Moira Rader

I want to make you aware of an event I am hosting with Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas on Tuesday, May 21, at the Guilford Free Library. Together with Representatives Parker, Comey, Candelora, and Senator Cohen, we hope to allow you to learn more about the early voting process and provide a setting for an informative conversation on civic engagement. Please consider joining us!

I was happy to work alongside fellow shoreline representatives on this funding for Shore Line East to add additional trains during peak hours.

With the two-year $26 billion budget passed by the legislature last year remaining strong and in balance, we were able to make much-needed new investments in important areas such as higher education, early childcare, mental health services, and our non-profit community.

Public safety is one of government's most important responsibilities, and legislation passed by the House of Representatives takes aim at stopping the growing threat of "street takeovers."

A recent phenomenon that coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, the brazen public safety threat known as "street takeovers" have become a growing national issue, including a number of dangerous incidents in Connecticut towns.

You may sense an overarching theme in this e-newsletter. As April is Earth Month and April 22 is designated as Earth Day, I wanted to take this opportunity to focus on Earth Day events happening in our district and the environmental issues we are working on in the legislature.

Join me to celebrate Earth Day on April 20, as we team up with Clean Communities to clean up Jacobs Beach in Guilford. It's a wonderful opportunity to come together as a community for a great, important effort. To RSVP or for more information, please contact my outreach coordinator, Grady Brockway, at Grady.Brockway@cga.ct.gov.

March was a busy month up at the Capitol and in our district. In the legislature, we were busy meeting in our committees, conducting hearings on proposed legislation and ultimately voting numerous bills out of committee to likely be considered by the full General Assembly. It's a short session this year, so things move at a very fast pace.

On March 26, following our School Meals for All press conference, I testified in support of HB 5510: "An Act Concerning Funding for Student Meals," in front of the Appropriations Committee.