Secretary of the State Denise Merrill recently announced a new tool to track business formation in Connecticut. Her office has worked with the Connecticut Data Collaborative to launch a site, Ctbusiness.ctdata.org, which pinpoints where business activity is happening in the state and makes this data accessible to the public.

Rep. Joe Gresko announces the State Bond Commission’s approval of a $2 million financial assistance package for Stratford’s Hubbell Electric Heater’s proposed expansion and job creation project.

The Department of Transportation proposes to make improvements to Route 2 in East Hartford.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to celebrate Connecticut’s artistic community at Arts Day at the State Capitol. I’m glad I was able to join my colleagues and the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) to speak about the importance of art to our state.

Rep. Joe Gresko of Stratford discusses issues facing the state and his town on Cablevision’s public affairs program, Meet The Leaders.

Rep. Joe Gresko of Stratford applauded a $200,000 state grant approved for continuing the investigation of needed site cleanup at the former Army Engine Plant located at 550 Main Street in Stratford.

In a wide-ranging interview by CT-N on the opening day of the 2016 legislative session, Representative Bob Godfrey gives his views of the issues that legislators will have to face this year.

Because state revenues have not been as strong as we anticipated last year when we approved the current 2016 state budget, we voted earlier this month to cut spending by $350 million, or one-half of 1 percent of the $40 billion biennial state budget, thereby closing Connecticut’s budget deficit for the State Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2016.