Latest news from State Senator Eric Coleman http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Coleman.php http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 16 May 2013 16:24:56 -0400 Thu, 16 May 2013 16:24:38 -0400 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ State Senator Eric D. Coleman joined his Senate colleagues Thursday in voting to create a statewide recycling and disposal program for discarded sleeping mattresses. House Bill 6437 represents an agreement between mattress manufacturers, retailers and city and state officials after years of discussion. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 28-8. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-130516.php 8144D5CA-5237-4A69-B910-8D8D80F6323E-1252-000019CCAA492107-FFA Thu, 16 May 2013 16:24:52 -0400 State Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield) led Senate passage Tuesday of a bill that will ensure individuals who are hit by their own car after it has been stolen will be able to make an insurance claim regarding their injuries. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 28-8. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-130514.php 98B063EA-B068-4182-B510-FEB8A004A2F4-585-000005121B845AF4-FFA Tue, 14 May 2013 10:19:06 -0400 State Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Hartford), Co-Chair of the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee, and State Representative Bruce Morris (D-Norwalk), sponsor of a bill decriminalizing out-of-town enrollments, joined with advocates, parents and guardians Wednesday in calling for passage of HB 6695 An Act Concerning Misrepresentation of Town of Residency With Respect to School Accommodations. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-130417.php 6DC60AF0-102D-41FD-A7C4-A35CF79D1AA2-11955-000013F67A89BBD7-FFA Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:00:31 -0400 State Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield) met last week with students from Windsor High School’s AP Government class at the Capitol. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-130403.php A160EC74-1707-4E97-B24D-E441ED77E043-9915-0000113097C018B1-FFA Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:56:15 -0400 State Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield) and fellow members of the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee held a public hearing this past Friday on a bill regarding the prohibition of racial profiling involving traffic stops in Connecticut. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-130327.php E8A46A6F-25E3-4F23-B78A-7D7D90983215-44254-000055260A210E51-FFA Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:48:10 -0400 State Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield) today hailed the announcement that the historic home of author and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe is now a National Historic Landmark. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-130312.php 6019FC1B-9DE1-498C-8A4A-30760C52961F-456-0000037C1042F4B3-FFA Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:51:49 -0400 State Senators Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield) and John Fonfara (D-Hartford) joined their Senate colleagues in unanimous vote today to pass legislation to assist the abandoned students of the former Sawyer School in Hartford.u http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-130306.php DBD15951-CF35-40C3-A3A8-21189349A858-431-0000050A9132547F-FFA Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:17:48 -0500 State Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield) today led Senate debate on the confirmation of Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s nomination of Andrew J. McDonald to the Connecticut Supreme Court. As Chair of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Coleman joined members on both sides of the aisle in voicing strong support for the nomination. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-130123.php 6F495EAF-7325-4680-B96D-5E51AD1F7BC0-15443-00001ABA4E8A5F0D-FFA Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:09:01 -0500 Democratic and Republican state legislative leaders announced Wednesday the creation of a special bipartisan task force on gun violence prevention and children’s safety. Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) and Senator Eric Coleman (D-Bloomfield) were both nominated to study gun violence prevention on the new panel. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-130116.php 9C89B4F5-9792-4B20-A5A3-2929F0D1055B-4553-0000141EB25ADB2B-FFA Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:56:23 -0500 State Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield) today welcomed final approval and the release of state funding to underwrite several infrastructure improvements in Hartford and Bloomfield. Senator Coleman said the projects range from remediation of a brownfield site in Bloomfield to a reroofing project at Capitol Community College. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120904.php 9E44BCCE-89B7-4AC0-A027-C88F152E46EB-841-000006347C3BFFD7-FFA Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:54:51 -0400 State Senator Eric Coleman (D-Bloomfield) said today that John. C. Clark, Jr. Elementary & Middle School in Hartford’s North End has been selected by the state as the future site of a new Family Resource Center. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120824.php C2943C22-B010-4BCF-90C2-CD8B2F8F8745-4104-000006EED7D7B71A-FFA Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:24:08 -0400 State Senator Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield) announced today that renovations will soon begin at the historic Northwest District School on Albany Avenue in Hartford, future site of the John E. Rogers African American Cultural Center. The State Bond Commission recently approved a grant of $1 million to begin the first phase of the building’s restoration. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120614.php 09C32D71-48E1-422E-B826-3685A14BFC29-5869-000011B979BA2C83-FFA Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:21:36 -0400 State Senator Eric Coleman (D-Bloomfield) announced today that a Bloomfield business, Street Fleet Mechanics, has qualified for assistance through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP), which will enable the company to invest in new equipment and hire five new employees. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/coleman-120611.php 55C74DE9-B9B7-403F-8F8E-EB1D82A60002-5869-00000985888B2891-FFA Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:50:56 -0400