Bridging the Divide in Politics
The event drew a diverse audience and featured practical strategies for navigating political disagreement in both public policy and personal life.
Republicans Call for Working Group to Combat Opioid Abuse in Connecticut
Senate & House Republicans are calling on the governor and Democrat lawmakers to come together to form a bipartisan working group to develop a strategy to tackle the devastating rise in heroin abuse and opioid overdoses in Connecticut.
North Haven Boy Celebrates “SMARD Awareness Day” in Recognition of his Rare Disease
The first annual Connecticut SMARD Awareness Day took place on Wednesday February 10. The special day was created to raise awareness for spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress (SMARD), an extremely rare disease. Hunter Pageau, …
Texas A&M law professor to discuss negotiation and plea bargaining
Cynthia Alkon, a professor at Texas A&M University School of Law, will present the talk, “Negotiation & Plea Bargaining,” from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26, at the Quinnipiac University School of Law Center, 370 Bassett Road. This event is free and open to the public.
Quinnipiac University accounting students to offer free tax assistance sessions at Keefe Community Center on Thursdays
Quinnipiac University accounting students will offer free tax preparation services at a series of volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) sessions during this year’s tax season.
Fasano, Witkos: Outward migration will leave larger tax burden on those who can least afford it
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Connecticut saw one of the biggest overall population drops of any state in the nation last year. Nearly 28,000 more people moved out of Connecticut than those who moved in between July 2014 and July 2015.
Law panel to discuss race, students’ constitutional rights and the media at American universities
A panel of speakers and representatives from Quinnipiac University, the University of Connecticut and the local media will gather in the Ceremonial Courtroom at the Quinnipiac University School of Law Center on Tuesday, Feb. 16, to participate in the “Diversity Town Hall: Navigating Race and the Constitutional Rights of Students and the Media at American Universities.”
Finding the Courage to Change
Senate Republican Vision for Connecticut’s Future: 2016 Legislative Address. Delivered by Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano (R-North Haven), the address highlights three major areas in which Republicans support policies to make Connecticut a stronger state.
Army Veteran exploring challenge to Fasano, Yaccarino
Steve Gifford announced today that he is exploring candidacy for the General Assembly. Gifford is a small business owner, North Haven resident, combat veteran, and member of the North Haven Economic Development Commission.
Quinnipiac University to screen “Young@Heart” documentary
A screening of the documentary, “Young@Heart,” will take place from 9-11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, in the auditorium in the Center for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences on the North Haven Campus of Quinnipiac …
From The Desk of State Rep. Dave Yaccarino: SMARD Awareness Day
Last year, State Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano and I submitted a proposal to recognize and bring awareness to the patient suffering associated with a diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress, or SMARD. …
Quinnipiac University makes a voluntary payment of $400,000 to the town of North Haven
Quinnipiac University made a voluntary payment of $400,000 to the town of North Haven Monday during a ceremony at the North Haven Town Hall.
Restoring Predictability & Sustainability to the State Budget
Sen. Fasano, Rep. Klarides, Republican Caucuses Share 3 Point Plan for Legislative Session