2010 news archive for State Senator Paul Doyle http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/rss/doyle-news2010.xml http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:06:23 -0500 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:06:14 -0500 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ State Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) today announced new funding for façade improvements to commercial buildings in Wethersfield, and new lighting for the football stadium at Cottone Field. Grants for these measures were approved at today’s meeting of the State Bond Commission. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-101222.php D22BB4AD-AD5F-43BA-88B0-89E62C498114-603-00000B33C5A7151D-FFA Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:48:59 -0500 State Senators John Fonfara (D-Hartford) and Paul Doyle (D-Wethersfield) today visited Wethersfield High School with an earnest warning for the students: text messaging while driving is illegal, extremely dangerous, and could end your life. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-101122.php C319B60B-06E9-48DC-A1E1-970ABB4CD792-603-00000B123D289CA1-FFA Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:48:22 -0500 State Sen. Paul R. Doyle (D-Wethersfield) today welcomed dozens of area residents to his Fourth Annual 9th District Senior Expo at the Cromwell Senior Center, where attendees collected a variety of helpful information from 30 different state and private-sector vendors. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-101019.php 6FEAEB4C-8776-454C-BFA9-4E43BB2D8075-603-00000B0A03687E2B-FFA Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:45:53 -0400 State Sen. Paul R. Doyle (D-Wethersfield) today welcomed a $165,750 state open space grant for Middletown to help purchase 29 acres of the Jablonski subdivision. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-101014.php 57E94460-80AB-4975-A691-A67CA5355CC4-603-00000B02FE283E9E-FFA Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:45:25 -0400 State Sen. Paul R. Doyle (D-Wethersfield) announced today that the state has approved nearly a million dollars in small-town grants for projects in four area towns that will result in more jobs and a better quality of life. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-101001.php 3EB64A51-D46C-4564-A53F-E7BD2C5D0F7F-603-00000AFE456040A0-FFA Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:44:56 -0400 State Sen. Paul R. Doyle (D- Wethersfield) recently attended the grand opening of a first-in-the-nation teen driving simulator designed to make teenagers better and safer first-time drivers. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100831.php A533CDB4-7C01-4584-821F-6BF8625EF3A7-603-00000AF3CF6927F7-FFA Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:44:18 -0400 State Sen. Paul Doyle (D-Wethersfield) joined Governor M. Jodi Rell today at a firehouse in Middletown to announce the kick-off of Connecticut’s 2010 ‘Day of Caring and Compassion’--this Saturday’s state-wide collection of food and other donations to replenish local food pantries. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100728.php 7E1EA49C-B661-4BE6-9200-79C887D4D93A-603-00000AEA3DE09F9D-FFA Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:43:50 -0400 State Sen. Paul Doyle (D-Wethersfield) joined Governor M. Jodi Rell, state Rep. Sandy Nafis (D-Newington) and other state and local officials today at the Newington Senior and Disabled Center for the ceremonial signing of a new law that will protect the personal information of senior citizens from misuse by scam artists. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100721.php E8B3A16D-8D1A-4C20-A819-55B6434638F7-603-00000AE1CFAFD244-FFA Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:43:06 -0400 State Senator Paul Doyle (D-Wethersfield) and members of the Newington legislative delegation today welcomed the State Bond Commission’s decision to approve $150,000 in state bonding for improvements to Mill Pond Park that will repair or renovate several key features of the hugely popular town facility. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100713b.php 684A1379-CBEA-427A-90DD-8B19B0225FD4-603-00000AD9533159A4-FFA Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:42:29 -0400 State Sen. Paul Doyle (D-Wethersfield) today welcomed the approval of $150,000 in state bonding for improvements to four soccer fields at Smith Park on Rugby Road; the bonding will improve sports facilities that are used by over 1,200 children playing several hundred games every fall. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100713a.php FD3FA448-74BB-4016-9CA6-C20A6A13E11C-603-00000AD15491CB2E-FFA Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:41:55 -0400 State Senator Paul Doyle (D-Wethersfield) today joined Governor M. Jodi Rell in her State Capitol office for the ceremonial signing of a new law that will provide economic peace of mind for the married spouse of a person who has to enter a nursing home and, in doing so, must relinquish a good portion of their personal wealth. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100713.php BE8399EB-F57D-406B-ACBE-BB157C3018DB-603-00000AC955828065-FFA Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:41:22 -0400 State Senator Paul R. Doyle (D-Wethersfield) today highlighted provisions of a new law that takes effect July 1st to require the state Department of Public Health (DPH) to, for the first time, make public records of “adverse medical events” at individual hospitals and outpatient surgical facilities--for example, leaving a sponge inside a patient after surgery, or operating on the wrong limb. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100630.php FD54E819-9E78-4497-B5C0-894139CA2100-603-00000AB9498243AD-FFA Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:40:45 -0400 The Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance today recognized state Senator Paul R. Doyle (D-Wethersfield), co-chair of the General Assembly’s Human Services Committee, and John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford), along with other legislators, as 2010 Child Champions for their legislative commitment to improving the educational, health and emotional well-being of young children in Connecticut. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100526.php 4D5994DE-B236-4068-9B86-BA6D6B5AB21F-603-00000AB242DAE187-FFA Wed, 26 May 2010 15:39:38 -0400 Senator Paul R. Doyle (D-Wethersfield) says a bill he supported in the state Senate that will help protect the privacy of those who attend senior centers has been signed into law by Governor M. Jodi Rell. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100507.php 63E964F0-3CA1-45EA-BB22-F754A832194F-603-00000AA565CEF351-FFA Fri, 07 May 2010 15:38:56 -0400 Senator Paul R. Doyle (D-Wethersfield), co-chair of the General Assembly’s Human Services Committee, today led unanimous passage in the state Senate of legislation that will close legal loopholes involved in the prosecution of those who assault mentally or physically impaired victims, and increase the likelihood that guilty offenders will be convicted and punished for their crimes. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100429.php FC4A6872-59AB-4B89-BCFD-BDA4AAE15DF3-603-00000A9E2E7D450A-FFA Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:38:12 -0400 Senator Paul R. Doyle (D-Wethersfield) today praised Wednesday’s passage in the State Senate of a bill he helped guide through the legislative process that will protect the privacy of seniors who are members of their local senior centers. Having passed the House and Senate unanimously, the bill now goes to the desk of Governor M. Jodi Rell. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100422.php F170E3DB-BC78-438C-A471-80D5B049FC9D-603-00000A20AE9CD067-FFA Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:29:18 -0400 State Senator Paul R. Doyle (D-Hartford) voted with Democratic and Republican colleagues in the State Senate today to pass a new compromise budget mitigation package that will balance the state’s deficit for fiscal year 2010. The unanimous vote concludes weeks of successful negotiations that began after Senate Democrats passed an earlier budget mitigation package, SB 492, on March 27th. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100414.php 33EC6DF2-C028-4942-AFA6-6ED4EA13B25F-603-00000A18CEF881B5-FFA Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:28:43 -0400 State Senator Paul R. Doyle (D-Wethersfield) and State Representative Antonio Guerrera (D-Rocky Hill) today issued a statement expressing their grave disappointment over the State Bond Commission’s vote early this afternoon to approve approximately $70 million in bonding for the construction of a new state Department of Public Health (DPH) ‘Public Health Laboratory’ on West Street in Rocky Hill. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100407.php 0B3123ED-8C4F-4209-AC9C-C52B418E779C-603-00000A1009FF0762-FFA Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:28:07 -0400 State Senator Paul Doyle (D-Wethersfield) and State Representative Tony Guerrera (D-Rocky Hill) called on Governor M. Jodi Rell to halt funding for the proposed Department of Public Health Bio-Safety Level III Laboratory in Rocky Hill. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100406.php E85C3F70-D673-446C-A75E-CE88C1E5FAE1-603-00000A09BB656545-FFA Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:27:29 -0400 State Senator Paul R. Doyle (D-Wethersfield) today praised the work and accomplishments of the hundreds of volunteers who came together in Middletown this weekend to help the charity organization Connecticut Mission of Mercy (CTMOM) provide a free dental clinic to all those in need of treatment--regardless of dental coverage or ability to pay. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100316.php 1FD4D135-AFA5-4EA1-9319-F3B09F7A343A-603-00000A018D1C1E92-FFA Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:27:03 -0400 State Senators Toni N. Harp (D-New Haven), co-chair of the legislature’s Appropriations Committee, and Paul Doyle (D-Wethersfield), co-chair of its Human Services Committee, registered their ‘deep concern’ about an unsecured Medicaid waiver and the resulting unrealized budget savings by the state Department of Social Services (DSS). http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100311.php 249CEDAC-F13A-4E71-AF51-7978168FFD84-603-000009F902C64ED6-FFA Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:26:28 -0500 State Senator Paul Doyle (D-Wethersfield) today co-hosted a press conference with State Representative Tony Guerrera (D-Rocky Hill) at which he spoke of the urgent need for the installation and use of seat belts in school buses. Today’s press conference was held immediately prior to a Transportation Committee public hearing at which testimony was heard on a bill to require it. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100217.php 9DD3C0D9-F39B-4715-B46A-BF1819AE2ACD-603-000009F210291D28-FFA Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:25:53 -0500 State Senator Paul Doyle (D-Wethersfield) today announced an imminent state grant to underwrite a ‘conditions assessment’ for Academy Hall Museum in Rocky Hill. The grant was awarded by the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation through its Historic Preservation Technical Assistance Grants program. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/doyle-100208.php 73D963FC-50F4-4699-9073-43E46F801C76-3526-000009F53A86B108-FFA Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:21:58 -0500