2010 news archive for State Senator John Fonfara http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/rss/fonfara-news2010.xml http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:14:35 -0500 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:05:15 -0500 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ State Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) and Rep. Hector Robles (D-Hartford) announced today a $250,000 grant to assist the City of Hartford with its ongoing plans for traffic calming measures. The grant was approved at today’s meeting of the State Bond Commission. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-101222.php 2535552B-2161-4160-A6C5-41BD9F82F69B-156-0000034B8F914FD9-FFA Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:30:33 -0500 State Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) today announced new funding for facade 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/fonfara-101222a.php 23B368DB-6788-4ADC-AA60-1E9BA6F909DD-156-000003448702F3C1-FFA Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:33:25 -0500 State Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) today announced $125,000 in new funding for the construction of perimeter fencing at Goodwin Park in Hartford. The funds are expected to gain approval on December 10th from the State Bond Commission. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-101202.php 15394B30-321F-46EF-8E9A-7DD731B109F7-156-0000033E210E5214-FFA Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:29:36 -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/fonfara-101122.php 15B08735-36FA-4718-BEEA-CB4DF6D0E17D-156-000003360F5B8BC4-FFA Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:29:07 -0500 State Senators John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford) and Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield) today announced multiple competitive grants for a variety of culture and tourism projects in the city of Hartford. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-101115.php 4C768190-6852-43C5-A8C7-923B3A6B6DE7-156-0000032A2FFC8130-FFA Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:28:32 -0500 State Senator John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford), who is co-chairman of the legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee, today joined Congressman John. B Larson (D-1st District), Harford Mayor Pedro E. Segarra, Connecticut Landmarks’ Executive Director Sheryl N. Hack and others at a ground- breaking ceremony at the Butler-McCook House and Garden in Hartford to celebrate the installation of a new closed-loop geothermal heating system at the Connecticut Landmarks’ Hartford Campus. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100902.php D85E4871-D84B-4F91-A2EE-4AD8E3BF3FB3-156-000003195DA81813-FFA Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:27:42 -0400 State Sen. John Fonfara (D-Hartford), the Senate Chairman of the legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee, has received a perfect score of 100 on the 2010 Environmental Scorecard from the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters--the CTLCV. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100805.php A7D0BCC1-C2A0-4C4D-844B-F955A185403F-156-00000313FDF3E2C1-FFA Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:26:30 -0400 State Sen. John Fonfara (D-Hartford), who is Senate Chairman of the legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee, joined Kimberly-Clark Corporation officials today in cutting the ribbon on a newly completed energy independence project at its New Milford site that will stabilize hundreds of manufacturing jobs as well as provide electricity and thermal power for the mill. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100729.php 0CF5DA38-56DF-4F20-9FE4-16813B950A62-156-0000030843C19350-FFA Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:25:53 -0400 State Sen. John Fonfara (D-Hartford) was on hand today at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford when it announced it has received a $10,000 grant from the Comcast Foundation for its “Skill Tech” technology program. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100722a.php C0C3A13E-AD97-4055-BD8F-3C892C267070-156-000002EB24DB10CF-FFA Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:25:15 -0400 State Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) joined a Hartford homeowner today as she took part in a $75 “Home Energy Solutions” energy audit that could save her several hundred dollars a year in heating, cooling and electricity costs. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100722.php 43EFCE48-F173-42F2-BE83-31F811900B2B-156-000002E3A1BA2AF7-FFA Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:23:09 -0400 State Senators John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford) and Eric D. Coleman (D-Hartford) welcomed a large group of Hartford Public School students to the floor of the State Senate Friday for a lesson on state government, and to try their hands at passing a law of their own. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100712a.php 2252BA22-C6CF-4191-B964-1612197815CF-156-000002DC350CF908-FFA Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:22:38 -0400 State Senators John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford) and Eric D. Coleman (D-Hartford) today announced new state support for technological upgrades at Capital Community College in Hartford, in addition to renovations at a state owned Lafayette Street facility that will allow it to serve the Museum of Connecticut History and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100712.php C83659FA-4B13-4164-A9E8-0E989F5E8F18-156-000002D557DCFC70-FFA Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:22:04 -0400 As of July 1st, all Puerto Rican born citizens living in Connecticut and elsewhere may apply for new, more secure birth certificates issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Hartford State Senators Eric D. Coleman (D-Bloomfield) and John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford) sought to remind area residents of the application process today. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100701.php E280C1EF-091A-4737-9E33-B0B38154A64C-156-000002CE56F0A314-FFA Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:21:36 -0400 enator John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford) joined today with State Representative Minnie Gonzalez (D-Hartford), other legislators, members of SEIU Local 1199 and concerned Hartford citizens to testify before a joint committee meeting of the General Assembly’s Public Health and Human Services Committees on poor conditions for nursing home patients at Hartford’s Park Place Health Center. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100624.php 7A1EFF65-D84C-463D-A78B-AE7789D0BFB5-156-000002C78EBE6814-FFA Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:21:06 -0400 Little League baseball players, coaches, umpires, families and fans joined State Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) on Opening Day in Southwest Hartford’s Hyland Park late Saturday morning to break ground on a brand new baseball field. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100623.php 46D9666D-B772-471D-A34C-1E0B82B7CEC9-156-000002BF5D1EBD8D-FFA Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:20:36 -0400 Senator John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford) joined picketing health care workers Wednesday outside the Park Place Health Center in Hartford to support their strike against Spectrum Healthcare, which operates the Health Center. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100528.php 7FA69C9A-E592-4A3E-BF9F-F2304E173A90-156-00000280A5F9C90E-FFA Fri, 28 May 2010 11:16:02 -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/fonfara-100526.php 35CDED1C-120C-4730-B66C-40E9B47524AA-156-00000276CC7051F1-FFA Wed, 26 May 2010 11:15:31 -0400 Co-chair of the General Assembly’s Energy and Technology Committee Senator John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford) today offered a statement after hearing of Governor M. Jodi Rell’s veto of Senate Bill 493, An Act Reducing Electricity Costs and Promoting Renewable Energy. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100525.php 04D05033-1301-4D29-A984-816E49A43C4F-156-0000026E87405C7B-FFA Tue, 25 May 2010 11:14:48 -0400 Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn), House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden), co-chairs of the General Assembly’s Energy and Technology Committee Senator John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford) and Representative Vickie O. Nardello (D-Cheshire), and Representative Minnie Gonzalez (D-Hartford) today led a press conference at the state capitol to encourage Governor M. Jodi Rell’s support of landmark energy reform, and to tout the bill’s potential to lower electric rates, increase the generation of renewable energy and promote energy efficiency. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100512.php B908FB4C-72AD-4E54-9C3D-2FAEA2B33CF6-156-000002674B323D4A-FFA Wed, 12 May 2010 11:14:15 -0400 Senator John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford), co-chair of the General Assembly’s Energy and Technology Committee, today championed passage by a 20 to 14 vote in the state Senate of landmark energy reform legislation that will implement a process to lower Connecticut electric rates by 15 percent, promote Connecticut based renewable energy generation, consolidate various state energy entities, and provide assistance for Connecticut residents to make efficiency and renewable energy improvements to their own homes, amongst other provisions. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100504.php 0AEB74FE-FA8A-4700-B817-BB3E956B2FD0-156-0000025F2A40C769-FFA Tue, 04 May 2010 11:13:43 -0400 Senator John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford), co-chair of the General Assembly’s Energy and Technology Committee, today led passage in the state Senate of legislation that will require telecommunications call center employees, upon request, to disclose the city, state, and country where the employee is located, and--also upon request--transfer the call to an in-state telecommunications call center when possible. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100503.php 05411BFF-DF9F-4AED-AD8D-5D2E9E71B8D9-156-00000254B44E990B-FFA Sat, 01 May 2010 11:13:09 -0400 State Senators John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford) and Eric D. Coleman (D-Hartford) today offered praise from the floor of the Senate for Hartford Fire Department Chief Charles A. Teal Sr., and best wishes for the future upon his recent retirement. Chief Teale has led the Hartford Fire Department since 2000, and been a firefighter with the city since 1982. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100428.php 48B00D20-7C24-4DA1-B553-9E213C0AD434-156-0000024CC386DD23-FFA Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:12:25 -0400 State Senator John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford), a member of the General Assembly’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, today praised the committee’s 31 to 17 vote to approve Senate Bill 1, An Act Concerning the Preservation and Creation of Jobs in Connecticut, and highlighted tax cuts the legislation would provide to small businesses in Hartford, Wethersfield, and across Connecticut. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100401.php 5CD1630F-514E-4904-A4D2-98B1560BB670-156-0000023664AFB6DD-FFA Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:31:33 -0400 State Senator John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford) today praised the legislative testimony and proposals of Angel Arce, son of Angel Arce Torres--the victim of a fatal 2008 hit-and-run incident in Hartford. Mr. Arce testified before the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee today to support new legislation that would increase the penalty for negligent homicide with a motor vehicle. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100324.php FC19E436-254A-4045-8535-47594DB931E1-156-0000022EB07378B0-FFA Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:10:14 -0400 State Senator John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford) today praised the General Assembly’s unanimous vote this Wednesday to reappoint Judge Raymond Norko to another term on the Hartford Community Court, an institution the judge was instrumental in creating more than ten years ago. Judge Norko’s new term will begin March 12, 2010. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100226.php 5238F9D6-12A5-4665-9904-DB7F990CFF96-156-00000226BD4A9E0D-FFA Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:09:40 -0500 State Senator John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford) joined today with Senator Jonathan Harris (D-West Hartford), State Representative Steve Fontana (D-North Haven), Rep. David McCluskey (D-West Hartford) and Rep. Peter Tercyak (D-New Britain) to welcome members of the Connecticut Holodomor Awareness Committee and other Ukrainian-Americans to the State Capitol. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100217.php 8961D2A0-7C7A-4E4B-A205-4EC88A5E08F9-156-0000021FF05758B3-FFA Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:09:08 -0500 Senator John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford), co-chair of the General Assembly’s Energy and Technology Committee, says that three locations in Hartford will receive state Historical Preservation Technical Assistance Grants to help grow jobs and preserve the city’s heritage through the renovation of historic buildings and improvements in their energy efficiency. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100208.php 4679459D-25BD-47A5-BB23-2A0BFC0C78FE-156-00000218F8FC32F2-FFA Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:08:39 -0500 Senate Democrats held a news conference at a drycleaners in West Hartford on Monday--two days before the 2010 legislative session begins--to announce a new plan to help small businesses protect and grow jobs. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100201.php 7F0BC407-80B2-4DDC-99B3-2130364248A9-156-0000020E98719D3A-FFA Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:08:07 -0500 State Senators Eric D. Coleman (D-Hartford) and John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford) today announced a great need for thousands of new employees at local branches of the U.S. Census Bureau, and stressed the importance of all families’ active participation in the 2010 United States Census. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100128.php B2E8E20E-F125-4EF6-AB9B-2C1DE83DC210-156-00000208B1CE3564-FFA Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:07:24 -0500 A coalition of Senate Democrats again called on Governor M. Jodi Rell today to take action on a comprehensive plan that would put more than 16,000 people back to work at a time when the state’s unemployment rate stands at 8.9 percent. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100122.php F9BB13D7-8AAA-4C10-ABB4-2CCE7BDB394C-156-00000202D61E69C5-FFA Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:06:59 -0500 State Senate President Pro Tempore Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn) and Senator John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford), co-chair of the General Assembly’s Energy and Technology committee, joined with Connecticut electric suppliers and private electric customers today to detail a commonly missed opportunity for Connecticut residents and businesses to save money on their utility bills. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100115.php 8708971D-1446-44AE-BBA0-812DD5172602-156-000001F922BD091F-FFA Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:06:32 -0500 State Senator John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford), co-chair of the General Assembly’s Energy and Technology committee, today praised U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ announcement of $1.2 billion in low-income federal heating assistance to the states, including $63.8 million in aid for Connecticut citizens--the second largest amount of aid awarded to any state in the nation. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100113.php 440C26DF-164A-4B88-8EA6-7D22CDC5B77A-156-000001F04B4288E0-FFA Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:11:28 -0500 State Senators Eric D. Coleman (D-Hartford) and John W. Fonfara (D-Hartford) addressed their constituents today to remind them that in the midst of cold winter weather and record-setting low temperatures across the country, home heating assistance is still available for families in need. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/fonfara-100111.php 1056DE70-EA15-417A-842A-0E3BC3326F17-3526-00000A26F35AB7F7-FFA Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:28:27 -0500