Geraldo Reyes Jr

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.

Costs have gone up dramatically in the past three years. Operation Fuel released a new study showing a growing number of individuals and families in Connecticut, including Waterbury, struggle to pay off their basic needs.

Connecticut has created its first home-based child care apprenticeship program, which will hopefully create more, high demand, and better-paying jobs.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I would like to recognize the staff and volunteers at St. Vincent DePaul Mission Food Pantry for distributing about 160 turkeys with all the fixings along with groceries to those in need.