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Nip and drug litter at the corner of Whalley and Osborn avenues.
The city is looking to curb the number of nip bottles littering sidewalks, public parks, and storm drains by pushing for a statewide bottle deposit for the popular alcohol miniatures. It should not expect to find much support among city liquor store owners.
by | Mar 9, 2018 8:58 am | Comments (28)
Tweed.
We need just 1,000 more feet. Then we’ll fly all over, and build our economy.
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Sponsored by: Energy and Technology Committee
Continue reading ‘H.B. No. 5350 - An Act Concerning Shared Solar Facilities And Municipal Airports’
by | Mar 6, 2018 8:53 am | Comments (25)
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Department heads at tax-hike budget announcement.
Whether or not other mayors join her, Mayor Toni Harp has instructed her legal staff to prepare a lawsuit against the state for failing to reimburse New Haven fully for revenue lost on tax-exempt properties.
by | Mar 5, 2018 8:55 am | Comments (15)
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Worker leaves illegal work site during Newhallville sweep.
New Haven’s building code inspectors are asking state lawmakers to give them back the power to stop contractors from doing work without permits.
by | Mar 2, 2018 8:44 am | Comments (1)
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Female lawmakers including State Rep. Robyn Porter (at right in photo) advocate for health care prposal.
Hartford — A bipartisan team of women legislators held a joint press conference here Thursday ahead of a public hearing on a bill that would preserve in Connecticut the 10 benefits established by the federal Affordable Health Care Act’s passage in 2010.
Continue reading ‘Female Lawmakers Push To Protect Women’s Health Coverage’
by | Mar 1, 2018 1:17 pm | Comments (2)
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Gian-Carl Casa at nonprofit forum at Science Park.
Gian-Carl Casa used to hear desperate pleas from nonprofits to avoid budget cuts. Now he’s issuing those pleas. And he has an idea.
by | Feb 28, 2018 9:54 pm | Comments (0)
Sponsored by: Roland J. Lemar and Juan R. Candelaria
Continue reading ‘H.B. No. 5084 - An Act Establishing A Five-Cent Recycling Deposit On Nip Bottles’
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Sponsored by: Insurance and Real Estate Committee
Continue reading ‘H.B. No. 5210 - An Act Mandating Insurance Coverage Of Essential Health Benefits’
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Sponsored by: Planning and Development Committee
by | Feb 26, 2018 8:45 am | Comments (0)
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Juan Candelaria: Bilingual dollars needed, too.
Hartford—New Haven could see a $400,000 boost in its education budget this year thanks to the nearly 200 students who have moved here because of natural disasters.
by | Feb 17, 2018 9:17 pm | Comments (0)
Sponsored by:Rep. Juan Candelaria
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Sponsored by: State Rep. Pat Dillon
Continue reading ‘H.B. No. 5001- An Act Establishing A Fee On Virtual Currency Transactions’
by | Feb 17, 2018 9:16 pm | Comments (0)
Sponsored by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
Continue reading ‘HB 5031 - An Act Equalizing Access To Student-Generated Financial Aid’
by | Feb 17, 2018 9:15 pm | Comments (0)
Sponsored by:Rep. Juan Candelaria
by | Feb 17, 2018 9:14 pm | Comments (0)
Sponsored by: Sens. Martin M. Looney, Bob Duff, Timothy D. Larson, Steve Cassano, Beth Bye, Terry B. Gerratana, Gary A. Winfield, Ted Kennedy, Catherine A. Osten, Marilyn V. Moore, Edwin A. Gomes, Mae Flexer
Continue reading ‘SB 1 - An Act Concerning Earned Family And Medical Leave’
by | Feb 17, 2018 9:14 pm | Comments (0)
Sponsored by: Reps. Juan R. Candelaria, Angel Arce, Josh Elliott, Steven J. Stafstrom, Jeff Currey, Susan M. Johnson, Chris Soto, Patricia A. Dillon, Roland J. Lemar, James M. Albis, Christopher Rosario, Kim Rose, Robyn A. Porter, Edwin Vargas, Matthew Lesser, Gregory Haddad, Joshua Malik Hall, Ezequiel Santiago, Diana S. Urban, Toni E. Walker, Robert Sanchez, Alphonse Paolillo
Continue reading ‘HB 5112 - An Act Permitting And Taxing The Retail Sale Of Marijuana’
by | Feb 16, 2018 3:01 pm | Comments (19)
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Brothers Ricky and Brandon at their rib joint.
Prototype of new sauce.
The move to legalize marijuana in Connecticut has a New Haven entrepreneur eyeing his next move: Marketing a homegrown marijuana-infused barbecue sauce. And becoming “the Heinz ketchup of the cannabis industry.”
by | Feb 15, 2018 7:42 pm | Comments (8)
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The face of opposition: suburban children.
Candelaria: Listening in.
Hartford — New Haven State Rep. Juan Candelaria got to see firsthand Thursday the face of opposition to his proposal to legalize recreational use of marijuana: Suburban. And possibly wearing braces.
Continue reading ‘Candelaria/ Candelora Reflect Split On Legal Weed’
by | Feb 15, 2018 1:16 pm | Comments (14)
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Porter reacts to Malloy singling out her pay equity proposal.
During the state legislative session now underway, New Haven’s lawmakers are taking a lead on raising the minimum wage, equalizing pay for women’s equal work, and legalizing marijuana — along with taxing bitcoin transactions.
by | Feb 13, 2018 8:52 pm | Comments (16)
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Hazel Mencos tells lawmakers of crossing the border alone to meet her mom in New Haven.
Hartford — Wilbur Cross High School student Hazel Mencos came to the state Capitol Tuesday and exercised a right that many American citizens never use: She testified in a public hearing in favor of a bill, answered questions from a lawmaker, and had her view entered into the public records.
by | Feb 9, 2018 9:00 am | Comments (8)
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Clifford Beers chief Alice Forrester at Thursday’s confab.
More than 80 heads of local not-for-profits got state lawmakers in a room to urge them to stop the budget blood-letting that’s stretching their operations at a time of great need.
by | Feb 8, 2018 9:02 am | Comments (4)
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Mayor Harp on the House floor Tuesday for the address.
Hartford—Gov. Dannel P. Malloy used his last “State of the State” address to urge Connecticut to be a fairer state: fairer to women, fairer to working people, and fairer to the most vulnerable in society.
Mayor Toni Harp noticed that Malloy left out one form of fairness: Fairness to cities like New Haven.
Continue reading ‘Harp On Guv Address: What About “Fairness” For Cities?’
by | Feb 7, 2018 1:11 pm | Comments (1)
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy kicked off the new state legislative session Wednesday with his final “State of the State” address in the House of Representatives. He used it to concentrate not on the numbers, but on “fairness,” calling for among other measures, a pay equity bill for women and a raised minimum wage.
by | Feb 5, 2018 7:07 pm | Comments (17)
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A ghost gun available on the Internet; below, Harp, lawmakers at Church on the Rock.
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Lawmakers Monday gathered in a Hamilton Street church in a quest to stop people from turning their guns into automatic weapons and stop people who shouldn’t have access to guns from building them at home.