Latest news from State Senator Carlo Leone http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Leone.php http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 16 May 2012 17:24:35 -0400 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:24:21 -0400 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ State Senators Carlo Leone (D-27) and L. Scott Frantz (R-36) welcomed fourth grade students from Rogers International School of Stamford to the State Capitol on Wednesday, May 9th. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120516.php 520920EE-B657-4219-B9E6-80B7E46F767C-15666-00001C85F8176AEA-FFA Wed, 16 May 2012 17:24:32 -0400 State Sen. Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) and Sen. Carlo Leone (D-Stamford) are urging small business owners to attend a workshop this week to learn about how new state jobs programs can help them expand and hire more workers. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120514.php 35BE3BF8-3F00-4C60-8B1A-57049DD706CD-946-0000018143BDC179-FFA Mon, 14 May 2012 09:17:51 -0400 State Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford) announced tonight that multiple pieces of legislation have passed the General Assembly on the final day of the legislative session that will benefit the residents of Stamford and Darien. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120509.php DFAA77A6-AE30-4B38-BA27-84BC71E31DF9-624-000000C6C6493DF0-FFA Wed, 09 May 2012 09:48:46 -0400 Today, state Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford) and Representative Jack Hennessy (D-Bridgeport), Co-Chairs of the General Assembly’s Veterans’ Affairs Committee, hosted a donation drive outside of the State Capitol to benefit homeless veterans in Connecticut and the Hartford area. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120508a.php ABCAD586-303B-4FFA-ABBF-7BBEC9E2934E-13352-000018CD169B382E-FFA Tue, 08 May 2012 16:30:50 -0400 “There were passionate ideas on all sides of this education debate, and everyone involved should be commended for working so hard to improve our schools. In the legislature, we heard a variety of constituent concerns, and were able to foster agreement on the most important issue at hand—making progress for our children. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120508.php EFE15F80-48EB-4F17-A2C1-1AAA8FD29C5D-1257-0000033050D0783E-FFA Tue, 08 May 2012 09:54:52 -0400 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/leone-120505.php F4CC3249-0C74-408A-9725-F2D249B91F13-3137-0000068B8AFDA622-FFA Sat, 05 May 2012 10:40:15 -0400 With thousands of people still seeking jobs in Connecticut, a bill that would prohibit stating that “the unemployed need not apply” in help-wanted ads passed the state Senate today on a 30 to 5 vote, said bill co-sponsor State Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford). http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120501.php 08F42262-B17E-4730-98B7-53D6D993C730-13201-000017C72D7121AA-FFA Tue, 01 May 2012 16:35:26 -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 Carlo Leone (D-Stamford). http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120427.php 18AF5DC4-5D53-4E9D-A7A4-B089D0246A2A-9441-000023F306F123A5-FFA Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:02:01 -0400 State Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford), Senate Chair of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, announced this afternoon that the Senate has passed two key veterans bills. One expands access to pretrial diversionary programs for veterans who commit nonviolent offenses. The other makes it a crime to desecrate, mutilate, or attempt to sell a war memorial. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120426.php FCA9A2FE-B73C-4654-AC7A-0B8342441856-901-0000014F00219D3A-FFA Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:32:06 -0400 Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford) announced this afternoon that the State Senate has passed two major pieces of civil rights legislation. One is aimed at strengthening Connecticut’s racial profiling ban, the other at protecting the existing right of citizens to record and photograph police activity. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120419.php 059BCD10-559F-4D8D-8CB9-1C04705866DC-1401-00000332484F962C-FFA Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:35:10 -0400 Today State Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford) and State Representative Jack Hennessy (D-Bridgeport) hosted the 3rd Annual Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day Ceremony at the State Capitol to honor the veterans of the Vietnam War and all others who have served in defense of our country. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120330.php 651DAC22-B837-42B3-935C-209EADBB92C9-4195-00001C783B2AD3F2-FFA Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:26:08 -0400 As gasoline prices top $4 a gallon and threaten to approach $5 a gallon this summer, State Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford) joined his colleagues in passing a proposal to help provide relief at the pump and protect consumers from profiteering and price gouging by big oil wholesalers. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120328.php 840B4B7F-B3A2-4BB8-A394-4C081047D2DA-5501-00001AD426633256-FFA Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:51:03 -0400 Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford), Senate Chair of the General Assembly’s Veterans’ Affairs Committee, announced today that the committee has passed legislation to provide a tax credit to employers who offer apprenticeship training programs to unemployed military veterans. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120314.php 6F8371F5-2BE2-468E-BE61-46958743F757-1740-0000042B74CA5EF7-FFA Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:04:54 -0400 Today Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford) welcomed news that the state Department of Transportation (DOT) has posted a request for proposals for the replacement of an existing DOT-owned parking garage at the Stamford Transportation Center. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120229.php 5461C1DB-8217-4CD8-8AB2-89E46C316D82-3501-00000F0F5E64B174-FFA Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:55:20 -0500 Today Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford), Senate Chair of the General Assembly’s Veterans’ Affairs Committee, highlighted a number of the committee’s priority bills for the 2012 session after a public hearing was held to gather input on the legislation. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120228.php B5BB06C4-18F0-44B9-BDEE-6F9A1A41322F-2039-000003E2EDC49AD4-FFA Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:36:33 -0500 For veterans who risked their lives on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan, State Senate Democrats want to welcome these brave soldiers back to Connecticut with the prospect of a job. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120223.php C46B4D6E-0F59-47BB-B4C9-3A7E0E28E40D-3411-00000CF07EF33F14-FFA Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:46:54 -0500 Today State Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford, Darien) testified before the General Assembly’s Commerce Committee on the subject of unemployment among military veterans, and how Senate Bill 1, now before the committee, would help these veterans find good paying jobs. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120221.php BB1430F4-D2B3-4465-B11D-7E510D934EB6-1723-00001A5470678F30-FFA Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:28:01 -0500 Senate Democrats held a news conference today on the shop floor of AdChem Manufacturing Technologies in Manchester—just two weeks before the start of the 2012 legislative session—to announce their 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/leone-120124.php 0F7E8D7F-4BE2-417D-B1FF-57DDF91324EB-5247-00001A6930990DA5-FFA Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:51:52 -0500 Today State Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford, Darien) attended an energy audit at a Stamford home. The audit was conducted by a US Military veteran schooled in the energy efficiency trade with the assistance of a government-funded training program. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-120112.php BCFC2AD6-8C41-448D-904E-B7889BCD29D0-4258-0000083F06905E27-FFA Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:29:55 -0500 Today State Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford, Darien) welcomed news that the City of Stamford will receive a $10.5 million federal TIGER grant for extensive renovations at the Stamford Transportation Center. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/leone-111219.php F236BF17-4C5F-4088-B85F-23A6FD98E689-373-000016013F00F668-FFA Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:37:30 -0500