Latest News From State Senator John Fonfara http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Fonfara.php http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mon, 07 May 2012 10:45:36 -0400 Thu, 03 May 2012 09:39:25 -0400 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ In response to two powerful storms that struck Connecticut last year, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without electricity and telecommunications service, the state Senate passed sweeping reforms today to better prepare the state for future severe weather events and to minimize the resulting utility service outages. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-120505.php 3BD6D4B1-2B2B-470D-B332-C09A37161945-3137-000006D0550B0ADC-FFA Sat, 05 May 2012 10:45:10 -0400 State Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) hailed passage in the state Senate today of a landmark bill that will create a stewardship program for discarded mattresses, a move that will have economic and environmental benefits in Hartford and other cities and towns throughout the state. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-120502.php EA9D16C3-F40D-468F-A8E2-2D68BEF63BA9-1304-00000250AD5293E8-FFA Wed, 02 May 2012 09:39:33 -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 John Fonfara (D-Hartford). http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-120427c.php A7AD14BD-58AB-411D-91F0-42D904BA9CDA-9441-000024245A456649-FFA Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:05:32 -0400 State Sens. John Fonfara (D-Hartford) and Paul Doyle (D-Wethersfield) announced a major state investment in a rehabilitation project to repair the Putnam Bridge, which spans the Connecticut River and connects Glastonbury to Wethersfield. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-120427b.php 150140FD-1E14-44E5-BB94-90E9786414A8-3484-000016D24C0C7DFC-FFA Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:01:32 -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/fonfara-120427.php 33B90B88-4838-42DF-862B-797468881730-2385-00000F5586CC7726-FFA Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:44:23 -0400 Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) announced this afternoon that the State Senate has passed legislation in a 31 to 3 vote aimed at strengthening the state’s existing ban on racial profiling and seeking enforcement of that ban in all communities across the state. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-120419.php CE43DCC6-BC32-44ED-8EBB-9BCE46EA8AE3-1401-0000032275AA2303-FFA Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:34:06 -0400 Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford), Co-Chair of the General Assembly’s Energy & Technology Committee, announced today that the committee has unanimously approved legislation to improve the state’s emergency response to widespread power outages following severe weather events. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-120327.php 5F9B45DE-8D79-4AD7-8560-E1F19581BE1D-1126-000001D14C66783E-FFA Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:12:43 -0400 Today Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford), Senate Chair of the Energy & Technology Committee, issued the following statement in response to Governor Malloy’s announcement of a merger deal between Northeast Utilities / NSTAR and the State of Connecticut. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-120313.php 451D72A5-65EF-48BA-8640-9BC56F6F0321-15152-000019A221706353-FFA Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:43:49 -0400 Today Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) testified before the legislature’s Judiciary Committee about the widespread problem of racial profiling in Connecticut, and specifically its impact on the state’s Latino community. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-120312.php AE245D3B-B224-4DE4-A229-A1E37BC03284-699-00000244A4BC4344-FFA Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:35:32 -0400 Today Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Laurel Place Apartments in Hartford, dedicating one of the largest single-system solar thermal installations in all of Connecticut. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-120306.php 7879D05A-0FE2-4827-A4C6-CF6822D2C344-5194-00000BAEBF9F868F-FFA Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:45:04 -0500 Senate Democratic leaders today announced their plans as part of their 2012 energy agenda to invest in critical infrastructure and hold utility companies accountable for their performance during emergencies, storms and natural disasters. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leaders-120215.php 72FE3982-FF5F-411B-B6C3-3B23B97EA517-12712-00001689EDB603C9-FFA Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:34:29 -0500 Today, Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) and Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra joined officials from Hartford Hospital outdoors at an intersection where multiple hospital employees have been struck by cars and killed in recent years. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-120126.php BBF1D46A-09FC-46A0-8544-FF385C0A3BF7-8361-00000E469486EBBE-FFA Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:46:47 -0500 Today State Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford, Wethersfield) and State Representative Kelvin Roldán (D-Hartford) announced $5 million to revitalize Colt Gateway is expected to be approved during Friday’s State Bond Commission meeting. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-111213.php 331B1FAD-3D41-4FB0-AED6-1E64F142166B-714-000018317A7C4D9A-FFA Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:23:33 -0500 State Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) was recognized today for his commitment to preserving open farmland in Connecticut when he received the 2011 “Legislator Appreciation Award” from the Working Lands Alliance. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-111116.php 968ABFB2-EC80-4FF4-AD60-C12B6CE5DB4E-13945-00001560C2F6B316-FFA Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:33:25 -0500