Sen. Cicarella Applauds Bipartisan ‘Street Takeover’ Bill Final Passage
Measure awaits Gov. Lamont’s signature to become law.
Measure awaits Gov. Lamont’s signature to become law.
The funding addresses a decades-old financial obligation stemming from cost overruns during a previous phase of construction at the high school.
S.B. 1284 would empower towns and cities to impose larger fines on those involved in street takeovers, with added penalties, including license suspension for participants.
As a co-sponsor of the bill, Rep. Yaccarino played a key role in advancing one of its most impactful provisions: expanded access to dental care for Connecticut veterans.
The event will take place on Saturday, June 2nd from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at American Legion Post 76 located at 20 Church Street in North Haven.
The budget adjustment does not contain any tax increases, a critical requirement that Republicans insisted on.
The budget is the result of bipartisan negotiations and represents a compromise between Republican and Democrat lawmakers to update the bipartisan state budget that passed last year.
The legislation seeks to include Holocaust and genocide education awareness in the social studies curriculum within public schools in our state.
The session will begin with a presentation by the graduate admissions and financial aid staff followed by a breakout session with the program director and current students who will answer questions about the program.
The bill will require the State Department of Children and Families (DCF) to develop a plan to respond to the special safety needs of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Rep. Yaccarino said, “I am so proud of all of the athletes for all that they have accomplished so far. Connecticut is rooting for you and we are all so very proud. I have no doubt that they will be victorious.”
Senate Bill No. 241 was amended to include a provision proposed by Sen. Fasano to ban the practice of entering into agreements to lease a dog or cat for which ownership is retained by the leasing company.
This revised plan fully balances next year’s budget, reduces future deficits, restores funding for the core functions of government, and does not include any new tax increases.
“We need to stand up and stop cutting from our veterans. This is a time when we need to talk less and do more.”
Turner, who joined the faculty in 2010, is the author of “Contested Bodies: Pregnancy, Childrearing, and Slavery in Jamaica.”
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