Latest news from State Senator Beth Bye http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Bye.php http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 08 May 2012 16:06:45 -0400 Tue, 08 May 2012 16:06:36 -0400 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ State Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) joined a bipartisan Senate vote early today on a comprehensive package of public education reforms that will shape the future of education in Connecticut. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120508.php 10EB8B0A-5E1A-4F6C-A32E-25576A93BC2A-12872-0000177E857C6BB8-FFA Tue, 08 May 2012 16:06:41 -0400 In response to two powerful storms that struck Connecticut last year and left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity and telecommunications service, state Senator Terry Gerratana (D-New Britain) and the state Senate passed sweeping reforms today to better prepare Connecticut for future severe weather events and minimize utility outages. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120505.php BE9916B2-6E82-4439-B3ED-0E771C7EBFA5-3137-000006A1FCE45814-FFA Sat, 05 May 2012 10:41:51 -0400 A bill seeking to enroll more high school students in manufacturing internships—thereby helping to create the next generation of Connecticut’s high-tech manufacturing workforce—passed the state Senate today on a unanimous and bipartisan vote under the leadership of state Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford). http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120503.php 3E33F1D7-ACB1-48BE-ACB7-CA9B0EB7149B-3766-0000187D8D0C72B3-FFA Thu, 03 May 2012 16:20:34 -0400 A bill sponsored by state Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) that would penalize people who strike bicyclists, those in wheelchairs, highway workers and others while operating a motor vehicle in a reckless fashion was approved today on a unanimous and bipartisan vote by the state Senate. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120502.php 37610BE5-D182-4642-A630-69CE0994FD99-1304-00000217680A43DE-FFA Wed, 02 May 2012 09:35:20 -0400 A plan to build on and expand the job-creating momentum of October’s landmark Jobs Bill will be debated and passed in the state Senate today, said Senate President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn). http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120427.php E7FCCB13-1D7F-4D52-A108-93A782D73C9D-3484-00001B24ADDD5B0C-FFA Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:20:39 -0400 On a supportive and bipartisan 33-3 vote, a bold new initiative to re-make the way Connecticut’s state college students receive remedial classroom support—saving them time and money and designed to increase their college graduation rates—was passed by the state Senate today under the leadership of state Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford), who is the Senate Chairman of the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120425.php 98445646-ADAB-4E07-8B3D-C50AAC2CF824-1511-000002AEE62F45BA-FFA Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:27:13 -0400 State Senator Beth Bye and state Representative David Baram, who both represent portions of Bloomfield, announced today that the State Bond Commission is expected to approve funds to build an additional classroom and make other renovations at the Auerfarm when the Commission meets this Friday, April 27 in Hartford. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120423.php CB4E4084-F4CD-48F1-9585-85D3E97278D7-10617-000014B242EFB541-FFA Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:59:40 -0400 State Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) today welcomed a $500,000 ‘seed’ grant from Connecticut Innovations to Innovatient Solutions Inc. of Farmington, which is developing a patient-centered information system to improve communications between hospital care providers and patients in order to enhance clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120416.php 244BBB74-BB69-4946-9867-93FD713582B3-10617-000014B261E064B5-FFA Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:58:48 -0400 A new state jobs program called “STEP UP” that provides $20 million in overall state subsidies and grants to help small businesses hire more people has so far resulted in 65 new jobs at 45 state companies, with another 135 residents in the process of being hired. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120403.php F07D4412-0465-4D90-8D31-0B1978C54DDA-3911-0000175F67E07B90-FFA Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:18:35 -0400 A significant state investment in manufacturing technology programs at four Connecticut community-technical colleges is being hailed by state Senator Beth Bye as yet another business-friendly and jobs-creating action by the state legislature and Governor Malloy. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120330.php CD0ECE32-B2A6-4722-8337-0076F8E3D128-2885-000013ABD24D0DD3-FFA Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:44:51 -0400 State Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) today welcomed news that—with the help of a $750,000 state investment—Synbody Biotechnology Inc. has relocated from the Philadelphia region of Pennsylvania to the burgeoning bioscience hub that is Farmington, Connecticut. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120319.php 47D444FC-286B-4027-95B2-CE61B2EBF9F9-8160-000017C00BAE8543-FFA Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:47:45 -0400 State Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) announced today that the state has awarded over $14,000 in grants to four area nonprofit organizations that support history and the arts in West Hartford and Farmington: $7,139 for the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, $5,000 for a historic preservation survey and planning at the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford, $1,198 for the National Theatre for the Deaf and $929 for the West Hartford Art League. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120306.php 5C1E3EA8-E046-427F-BCB9-7987E88608D4-9620-00001A25E0921CE9-FFA Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:02:51 -0500 As the state and national economies begin to rebound from the recession and the state legislature continues to maintain its focus on growing high-quality jobs in Connecticut, state Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) today announced a student manufacturing contest will be held in May to test their high-tech design and marketing skills. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120227.php 6501B23D-63B5-4171-A51E-8CB5542F090E-17016-00001CACB5E70647-FFA Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:25:26 -0500 Following an incident early this morning where a family escaped a potentially deadly carbon monoxide built-up inside their home, state Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) reminded parents and homeowners about the importance of installing and maintaining modern carbon monoxide detectors in their homes. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120206.php CCDA7961-715B-4E31-AECA-6CCD546B2F57-14649-00001AB728DBE842-FFA Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:07:32 -0500 State Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) today welcomed the announcement that three Connecticut community colleges have been designated as “manufacturing centers” and will receive millions of dollars in new equipment and classroom upgrades to better prepare students for careers with state-based manufacturers. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120131.php 14C45FAF-AB89-40CE-8F68-54786F0DC058-5224-0000184F91BA8E8D-FFA Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:28:06 -0500 State Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) today announced that the State Bond Commission has approved funding for The Jackson Laboratory project on the campus of the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, a project that is expected to create 6,800 permanent jobs in the region and share with the state some of the profits from its scientific discoveries. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120130.php 71354051-94DF-41F4-8C8C-AC20D38A620A-5224-000017A56705EF47-FFA Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:15:48 -0500 State Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) joined Democratic leaders on the shop floor of AdChem Manufacturing Technologies in Manchester today to announce the Democrats’ new, 5-point jobs plan that will help local small businesses protect and grow jobs and boost Connecticut’s economy. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/bye-120124.php 18F2ACC2-8D99-43D0-BD6F-120ACBF3514B-4405-000012BB5106CE31-FFA Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:40:14 -0500