TCI - Roundtable Discussion
April 23, 2021My colleague, State Representative Gary Turco and I will be co-hosting a panel discussion on the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI): Separating Fact from Fiction. I hope you will join us in a conversation with the Commissioner of DEEP and Deputy Commissioner of DOT on April 29th at 6pm via zoom.
Essay Contest Winners
April 23, 2021Congratulations to the two young women who won my essay contest in celebration of Women's History Month.
Restaurant Revitalization Fund
April 22, 2021The Small Business Administration (SBA) has released details on the application and eligibility requirements for the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF). The funding – included in the American Rescue Plan and run by the SBA – will assist the hardest-hit restaurants with the funds they need to meet payroll, purchase COVID-related supplies, and recover industry jobs lost during the pandemic.
State Re-opening May 1
April 20, 2021The state announced that beginning May 1st, Connecticut will take its next step towards re-opening.
ARP Funding coming to Wethersfield
April 5, 2021The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) which was signed into law, includes direct relief to states, counties, cities, and towns as well as public utilities, libraries, and transit agencies. The State Office of Fiscal Analysis predicts Wethersfield will receive $7,611,936.
Vaccine Appointments Now Open to 16+
April 1, 2021Connecticut residents ages 16 and older can now begin booking a vaccine appointment.
Office Hours
March 31, 2021I am hosting office hours each month to give my Wethersfield constituents, the opportunity to chat with me and share what’s important to them.
Equal Pay Day 2021
March 24, 2021Today is Equal Pay Day—a day that marks the point at which it takes a woman on average to earn what her male counterpart did the year before. In 2020, a woman in Connecticut earned only $0.83 for every dollar that a white, non-Hispanic man made.