WTNH's Mike Cerulli Reports on Public Safety Committee's Top Legislative Priorities

January 22, 2025

During the first Public Safety and Security Committee meeting, the bipartisan committee leaders outlined their top priorities of the session. Street takeovers and other hazardous roadway behaviors are on the list of issues they plan to address. Legislators on this committee believe that this could be addressed with more aggressive law enforcement.

The Public Safety and Security Committee has outlined many other priorities for this session, including measures to strengthen existing health and safety programs for firefighters. State Representative Pat Boyd wants to ensure that a fund set up to assist firefighters battling service-connected cancer is fully funded for future generations.

 

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