The State Senate voted Wednesday to approve a plan to manage the State’s unfunded pension liability over the next thirty years and fully fund Connecticut’s pension system. Source: CT Senate RSS Feed
DetailsStanding alongside advocates and members of the Senate Democratic Caucus, Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) today issued a warning that laws protecting women’s reproductive health are under attack both in Washington D.C. and in Hartford. Senator Duff also called out organizations like the Family Institute of Connecticut for its campaign to limit access to…
DetailsState Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) today announced that he has appointed Elsa Peterson Obuchowski of Norwalk to the state task force that is studying value-based pricing for prescription drugs. Source: CT Senate RSS Feed
DetailsToday Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) and Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford, Darien) announced a grant for a local Darien wearable health technology company called Mobile Sense Technologies, Inc. The Cliff Ave. company will receive a $500,000 grant through the new Connecticut Innovations program. Source: CT Senate RSS Feed
DetailsState Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) today unveiled plans to vastly improve traffic flow and public safety around one of the biggest vehicular “choke points” in the City of Norwalk: the intersection of Route 1 and Route 53, roads that are known locally as the intersection of Westport Avenue/North Avenue and East Avenue. Source: CT Senate…
DetailsSenate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) today urged Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Michael Bzdyra to quickly find a new private vendor to perform driver’s license renewal services previously provided by AAA Northeast. Connecticut’s contract with AAA Northeast ended on January 1st. Source: CT Senate RSS Feed
DetailsSenate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) today pledged to fight against a Connecticut Department of Military Affairs proposal to cut funding for Connecticut Honor Guard rifle salutes at military funerals. In 2015, Senator Duff and the Senate Democrats successfully led opposition to a similar plan. Source: CT Senate RSS Feed
DetailsSenator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk), Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford) and Representative William Tong (D-Stamford) announced today that Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has awarded a $20,000 grant to the Town of Darien to further enhance the towns waste reduction efforts. The grant will be used to construct a permanent structure to be used…
Details“Since Election Day last week and the results were finalized, the divide in America is still very real. While many are cheering at the results of the presidential contest, there are also many who fearful, angry and concerned about their future. While some will say, ‘get over it’, the emotions folks experiencing are real and…
DetailsSenate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) today were unanimously re-elected by members of the Senate Democratic Caucus to lead them in the 2017/2018 legislative sessions. Source: CT Senate RSS Feed
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