Stop&Shop Employees can file for an unemployment claim during strike. 

Stop&Shop Employees can file for an unemployment claim during strike. 

Today I joined Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, members of the city's state and federal delegations, representatives from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), and the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) to announce $3.3 million in state funds for the ongoing work at the abandoned Anamet site (17.5 acres on the Naugatuck River) in Waterbury.

The State Bond Commission approves funding for Danbury and Newtown.

I co-sponsored legislation that was passed by the Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees Committee. HB 6508, An Act Concerning Investment in the Construction Job Workforce for Low-Income Residents, will be voted by the House this session.

The bill aims to create a construction job career path for low-income residents and ensure successful employment through state hiring requirements in state construction contracts.

H.B. 7238 voted out of the Labor and Public Health Committee 

What a great story. Manchester groups and the board of education working together to provide new skills and job opportunities for high school students while addressing the lack of diversity among emergency responders. We need more of this. -- Jason

Are you looking for a new job or a new career opportunity? Or, are you an employer searching for qualified candidates? Then you need to check out Hartford Courant Career Fair happening in East Hartford tomorrow!