Bill Heffernan

As part of celebrating National Farmers' Market week, we encourage you to visit your local farmers' market to pick up and enjoy locally grown food.

Whether it's a video streaming service, a monthly delivery or a traditional magazine subscription, companies make it easy to sign up, but a lot harder to cancel – that is changing.

The 96% score comes from several factors: voting record, advocacy, and efforts to advance CEA priorities. CEA priorities include enhancing the teaching profession, protecting pensions and benefits, preserving collective bargaining, and supporting sound education policy that enhances public education.

As our nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, this 4th of July carries special significance.

Several new state laws that we passed during the 2026 legislative session will take effect on July 1.

Juneteenth – June 19 – commemorates and celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, but the important history of this now state and federal holiday was not widely known for many years.

The Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) wants residents to be aware of new work requirements affecting some recipients of SNAP benefits and upcoming changes to HUSKY Health eligibility rules.

The good news: most people will not lose their benefits. However, it is important to review the new requirements and determine whether they apply to your situation.

Join Senator Maroney, Representative Shannon, and me for "Coffee and Conversation" on June 18 at Coffee Haven West from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.