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| Dear Neighbor,
We are ready and set to go for the 2025 Legislative Session. We were all sworn in on Wednesday. I want to affirm my commitment to serving you and all of the residents of the 41st District to the best of my ability. |
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I hope you can join me tomorrow at the Ditty Bag in Mystic for our monthly get-together to talk about issues on your mind and what more I could be doing in Hartford to make your lives easier. The Coffee Hour starts at 10 a.m. I hope to see you there. Topics in this week's newsletter include:
- Join Me for Coffee @ The Ditty Bag on Saturday
- The 2025 Legislative Session is Underway
- Issues We Could be Addressing This Session
- Honored to Serve
- America 250 CT Museum Makeover
- Walmart Wellness Day is on Saturday
- Community Events
Have a great weekend,
Aundré |
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| With our legislative session beginning, I hope to see you on Saturday between 10 a.m. and noon at the Ditty Bag in Mystic for "Coffee With Aundre", our monthly get-together. We had a great turnout last month! |
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My colleagues and I are ready to take on several issues during the upcoming session. If you want to follow our progress, or if you want to get involved, there are several ways to do so:
- The Office of Legislative Research (OLR) provides nonpartisan and unbiased research to members of the General Assembly and their staff. Part of their duties include writing bill analyses, which are summaries of bills in plain language. Click here to check out their website.
- You can view the Connecticut General Assembly's upcoming events by checking out its schedule on the CGA official website.
- Follow CT-N for live coverage of committee meetings and House and Senate floor debates.
- You can register to monitor any bill's journey through the legislative process. You can enter the bill number and receive real-time updates by signing up. Stay informed with email notifications whenever there's a change in the bill's progress.
- Visit this website for information on how to testify on a bill at a public hearing.
Together, we can ensure all voices are heard. |
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| Please click on the image below for brief descriptions of important issues the General Assembly may face during the 2025 legislative session. |
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| I would like to thank CT House Dems leadership for bestowing this honor upon me, one I do not take lightly. I look forward to taking very important issues head-on with Environment Committee Chair, John-Michael Parker. |
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Conservation ConneCTion and CT Humanities have partnered to offer the America 250 | CT Museum Makeover, a grant program designed to help cultural organizations tell new and unique stories about the American Revolution and how the themes of the America 250 | CT Commission reverberate through our nation’s history.
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| Fundable projects include exhibitions; orientation galleries; interpretive spaces, such as period rooms in historic house museums; and accessibility improvements, such as creating bilingual content and developing new tools for improved visual, auditory, and physical access that meet ADA guidelines. Projects must support at least one of the America 250 | CT themes. The Commission has created a Planning Guide that assists in developing new and unique projects.
Successful applicants will receive:
- two free site visits from a curatorial project manager who will work with the institution’s paid and unpaid staff throughout the grant period to implement the project
- up to $5,600 to help cover the costs of upgrading or creating exhibition and interpretive areas, including costs such as curatorial consultants, graphic designers, exhibit designers, exhibit fabrication and production, and exhibit installation
For more details, including how to apply, please click HERE. |
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| Walmart is inviting communities to prioritize their health in the new year at Walmart Wellness Day on Saturday, January 11 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. This community event provides free health screenings, free and low-cost immunizations, and the opportunity to talk with a local Walmart pharmacist at more than 4,600 stores nationwide, including the Groton location, 150 Gold Star Highway. |
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| During the event, affordable immunizations such as the flu, HPV, tetanus, hepatitis, and more will be available. Customers can also participate in free health screenings for blood pressure and more. Insurance is not required to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, which is available at no cost, and other vaccines are covered under most major insurance plans. |
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| Do not hesitate to contact me with any thoughts or concerns you may have at Aundre.Bumgardner@cga.ct.gov or 1-800-842-8267.
Sincerely,
Aundré Bumgardner
State Representative |
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