Christine Palm

Here are the public hearings scheduled for the week of January 30.

In my ongoing effort to make government more transparent and to encourage all residents of Chester, Deep River, Winthrop, Essex, Ivoryton, Centerbrook, Haddam, Tylerville and Higganum to become more engaged in the civic progress, I will, over the next several weeks, be sending out regular e-blasts on pending public hearings.

Please join me for a Community Conversation at Haddam Neck Fire Station (third floor) on Tuesday, January 31, at 10 a.m. Please RSVP to Kyle.Fishbein@cga.ct.gov

Join me on Friday, January 27, at 7 p.m., for a ZOOM Community Conversation. Please RSVP using the Zoom link listed below.

Please join me at Chester Meeting House at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, for a community conversation. All residents of the 36th District are invited to attend!

“Your tax dollar at work” is a phrase usually used cynically; people who have little faith in government invoke it to show how wasteful and inefficient government can be.

And while there is surely some government waste mixed in with the good, last week a public webinar gave a telling look at what government agencies can accomplish when they pull together on behalf of citizens.

Today, "thoughts and prayers" aren't enough. They never are. Along with being mindful all day today of this agonizing "anniversary," I recommit myself to fighting gun violence. I renew my promise -- my obligation -- to help pass the strictest gun safety laws possible. As a legislator, I do this in the name of every person who died needlessly by gun violence -- especially the children and teachers of Sandy Hook.
And while there is surely some government waste mixed in with the good, last week a public webinar gave a telling look at what government agencies can accomplish when they pull together on behalf of citizens.