Latest news from State Senator Eric Coleman http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Coleman.php http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 08 May 2012 09:57:22 -0400 Tue, 08 May 2012 09:57:01 -0400 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ “I commend the governor, legislative leaders, the Education Committee, the Black & Puerto Rican Caucus, and members of the Appropriations Committee for all of their hard work that led to the crafting of this bill." http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120508.php 77F36EEA-A95C-428C-BAE1-2E8ACFCEC99E-1257-0000035553A23D72-FFA Tue, 08 May 2012 09:57:18 -0400 Following almost 10 hours of debate, the state Senate voted 21 to 13 early this morning to adopt legislation allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. The legislation now proceeds to the desk of Governor Dannel P. Malloy, who is expected to sign it. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120505.php 3F74203B-4C36-49C5-B842-CD0407C332C6-3137-000006423B37882D-FFA Sat, 05 May 2012 10:35:00 -0400 A plan to build on and expand the job-creating momentum of October’s landmark Jobs Bill was debated and passed in the state Senate today, said Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield). http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120427c.php 8558D644-8488-4D37-8C57-7BC2C2704A72-9441-000023E6D78EFBFB-FFA Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:01:18 -0400 State Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield), Senate Chair of the Judiciary Committee, announced this afternoon that the State Senate has passed an update to 2005 medical malpractice reform legislation that revises requirements for a “certificate of merit” before a medical malpractice lawsuit can move forward. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120427b.php 45E1F24F-0936-4275-B4B2-4547494D20D1-4312-00001C1306D4170F-FFA Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:37:48 -0400 Today State Senators Eric Coleman (D-Bloomfield) and John Fonfara (D-Hartford) announced the State Bond Commission’s approval of funds for renovations and improvements to the facilities of the Artists’ Collective, located on Albany Avenue in Hartford. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120427.php 6E3E04A9-A49D-458A-8C3F-B01CDF007E28-2385-00000F4988358E20-FFA Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:43:34 -0400 Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield), Senate Chairman of the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today after joining Governor Dannel P. Malloy at a small, private ceremony for the signing of Public Act No. 12-5, An Act Revising the Penalty for Capital Felonies. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120425.php A740F63C-4955-440D-82B1-CF1F3513CDAE-1511-000002D9A3A1CA53-FFA Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:30:51 -0400 State Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield), Senate Chair of the Judiciary Committee, announced this afternoon that the State Senate has passed two major pieces of civil rights legislation. One is aimed at strengthening Connecticut’s racial profiling ban, the other at protecting the existing right of citizens to record and photograph police activity. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120419.php 6CD294AD-CB9F-4A39-A411-14120F52BA8F-1401-00000300CD308D2D-FFA Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:31:39 -0400 State Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield, Hartford, Windsor), Senate Chair of the Judiciary Committee, announced today that the committee has approved a bill that would prohibit landlords from evicting tenants with a mental disability because their lease has expired. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120417.php F3953270-8EC0-4608-9086-2FC7603BF9F3-1372-000008E500A9DF9D-FFA Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:28:50 -0400 As advocates for an increase in the state’s minimum wage gathered for a press conference at a downtown Hartford small business, State Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield, Hartford, Windsor) released the following statement to express his support for legislation that would do exactly that. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120413.php E25479CD-72CE-4DAE-8390-7DC9DA8FAB9C-12180-00001AEFD28FEB5F-FFA Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:13:42 -0400 In an historic vote following many hours of debate, the State Senate voted 20-16 early this morning to cease condemning prisoners to death in the State of Connecticut. Senate Democratic leaders said the vote constitutes an enormous step forward in promoting fairness and decency in the criminal justice system. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120405.php E33A9DAC-1729-4BD7-A603-288F4BBDAF26-1754-000003477E81C317-FFA Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:52:29 -0400 Senate leaders announced today their intention to call an amendment, as part of a vote to repeal capital punishment in Connecticut, that will establish tough new conditions for individuals convicted of Murder with Special Circumstances. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120404.php 2A65A572-508A-4A9D-BCCE-513D401A1E57-7474-0000180C73E7EABA-FFA Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:11:40 -0400 State Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield, Hartford, Windsor) joined Governor Dannel P. Malloy today for a news conference at Street Fleet Mechanics in Bloomfield, a small business that recently hired two new employees with the assistance of a new state program. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120403.php E8C99481-7415-495A-B5D6-E122BF069FFD-6277-00000BD16D4A3B1A-FFA Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:06:28 -0400 State Senator Eric Coleman (D-Bloomfield) announced today that the legislature’s Judiciary Committee has voted to approve legislation aimed at preventing youth delinquency and violence in Hartford. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120329.php 8704ABF8-8101-43EF-982B-0297719DC120-7527-000018E807263660-FFA Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:23:42 -0400 As gasoline prices continue to rise across the country, Senator Eric Coleman (D-Hartford) joined other legislators today in voting for legislation that will cap the gross receipts tax on wholesale gasoline, and protect consumers from profiteering and price gouging by big oil wholesalers. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120328.php 48E2D2F4-EC55-4716-B0DF-6EA08BC7C3EF-547-00000209C6AEA203-FFA Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:24:37 -0400 Today State Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield), Senate Chair of the Judiciary Committee, presided over a public hearing on legislation to reform the state’s eyewitness identification procedures, and issued the following statement in support of the bill. A symposium was also held on the subject this morning. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120316.php 98FF59C7-4FD2-4537-946F-E90D1FD226C0-3371-000015E2880C0A70-FFA Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:35:17 -0400 Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Hartford), Senate Chairman of the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee, presided over a public hearing on the death penalty this afternoon, and issued the following statement to share his own views: http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120314.php 43B05E99-8A96-4242-98AE-2F9A81940AFE-974-0000019E39D40B73-FFA Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:38:44 -0400 Today Senator Eric Coleman (D-Bloomfield), Senate Chair of the Judiciary Committee, presided over a public hearing at which testimony was heard from advocates, officials and members of the public on legislation that would strengthen the state’s decade-old Racial Profiling Prohibition Act. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120312.php ACB49B02-9141-4F18-B6C8-609D0DFC1A14-699-0000024DBA4BF1AC-FFA Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:36:25 -0400 Today Senator Eric Coleman (D-Bloomfield), Senate Chair of the Judiciary Committee, offered the following statement on the Senate confirmation of a diverse group of six new judges. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120229.php 36ABE6B9-1954-4545-A558-605A45C7C8A9-475-00000182F047530F-FFA Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:17:39 -0500 This morning, State Senator Eric Coleman (D-Bloomfield), Senate Chair of the Judiciary Committee, joined Rep. Kelvin Roldan (D-Hartford), Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) and other legislators to call for the full enforcement of the 1999 Racial Profiling Prohibition Act, known as the Alvin Penn Act. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120104.php 3780F2C3-DC99-4DD1-883B-AD67A5B4D3F5-9193-00001A29A693F622-FFA Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:43:40 -0500