Lucy Dathan

Today is Equal Pay Day. This day symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. I talked with the @golivegirl community today on the importance of supporting each other to change the status quo!

I am excited to share with you that a measure I am sponsoring to require school districts to provide at least fifty minutes of undirected play in order to develop children's social skills, physical development and emotional well-being was featured in the New York Times.

Now that my legislative colleagues and I have Governor Lamont’s budget proposal in hand, officials from state departments and agencies have begun giving their budget presentations in public hearings before the Appropriations Committee of which I am a member.

Pleased to have joined my colleagues, Rep. Sean Scanlon and Sen. Matt Lesser, co-chairs of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee, as well as State Comptroller Kevin Lembo and advocates to announce new legislation to address the high cost of prescription drugs.

The Student Manufacturer Connection Fair will take place on April 24th from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the state Capitol.

Capitol Information and Tours, operated by the League of Women Voters of Connecticut Education Fund, Inc., is now accepting applications for one paid summer intern tour guide position.

My colleagues, Senator Will Haskell (D-Bethel/New Canaan/Redding/Ridgefield/Weston/Westport/Wilton), Representative Tom O’Dea (R-New Canaan/Wilton) and I will be holding local office hours - next Monday, February 25*. I hope you can make plans to stop by.

I enjoyed my conversation with Grace Duffield, a reporter with the New Canaan Advertiser, about how my personal experiences influenced my priorities and an overview of the 2019 Legislative Session.