Geraldo Reyes Jr

February is Black History Month, a time to honor the many accomplishments and contributions Black Americans have made to American society. We have numerous events taking place in Waterbury in the coming weeks.

It was a pleasure to join an impressive panel discussing Connecticut’s efforts to dismantle structural racism within our state government.

The Latino and Puerto Rican community came together for an amazing, sold-out summit of legislators, educators, advocates, and constituents to unveil the top Latino priorities of 2024.

The state is listening to Latino voices ahead of the 2024 legislative session. UConn professors are touring Latino communities including Waterbury to get input from our residents. And, My colleagues and I highlighted a new law providing compensation and benefits to firefighters diagnosed with cancer.

Schools and the rest of the community came together to celebrate Three Kings Day in Waterbury and other parts of the state.

Waterbury is making history by officially naming one of its schools after Roberto Clemente. Naming a school in his honor serves as an inspiration to students.

As we ring in the new year, several new laws will take effect impacting early voting, hospice care, online privacy, and so much more.

More than 80,000 people in our state will soon get low-level convictions automatically cleared from their criminal records. The updated Clean Slate Law is helping give some residents a second chance.