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Month: June 2024
SENATOR MARX, MAYOR PASSERO WELCOME NEW LONDON BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION GRANT
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Portland Leaders Welcome $200,000 Brownfield Remediation Grant
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SENATOR NEEDLEMAN, FIRST SELECTMAN DENNLER WELCOME $1.126 MILLION BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION GRANT FOR COLCHESTER
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SEN. FLEXER, REP. BOYD WELCOME STATE INVESTMENT IN POMFRET PUBLIC LIBRARY
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
SEN. FLEXER, REP. BOYD WELCOME STATE INVESTMENT IN POMFRET PUBLIC LIBRARY
POMFRET — State Senator Mae Flexer state Representative Pat Boyd (D-Pomfret) are welcoming State Bond Commission approval of more than a million dollars for upgrades to the Pomfret Public Library.
On Friday, June 7, the State Bond Commission approved $1,011,297 for alterations at the Pomfret Public Library to improve existing space with the addition of meeting and activity rooms. The state grant will pay for half of the total project cost of $2,022,594.
The Pomfret Public Library was built in 1739 and was the first public library in eastern Connecticut. The library receives more than 10,000 visitors a year and hosts a variety of programs every week that attract more than 2,000 attendees.
“A library is the heart of any community, and that has been true in Pomfret for almost 300 years. This more than million-dollar state investment will allow this dynamic library to expand the incredible opportunities that are available to everyone in the community, from toddlers to seniors,” Sen. Flexer said. “This project will be transformative for the Pomfret Public Library.”
“The Pomfret Public Library expansion is a critical investment in our community, helping to transform it into a modern community and library space,” said Rep. Boyd. “I want to extend my thanks to Governor Lamont and members of the State Bond Commission for considering the project and approving funding for it. A library with updated technology and amenities will provide a more connected and enriching experience to residents.”
“This project comes at a crucial time,” First Selectwoman Maureen Nicholson. “The need for connection is growing as we become more dependent on remote interactions. Pomfret’s Public Library provides a variety of opportunities for residents to meet and socialize in person in a time of growing isolation. With the space this addition will provide, our community will be enriched with greater opportunities and expanded spaces to come together. When we gather, our community fabric grows stronger, our residents feel connected, and our lives are enhanced.”
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Sen. Slap, Rep. Haddad Release Statement on Governor Lamont Naming Martin Guay as Chair of the Board of Regents
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STATEMENT OF SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MARTIN LOONEY AND SENATE MAJORITY LEADER BOB DUFF ON GOVERNOR LAMONT’S VETO OF H.B. 5431, “AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CONNECTICUT FAMILIES AND WORKERS ACCOUNT”
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
STATEMENT OF SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MARTIN LOONEY AND SENATE MAJORITY LEADER BOB DUFF ON GOVERNOR LAMONT’S VETO OF H.B. 5431, “AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CONNECTICUT FAMILIES AND WORKERS ACCOUNT”
“It is disappointing that this legislation has been vetoed by the governor. The bill would have provided important relief to low-income workers. Legislators will return next year with a renewed focus on passing the original version of this bill, which the Senate passed two years ago.
“H.B. 5431 would have had a limited impact on employers and businesses and was designed to address an increase in an employer’s unemployment compensation costs by providing state funds to meet this need. We are determined to return with the original concept which will address the governor’s concern regarding “criteria for eligibility or the specific types of assistance that will be provided.”
“Our neighboring states of New York and New Jersey have passed legislation providing unemployment compensation to workers who have been on strike for two weeks or more; these bills were signed into law by Democratic governors. Workers do not strike casually or without justification; striking usually results only when employers have been intransigent or have refused to bargain in good faith. These workers often sustain hardships due to the painful decision to strike, which this bill sought to address and ease.
“The commitment to advance equity for workers will continue in the next session.”
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STATEMENT OF SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MARTIN LOONEY AND SENATE MAJORITY LEADER BOB DUFF ON GOVERNOR LAMONT’S VETO OF H.B. 5431, “AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CONNECTICUT FAMILIES AND WORKERS ACCOUNT”
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
STATEMENT OF SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MARTIN LOONEY AND SENATE MAJORITY LEADER BOB DUFF ON GOVERNOR LAMONT’S VETO OF H.B. 5431, “AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CONNECTICUT FAMILIES AND WORKERS ACCOUNT”
“It is disappointing that this legislation has been vetoed by the governor. The bill would have provided important relief to low-income workers. Legislators will return next year with a renewed focus on passing the original version of this bill, which the Senate passed two years ago.
“H.B. 5431 would have had a limited impact on employers and businesses and was designed to address an increase in an employer’s unemployment compensation costs by providing state funds to meet this need. We are determined to return with the original concept which will address the governor’s concern regarding “criteria for eligibility or the specific types of assistance that will be provided.”
“Our neighboring states of New York and New Jersey have passed legislation providing unemployment compensation to workers who have been on strike for two weeks or more; these bills were signed into law by Democratic governors. Workers do not strike casually or without justification; striking usually results only when employers have been intransigent or have refused to bargain in good faith. These workers often sustain hardships due to the painful decision to strike, which this bill sought to address and ease.
“The commitment to advance equity for workers will continue in the next session.”
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New Law Enhances Training for Connecticut Hairstylists on Curly, Coiled, and Wavy Hair
New Law Enhances Training for Connecticut Hairstylists on Curly, Coiled, and Wavy Hair
New hairstylists and barbers in Connecticut will receive training on caring for a more diverse range of hair types under a new law celebrated Monday by the governor and supporters during a ceremonial bill signing in Stamford.
The law, which was passed during this year’s legislative session, requires that the curriculum for barbers and hairstylists include training to provide services for people with curly, coiled and wavy hair.
The bill was championed by Sen. Patricia Billie Miller, a Stamford Democrat who chairs the legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus. During Monday’s event at Vanity Studio in Stamford, Miller said the new policy would help ensure that no one is turned away from hair salons based on a stylist’s unfamiliarity with textured hair.
“For me, it’s about social justice,” Miller said, “it’s about inclusivity, it’s about making sure that there’s equity, because I was one of those individuals where doors were closed on me. When someone walks into a salon, they should be able to have the service, and not — and I’ve been there — say, ‘we don’t do that type of hair.’”
Before putting his signature on ceremonial copies of the bill, Gov. Ned Lamont credited Miller with leading passage of the new law. The governor said the policy was part of an ongoing effort to ensure the civil rights of all residents.
“This is a battle that never ends and we keep fighting it everyday,” Lamont said. “This is just one more small way that we’re able to fight this battle: treat everybody with respect they need, starting with how they look and how their hair is treated.”
ShaQueen Valentine, co-founder of Vanity Studio, said that diversifying the training of barbers and stylists would open up opportunities for hair care businesses across Connecticut.
“This opens the market up for you as a business owner as well as allow these clients to feel welcome in every salon,” Valentine said. “The curly, coily curls are also movers and shakers and they’ve got places to go and people to see and they want to feel welcome and feel as though there is a stylist in your salon that is knowledgeable and skilled in their hair texture.”
The new policy builds on the 2021 CROWN Act, which prohibited discrimination based on natural hairstyles like Afros, dreadlocks, twists among others. Connecticut’s new textured hair training requirement puts it alongside just three other states: Louisiana, New York, and Minnesota.
Miller said she hoped Connecticut would next review training requirements for skin care professionals. Everyone should feel confident they can receive quality services from cosmetology businesses licensed by the state, she said.
“I should be able to walk into a salon [run] by someone that does not look like me and ask for services as long as your door is open,” she said.
Posted by Hugh McQuaid
Sen. Lesser Welcomes $554k for Pistol Creek Trail
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