Jillian Gilchrest

Next step for the budget, commemorating the Holocaust, and more! Here are some updates from my week at the Capitol and in district.

Alongside fellow legislators and key advocacy groups essential to last year’s passage of a similar bill which mandated the inclusion of Holocaust studies in the public school curriculum, I attended a legislative reception to offer her support for a bill that she believes will offer further equal representation in the social studies curriculum.

Interview with Executive Director of the CT Sentencing Commission, Alex Tsarkov.

The legislature took the next key step in the budget making process on Tuesday. After weeks of budget hearings and working groups, the Appropriations Committee, of which I am member, released their proposal in response to Governor Lamont's budget, which was released on Feb. 20.

A recap from coffee hours, working to prevent gun violence and injury, and more! Here are some updates from my week at the Capitol and in district.

The House took action approving a resolution that would include a ballot question to amend the State Constitution to allow for an in-person early voting system. Once the resolution gets final legislative approval, the question will appear on the November 2020 ballot for voters to decide if Connecticut should implement it.

Joined Majority Leader Matt Ritter this morning to host an Informational Hearing on gun violence & injury as a public health issue. Great conversation on the role healthcare providers can play in addressing this epidemic. The first of many conversations to come! We were lucky enough to moderate a panel discussion featuring influential speakers.

Just a few highlights from my work at the Capitol...