Anne Hughes

I fully support Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal to provide $300 grocery store cards to approximately 25,000 Connecticut residents who have lost federal SNAP benefits due to recent federal policy changes. While this is not a complete solution to the growing hunger crisis, it is an important step to help families, seniors, veterans, young adults aging out of foster care, and survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking who are struggling to put food on the table.

I'm pleased to share some great news for our community: the Aspetuck Land Trust has been awarded $578,500 through Connecticut's Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition (OSWA) grant program to permanently protect the Plummer Addition, a 15.84-acre property in Wilton and Weston.

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for our area, and the Governor has activated Connecticut's Extreme Heat Protocol through 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 16.

The Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) announced that SNAP recipients who experienced long-duration power outages caused by the severe storm that impacted Connecticut on the evening of Saturday, July 4, may be eligible to receive supplemental benefits to replace spoiled food that had already been purchased.

Since its inception, America has struggled with its ideals versus its realities. We need only briefly examine phrases such as "...all men are created equal" in the Declaration of Independence alongside slavery being codified in our Constitution to understand there is a gap between the idea of America and what America actually is.

We had a powerful Juneteenth lunch and town hall, reflecting on the different lived experiences of the struggle for liberation, on Juneteenth in Easton. The event was coordinated by Wiley Mullins and community leaders from our district.

My colleagues and I have submitted a letter to PURA opposing Eversource’s proposed rate increase, which could raise customer electric bills by approximately 11%, or as much as 17% if deferred storm restoration costs are included.

Yes! We're kicking off Pride Month with a beautiful Pride flag raising at Easton Town Hall.