol
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The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing that Route 72 will be detoured between Waterbury Road and West Street (Route 69) in Bristol starting July 31, 2023. The associated detour is required to complete the reconstruction and realignment of Route 72 between Tulip Street and Divinity West Street (Route 69).
DOT Project No. 0017-0187 was awarded to Richards Corporation at a cost of $7,533,501.55 on November 15, 2022 and is scheduled to be completed November 30, 2025. This project is administered by the CTDOT, Office of Construction, District 1 in Rocky Hill.
DETOUR INFO
Route 72 will be closed between the intersections of Tulip Street and Divinity Street (just west of the West Street/Route 69 intersection) from July 31 through September 27, 2023. Traffic will be detoured onto Divinity Street and back onto Route 72 at the east and west ends of Divinity Street accordingly.
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Sincerely,
Mary Fortier
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