Gary Turco

The regional travel advisory between Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York that went into effect last month and directs incoming travelers from states with a significant community spread of COVID-19 to self-quarantine for a 14-day period was updated Tuesday and now includes a total of 31 states.

Members of the Newington Legislative Delegation including State Senator Matt Lesser (D – Middletown), State Representative Gary Turco (D – Newington), State Representative Rick Lopes (D – Newington), and State Representative Kerry Wood (D – Newington) are pleased to welcome $500,000 in bond funding for streetscape projects help revitalize Newington's business districts and streetscapes to improve them for pedestrian use.

On Tuesday, July 21, the legislature's Insurance and Real Estate Committee will hold a listening session on two proposals to cap insulin costs and supplies to help manage diabetes, and expanding telehealth.

Earlier this year, higher education institutions throughout the state closed their doors to in-person classroom learning. Students moved out of their dorms and shifted to online classes.

Co-chairs and ranking members of the Committee on Judiciary stood outside the Capitol this morning to announce LCO #3471 An Act Concerting Police Accountability (AACPA).

To help you and our neighbors stay up-to-date on the ever-evolving stream of information related to the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic, my office and I are working to provide news as it develops over social media and by email.

This is a recap of some of this week’s highlights.

Governor Lamont Wednesday signed another executive order – the 55th since he enacted the emergency declarations – that builds upon his efforts to encourage mitigation strategies that slow down transmission of the virus.

The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles reopened select offices Tuesday for in-person services, however due to the pandemic customers are required to make appointments in advance.