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Governor Wants Train Investments

Mar 10, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

#HARTFORD, CT– Governor Dannel P. Malloy is urging the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to table consideration of any new alignment of tracks on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) through Connecticut and instead focus its investments – which he says are long overdue – on maintaining the corridor in a “state of good repair.” In a letter delivered to the FRA, Governor Malloy says that that the State of Connecticut will support the agency’s impending Record of Decision – the next step in the program that will spell out investment priorities for the rail corridor – on the premise that it will: Identify specific investments that will achieve a state of good repair and enhance performance of the NEC; Eliminate…

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State Democrats Call For Senior Tax Releif

Mar 2, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

Hartford, CT - Senate and House Democratic leaders, legislators and advocates held a press conference today to call for senior tax relief by exempting Social Security income from the state income tax. The General Assembly’s Finance Revenue and Bonding Committee will hold a public hearing tomorrow to consider several proposed bills on the topic including Senate Bill 6 An Act Exempting Social Security Income from the Personal Income Tax and House Bill 5587 An Act Concerning a Tax Exemption for Seniors’ Social Security Benefits. “Exempting Social Security income from the state income tax could save Connecticut’s seniors up to $45 million a year,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven). “Providing seniors with increased financial…

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Having Lost Presidential It’s Party’s Election- Governor Wants To Change Rules

Feb 22, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today added their voices to the growing number of citizens across Connecticut urging lawmakers to adopt legislation joining the state to a national compact that would elect the President of the United States by a national popular vote. The legislation is having a public hearing today in the General Assembly’s Government Elections and Administration Committee. Governor Malloy said, “Last November, our country saw one of the largest disparities in the popular vote since its founding. If we as a nation want to increase voter turnout, we need to not only combat attempts at voter suppression and gerrymandering, but we must also sign onto this compact creating…

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Senator Murphy Awared Navy Distinguished Public Service Award

Feb 5, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

WASHINGTON – The United States Navy on Wednesday awarded U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) with the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, the “highest form of public service recognition bestowed by the Department of the Navy to civilians who demonstrate outstanding service of substantial and long-term benefit to the Navy, Marine Corps, or Department of the Navy as a whole.” Murphy was presented the award by the Navy’s Chief of Legislative Affairs, Rear Admiral James T. Loeblein, on behalf of Acting Secretary of Navy Sean Stackley. “This is a huge and completely unexpected honor. With all that our sailors and Navy families have given to Connecticut and our country, I should be the one giving them an award,” said Murphy.…

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State Rep Wants No Pensions For Elected Officals

Feb 1, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD – State Rep. John Frey (R-111) is seeking to relieve Connecticut of a massive burden to its state budget by proposing two bills that will address the massive costs of state employee pensions that have increased exponentially each year. The first, H.B. 6087, would ensure that state employees’ pensions are based only on stated income. The second, H.B. 6292, would eliminate state pensions for elected officials in Connecticut. “By now, everyone knows that Connecticut has a major fiscal problem and that it has stalled its economy,” said Rep. Frey. “Governor Malloy calls it our ‘new economic reality, but there’s nothing new about it. Unfunded pension liabilities owed by the state total more than three times the state budget. If…

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Bill Proposing Legislative Approval For Rail Or Bus Increases

Jan 28, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

#HARTFORD – State Rep. Gail Lavielle (R-143) has introduced a bill the General Assembly that would require legislative approval in order to increase rail or bus fares. This would alter the current system, where the Department of Transportation (DOT), an executive branch agency, can act unilaterally under the governor’s authority to increase mass transit fares. The General Assembly’s Transportation Committee has scheduled a public hearing for Lavielle’s bill, HB 5773, this Monday, January 30, at 11:00 A.M. in the Legislative Office Building (LOB) in Hartford. “Last year, commuters were subjected to new rail and bus fare hikes that brought them absolutely no benefits, and they were justifiably upset,” said Rep. Lavielle. “This bill would protect commuters by creating a…

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Governor Announces Increased Housing For Homeless

Jan 23, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that with the state’s significantly increased housing efforts over the last few years and focused strategies to end homelessness, the State of Connecticut has reached new record levels and is able to connect every chronically homeless person in the state with permanent housing. Connecticut’s efforts on this front are leading the nation in bringing chronic homelessness to new lows. This announcement means that the state, in collaboration with its network of nonprofit community providers, has strengthened its housing system to the point that every person who has been verified as being chronically homeless has been matched to permanent housing, and whenever a new episode of chronic homelessness occurs, that person can…

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United States Senate Youth Program

Jan 22, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Tuesday that Isha Dalal, a student at Trumbull High School, and Emily Sullivan, a student at Simsbury High School, have been selected as delegates to the 55th annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) – a week-long opportunity for selected high school students who are interested in pursuing careers in public service to learn about the U.S. Government’s processes and leaders. Isha and Emily were chosen to join 102 other student delegates from across the country to attend this year’s USSYP in Washington, D.C., from March 4th through 11th, 2017. “Congrats to Isha and Emily on this achievement,” said Blumenthal and Murphy. “Isha and Emily will…

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Grant To End Homelessness In Connecticut

Jan 17, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

#HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation today announced that the State of Connecticut is receiving a $6.6 million federal grant to help support the state’s goal of ending youth homelessness by 2020. The award, which comes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) YouthHomelessness Demonstration Program, will be utilized to create new and innovative housing with support service programs to serve youth experiencing homelessness. Connecticut was one of only ten communities in the country selected by HUD to receive this award out of over 130 applicants. The state received the largest allocation of any grantee under this program. “Our unprecedented efforts to ensure housing for our most vulnerable…

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Closing Down

Jan 14, 2017 Stephen Krauchick

A message from Kenneth Feld, chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment, the producer of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® After much evaluation and deliberation, my family and I have made the difficult business decision that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® will hold its final performances in May of this year. Ringling Bros. ticket sales have been declining, but following the transition of the elephants off the road, we saw an even more dramatic drop. This, coupled with high operating costs, made the circus an unsustainable business for the company. Nearly 50 years ago, my father founded our company with the acquisition of Ringling Bros. The circus and its people have continually been a source of inspiration and joy…

Governor Wants Train Investments

State Democrats Call For Senior Tax Releif

Having Lost Presidential It’s Party’s Election- Governor Wants To Change Rules

Senator Murphy Awared Navy Distinguished Public Service Award

State Rep Wants No Pensions For Elected Officals

Bill Proposing Legislative Approval For Rail Or Bus Increases

Governor Announces Increased Housing For Homeless

United States Senate Youth Program

Grant To End Homelessness In Connecticut

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Closing Down

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