Jason Rojas

Good news for East Hartford and Manchester. The state has approved grants for remediation of blighted properties targeted for redevelopment.

Do you and your family have health insurance coverage? Do you know of anyone who needs it? Enrollment in Access Health CT is off to another strong start this year, and you can still sign up until Dec. 22.

Some good news: Care 4 Kids, Connecticut’s primary child-care support program, has been reopened, and eligible families on the wait list can now begin to enroll.

Like most Americans of Puerto Rican descent, the past week — following the devastating destruction brought by Hurricane Maria — has been an emotional roller coaster for me and my family, Rep. Jason Rojas writes in an opinion article for The Courant.

Rep. Jason Rojas joined his legislative colleagues who represent East Hartford in issuing a statement denouncing the Republican-sponsored state budget as a dishonest and short-sighted proposal that punishes poor and middle-class working families while providing more money to rich communities.

Over the past week the state House of Representatives and Senate took a significant step last week toward addressing the state's fiscal challenges by approving a crucial piece of the overall budget puzzle - ratifying a state employee concessions package deal that is estimated to result in $1.2 billion worth of savings over the next two years and $24 billion over the next 20 years.

Today I stood with many of my colleagues in support of House Bill 6663, which ultimately was not approved by the House of Representatives.

Emphasizing that closer oversight of the state’s financial assistance programs for business is needed, Rep. Jason Rojas led the House in unanimously passing legislation that provides more scrutiny of business incentives and protects taxpayer dollars. In this email to some constituents, Rep. Rojas talks about the legislation.