Looney: St. Bernadette School to Receive Security Upgrades
Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and state Representative Robert Megna (New Haven) today hailed the State Bond Commission’s decision, earlier this week, to allocate funds for school...
View ArticleStanding Up for Seniors: Senate Democrats Propose Bill to Better Support...
Senate Democrats today announced their plans for Connecticut to become the third state in the nation to pass the Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act to ensure caregivers are given follow-up...
View ArticleStatement from Sen. Looney on the Termination of Negotiations Between the...
“It is certainly disappointing that Tenet and the State of Connecticut could not come to an agreement. Governor Malloy worked hard to reach an agreement which would have ensured that Connecticut...
View ArticleSenate President Calls for Coordination in Response to Children Exposed to...
Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) was joined by the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV), and the state’s Child Advocate in testifying in favor of his bill establishing...
View ArticleStanding Up for Seniors: Senators and Advocates Push for Bipartisan Bill to...
On the day it was scheduled to be heard by the General Assembly’s Aging Committee, Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) joined with legislators, AARP and the Alzheimer’s Association of...
View ArticleSenate President Joins Consumer Counsel to Propose Legislation to Facilitate...
Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) today testified before the General Assembly’s Energy & Technology Committee in favor of his bill to facilitate the rapid development of gigabit...
View ArticleProtecting Your Privacy: Senate Democrats Propose Legislation Requiring...
One week after one of Connecticut’s largest health insurers, Anthem, announced that the company’s IT systems was hacked in a major data breach, the Senate’s Democratic leaders put forward their...
View ArticleSenate Democrats Propose Major Tax Cut for Veterans
State Senate Democrats today unveiled their plan to provide a major tax break for retired veterans by providing a 100 percent exemption from the state income tax for federally taxable military...
View ArticleLooney: Interns Should Be Covered by Connecticut’s Workplace Harassment Laws
Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) joined with advocates today in supporting SB 428, An Act Protecting Interns from Workplace Harassment and Discrimination. Senator Looney’s proposed bill...
View ArticlePreventing Infant Deaths: Senate Democrats Joined by Doctors and Child...
Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D- Norwalk) were joined today by doctors, legislators and the state’s Child Advocate to push for legislation...
View ArticleLooney: It’s Time to Ban Variable-Rate Electricity Contracts
Describing the contracts as potentially “deceptive” and “unpredictable,” Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) today called for a ban on variable-rate electricity contracts. Sen. Looney was...
View ArticleLooney Joins “Dreamers” in Calling for Access to Financial Aid
Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) joined student activists at a press conference today urging passage of legislation that would open-up the possibility of financial aid to college bound...
View ArticleLooney and Duff Welcome Unanimous Aging Committee Support for Care Act
Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) today welcomed an important milestone on the road to passage of their CARE Act legislation: unanimous...
View ArticleSenate Democrats Highlight Proposals to Help Make College More Affordable
Highlighting the struggle many students and families face trying to pay for college, state Senate Democrats today announced their support for legislation aimed at making college more affordable.
View ArticleLegislators, Labor and Tribal Leaders Make Major Announcement Regarding Jobs...
With thousands of Connecticut jobs threatened by the impending opening of resort casinos near the Massachusetts and New York borders, legislators today joined with casino workers, representatives from...
View ArticleDemocratic and Republican Senate Leaders Team Up to Share Bipartisan...
Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano (R-North Haven) today presented a bipartisan package of legislative proposals on hospital and health care reforms.
View ArticleFormer Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Governor Dan Malloy, Senate...
Speaking today at a press conference in the Connecticut State Capitol, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy, Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey, Connecticut Senate...
View ArticleLooney, Winfield: New Haven to Receive $1 Million to Move Police Firing Range...
Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and Senator Gary Winfield (D-New Haven) today hailed the State Bond Commission’s approval of a $1 million grant to the City of New Haven to assist with...
View ArticleSenate Democratic Leaders Release Statement on Committee's Approval of Gaming...
Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) released the following statements regarding today’s approval by the General Assembly’s Public Safety and...
View ArticleSenate Democrats Vow to Stand By Veterans and their Families
State Senate Democrats vowed today to work to restore funding for Connecticut Honor Guard detachments at veterans’ funerals. The proposed biennium budget would cut $469,533 in funding.
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