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Governor On Stop And Shop Strike

Apr 22, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz today released the following joint statement regarding the tentative agreement between Stop & Shop’s management and its employees: “We are proud of the women and men of the United Food and Commercial Workers who fought for what they deserve. These are good jobs that provide fair wages, good benefits, and a secure retirement that are critical to the success of Connecticut’s families. It was great to see so much backing from the community in support of the workers who are simply trying to support their families and earn an honest living. Now, the 31,000 hardworking store clerks, associates, and meat cutters can get back to doing what they love – serving…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT: “STATE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO BE FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENT”

Apr 9, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Commissioner Josh Geballe today announced a series of items to reduce bureaucracy, streamline procurement, and ultimately make it easier for businesses to work with the state. Included in the items is a bill currently pending in the legislature that will eliminate thousands of unnecessary forms processed by DAS annually. The announcement was made during a tour of Infoshred, a document shredding facility in East Windsor. Currently, every business that wants to sell to the state has to fill out at least seven forms in the procurement process. House Bill 7385 , developed by DAS, will reduce that to one, thereby eliminating unnecessary forms that businesses need to complete…

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Safe to Tell Act Promotes Creation of School Threat Reporting Programs

Apr 7, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

Washington, DC— Today, Representative Jim Himes (CT-04), along with Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) and Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16), introduced the Safe to Tell Act. The bill creates a grant program for states to develop systems, such as telephone hotlines, mobile applications, or websites that allow people to anonymously report potential threats to schools. “Too often, in the wake of a school shooting, we look back at the behavior of the killer and see that there were warning signs that went unreported,” said Himes. “People notice things that don’t seem quite right, or that put them on edge, but don’t know how or where to report it. The Safe to Tell Act creates ways for people to share their concerns of potential…

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Assisted Suicide Defeated

Apr 5, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

Family Institute of Connecticut is pleased to inform our members that the assisted suicide bill has "died in Committee" for the fifth time since 2013. Assisted Suicide was on the Public Health Committee's agenda last Friday, March 29th, but was "held" for lack of votes. Then it was put back on the agenda for Monday, April 1st, and again "held" for lack of votes! It was at this point that Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, the Committee Chairman, declared defeat, an announcement covered by the press. Nevertheless, the bill was not officially dead until Wednesday, April 3rd, at 5 pm, the Committee's deadline. In an abundance of caution, FIC deliberately waited until now to bring you news of this victory. Rep. Steinberg and "Compassion and Choices," the national pro-assisted suicide group,…

Bridgeport State News

$100 Million Donation to Connecticut Public Schools

Apr 5, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim joined Governor Lamont, First Lady Annie Lamont, leaders in the General Assembly, and students at a public event in East Hartford for the announcement of two major donors who are providing gifts of $100 million dollars to public schools in Connecticut. This gift of $100 million dollars donated by Ray and Barbara Dalio of Dalio Philanthropies will be matched by $100 million from the State of Connecticut and will seek to raise another $100 million from other philanthropists and business leaders. Mayor Ganim attended this event, as Bridgeport will be one of Connecticut’s urban municipalities that will benefit from this educational funding gift for Bridgeport Public Schools. “This major funding donation and financial match by our state…

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Governor Upset With ICE

Mar 29, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont has delivered a letter to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen asserting that her department must recognize pardons granted in the State of Connecticut just as they would in any other state. The governor was prompted to contact Secretary Nielsen due to the detention earlier this week and planned deportation of a Connecticut mother by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials that is based on a conviction for two nonviolent offenses, the most recent having occurred more than seven years ago. The mother, who came to Connecticut as a small child, has lived here legally for most of her life, is married to a U.S. citizen, and has a U.S. citizen minor child. Although…

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Senator Murphy Wants NCAA To Compensate Student Athletes

Mar 28, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

WASHINGTON – As the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) begins the Sweet 16 tournament, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday released the first in a series of reports that will consider a range of problems within college athletics. The report titled Madness Inc.: How Everyone is Getting Rich Off College Sports – Except the Players will examine the profits of college sports and how the NCAA enriches nearly every entity but the student-athletes. In the report, Murphy calls on the NCAA to compensate student-athletes. Murphy released the following statement: “The NCAA is broken. I am a big college sports fan, but I think most fans recognize that the NCAA today isn’t acting in the best interest of many student-athletes. College basketball…

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Tolls Pass First Hurdle On Party Lines

Mar 23, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

#Hartford CT-- The first vote on tolls has passed committee pretty much by party line. Republicans from Fairfield voted no while Democrat McCarthy Vahey voted yes. Bridgeport's State Senator Rosario voted in favor of the tolls. Democrat representatives outnumber Republicans. Las peajes pasan el primer voto en las peajes. #Hartford CT: La primera votación sobre los peajes ha superado al Comité prácticamente por la línea del partido. Los republicanos de Fairfield votaron no mientras que el demócrata McCarthy Vahey votó sí. El senador del estado de Bridgeport, Rosario, votó a favor de los peajes. Los representantes demócratas superan en número a los republicanos

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State Police K-9 Graduates

Mar 18, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

(March 14, 2019): The Connecticut State Police K9 Unit is proud to announce the graduation of its 200th K9 Training Troop. The Troop consisted of seven K9 Teams from throughout the United States and specialized in Electronic Storage Device Detection. The graduation will take place this Friday, March 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., at the State Police Academy located at 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, Connecticut. The Connecticut State Police K9 Unit trained the world’s first electronic storage device detection K9 in 2012 utilizing a proprietary training methodology and curriculum. Since that time, demand for the specialized electronic storage detection or ESD K9’s has grown exponentially. The specialized ESD K9’s assist with counter terror, child pornography, organized crime, and other related…

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Funny Money

Mar 2, 2019 Stephen Krauchick

2019-03-02 @ 7:50pm--# Norwalk CT-- A black male in a blue puffy jacket with a red hoodie underneath passed counterfeit $100 bill at a business on Westport Avenue, no car description was given. #Darien @ 7PMish-- A white Monte Carlo with three males inside wanted for passing counterfeit money. This news report is made possible by: Dinero falso 2019-03-02 @ 7:50pm – # Norwalk CT – Un hombre negro en una chaqueta grande azul con una capucha roja debajo de la chaqueta, pago con un billete de cien $100 en la Avenida de Westport, no se dio ninguna descripción del carro.

Governor On Stop And Shop Strike

GOVERNOR LAMONT: “STATE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO BE FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENT”

Safe to Tell Act Promotes Creation of School Threat Reporting Programs

Assisted Suicide Defeated

$100 Million Donation to Connecticut Public Schools

Governor Upset With ICE

Senator Murphy Wants NCAA To Compensate Student Athletes

Tolls Pass First Hurdle On Party Lines

State Police K-9 Graduates

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