Latest News From State Senator Gary LeBeau http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/LeBeau.php http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 15 May 2012 16:25:52 -0400 Tue, 15 May 2012 16:25:33 -0400 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ State Senator Gary D. LeBeau (D-East Hartford) today helped break ground on a new, $50 million FedEx package distribution center on Sullivan Avenue that will employ 80 area residents when it opens in September 2013. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/lebeau-120515.php 3010F8EC-CC15-49D8-8BBB-6CA23DB404EC-25345-0000683E133677D9-FFA Tue, 15 May 2012 16:25:47 -0400 A bill allowing reindeer to be kept in Connecticut year round—instead of just for the month before Christmas—received final approval in the state Senate last night, and Senator Gary D. LeBeau (D-East Hartford) believes the measure will help boost sales at Christmas tree farms like the Dzen Tree Farm in South Windsor. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/lebeau-120510.php 287F8544-D687-4C63-A8C9-DDB1E06BFD3D-4753-00000A2401924066-FFA Thu, 10 May 2012 15:22:09 -0400 State Senator Gary D. LeBeau (D-East Hartford) joined a bipartisan Senate vote early today on a comprehensive package of public education reforms that will shape the future of education in Connecticut. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/lebeau-120508.php 36BDF910-BCEF-4633-96DB-5CDBA9C8AC65-13352-0000193B6ADBEA71-FFA Tue, 08 May 2012 16:40:00 -0400 State Senator Gary D. LeBeau (D-East Hartford) today unveiled his plan to create a “Manufacturing Caucus” among members of the Connecticut General Assembly in order to better understand and promote manufacturing and advanced manufacturing public policy in the state. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/lebeau-120502.php 3E82B5AA-5426-4B5C-8BE5-5925CC42052A-1304-00000207900B6144-FFA Wed, 02 May 2012 09:34:36 -0400 A plan to build on and expand the job-creating momentum of October’s landmark Jobs Bill will be debated and passed in the state Senate today, said Senate President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn). http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/lebeau-120427.php 3F08FD81-76D5-4176-8924-5878E260B591-3484-00001B426C18947A-FFA Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:22:58 -0400 State Senator Gary D. LeBeau (D-East Hartford) voted today in support of two new bills designed to bring greater accountability to police departments with regard to reporting detailed traffic stop information and recording of police activity by civilians. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/lebeau-120419.php EA077E60-9759-4A9C-B331-039DD0143AC2-1401-00000315C6560CA1-FFA Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:33:06 -0400 State Senator Gary D. LeBeau (D-East Hartford) today welcomed news that a new state jobs program called “STEP UP” which provides $20 million in overall state subsidies and grants to help small businesses hire and train more people has so far resulted in 65 new jobs at 45 state companies, with another 135 residents in the process of being hired. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/lebeau-120403.php DC853394-4BA6-4F98-9E27-B525077DA0E8-1754-000003A424D25EDE-FFA Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:03:06 -0400 With the threat of gasoline costing $5 or more per gallon this summer, state Senator Gary D. LeBeau (D-East Hartford) joined his Senate colleagues today in passing a bill that will help provide relief at the pump while simultaneously protecting consumers from profiteering and price gouging by big oil wholesalers. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/lebeau-120328.php A46AAF6E-C077-4340-9CBD-F792A8B3D010-5501-00001E829CA86052-FFA Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:58:16 -0400 A bill that could ultimately waive fines and penalties on businesses for first-time violations of state laws and regulations received its public hearing before the Commerce Committee today, and committee Co-Chairman Senator Gary D. LeBeau (D-East Hartford) said the proposal is yet another indication that the state legislature is open to working with state businesses in a constructive and proactive manner. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/lebeau-120320.php 51703131-EABD-4E4F-AF35-EF9490F9DE23-4371-00001189251C321E-FFA Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:03:38 -0400 The Senate Democrats’ Jobs Bill won the approval today of the General Assembly’s Commerce Committee. The 5-point plan, SB 1 An Act Concerning Connecticut Jobs and the Economy, aims to help small businesses protect and grow jobs and boost Connecticut’s economy. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/lebeau-120315.php 5F6317C1-496E-46F7-845A-E1E8A9870DA5-7233-00001BB9CD3BF5B5-FFA Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:30:21 -0400 State Senator Gary D. LeBeau (D-East Hartford) today welcomed a new survey by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association which shows that 89 percent of Connecticut companies surveyed expect their business performance to remain stable or improve in the next quarter, while another 96 percent expect to pay the same or higher wages and 88 percent expect to maintain or increase the size of their workforce. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/lebeau-120214.php 0D54E70E-ADA9-432E-B9D3-D7B4BDE89343-12934-00001B7E90D903A6-FFA Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:12:41 -0500 State Senator Gary D. LeBeau (D-East Hartford) joined Democratic leaders on the shop floor of AdChem Manufacturing Technologies in Manchester today to announce the Democrats’ new, 5-point jobs plan that will help local small businesses protect and grow jobs and boost Connecticut’s economy. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/lebeau-120124.php 2C5BB286-997C-4F30-A77B-790848FC0BDF-6791-00001BC6D2086C0D-FFA Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:26:06 -0500 State Senator Gary D. LeBeau (D-East Hartford) today joined Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the president of a local biomedical company to announce that the first state loan and grant made under the terms of the legislature’s recent Jobs Bill has been made to a South Windsor firm. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/lebeau-120118.php 57755522-803F-4532-B26C-970473B2DD3D-13623-00001BBB5699FBE0-FFA Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:13:28 -0500 State Senator Gary D. LeBeau (D-East Hartford) today outlined several new state laws taking effect on January 1, 2012, including a host of beneficial new insurance coverage regulations, paid sick leave for certain service-industry workers, tax incentives for new job growth and partial loan forgiveness for ‘green’ job majors. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/lebeau-111230a.php 4A629F03-B9AC-4813-9277-E3B5563591F0-14556-000037AD24F7F03D-FFA Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:56:04 -0500