2010 news archive for State Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/rss/looney-news2010.xml http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:00:24 -0500 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:00:24 -0500 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) is pleased to announce that he has appointed East Haven Mayor April Capone Almon to be a volunteer member of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW). http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-101209.php 337E12D7-EF4E-49D2-B5F1-78D00209D440-148-000006BB064B8BF0-FFA Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:54:06 -0500 Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven/Hamden) and Senator Joseph Crisco (Woodbridge/Hamden) welcome news that funding for a business incubator program in Hamden has been placed on Bond Commission agenda and is expected to gain approval when it meets December 10th. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-101202.php C076F7C6-0ACF-43B9-BA9E-6BEC420633BD-148-000006B14A52AC46-FFA Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:53:27 -0500 “I applaud Gov.-Elect Dannel Malloy’s appointment of State Supreme Court Justice Joette Katz as the next commissioner of the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Gov.-Elect Malloy has made a superb choice for a position that is one of the most important and challenging in all of state government.” http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-101130.php 2D574703-8266-4C36-B807-99FEAF9D6F20-148-000006A3F8715B32-FFA Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:52:30 -0500 Following last week’s launch of the New Haven Promise program and Wednesday’s unveiling of the New Haven Promise Partnership program, Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. and Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney stood alongside other members of the New Haven Legislative Delegation and community leaders to announce support for an in-state tuition act. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-101118.php FC442F5E-601C-4B29-B94D-99AA1EE7EB35-148-0000069ACFC9B45E-FFA Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:51:47 -0500 State Senators Martin Looney (D-New Haven/Hamden), Toni Harp (D-New Haven), and Joseph Crisco (Woodbridge) welcome news that the state Commission of Culture and Tourism has awarded grants to many cultural and educational institutions in New Haven and Hamden. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-101108.php 8CD0C714-B284-4873-829D-0C7B13B65BD8-148-0000068CB695A64D-FFA Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:51:10 -0500 State Senate Democrats unanimously re-elected Senator Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn) as Senate President Pro Tempore and Senator Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven/Hamden) as Majority Leader. The Democrats made their choices at a caucus in Hartford this afternoon. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-101104.php ED8A57CD-EA0D-4581-B6BD-DF0B2E6796D1-148-00000681D4E0B29E-FFA Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:50:09 -0400 A new state law that takes effect tomorrow, October 1 will make Connecticut a friendlier place to do business by streamlining the environmental permitting process, cutting red tape and reducing the uncertainty often involved in economic development projects. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100930.php 7BCF5DC3-2102-4B06-B4CF-0E4ABAEBF6E1-148-0000063F17522EA0-FFA Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:49:22 -0400 Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) and Senator Thomas Gaffey (D-Meriden), Senate Chair of the state’s Education Committee, welcome news that Connecticut’s landmark concussion bill is serving as a model for national legislation that was considered today by the House Education and Labor Committee. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100923.php 0164099E-AA8D-464C-A035-97BE5BCE39A1-148-00000635397A3D97-FFA Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:44:34 -0400 Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney joined Senator Thomas Gaffey (D-Meriden), Joseph Crisco (D-Woodbridge), local coaches and student-athletes to announce that Public Act 10-62, “An Act Concerning Student Athletes and Concussions”, is in place for the upcoming school year. The new law will affect interscholastic sports and student-athlete safety in two fundamental ways. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100902.php 95EA1845-19EA-4B4F-9F4E-1E66CA354A8C-148-0000062A9637BA7F-FFA Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:43:50 -0400 On the day that approximately 10,000 vocational-technical high school students headed back to school to start the new year, state Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) and Senator Joseph Crisco (D-Woodbridge) reiterated their commitment to Connecticut's vo-tech high school system by highlighting several new laws the legislature passed this session to benefit the students and schools. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100830.php CEE87F67-9ED9-4562-86DA-46E2EF4A2BB9-148-0000061FD11D3693-FFA Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:43:07 -0400 Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) has been awarded the biennial Senator Chris Dodd Award from the Connecticut AFL-CIO for his efforts as a legislative leader to protect and help working families. Senator Looney was presented the award at the AFL-CIO convention in Hartford on Monday August, 16, 2010. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100819.php 09AF5A15-CF4E-421A-99AC-6C4961FC7A75-148-000006166A0B2AA2-FFA Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:42:21 -0400 This summer’s record heat-wave has sent energy costs soaring and Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) joined Senator Toni Harp (D-New Haven), the manager of the Infinity Auto Group and representatives from the United Illuminating Company for a news conference to highlight how businesses and residents can lower their energy costs this summer. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100806.php BF9D2B14-9647-4243-B668-DAF9450CB167-148-000005D16DD8FBA4-FFA Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:37:20 -0400 Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) has earned a perfect score on the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters’ (CTLCV) just released Environmental Scorecard for 2010. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100805.php 363F0613-C14F-4360-B042-94BD59720184-148-000005C92D6F36CA-FFA Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:36:43 -0400 Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and Sen. Gary D. LeBeau (D-East Hartford) announced today that the State Bond Commission is expected to approve a combined $6.5 million in funding for various job-creation measures included in the Majority Leaders’ Job Growth Roundtable bill when it meets on August 11. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100804.php C61121D4-3F2C-49AB-8ED5-209E707376C3-148-000005BDEA7385A1-FFA Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:36:08 -0400 Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) and Senator Toni Harp (D-New Haven) joined New Haven Mayor John DeStefano; State Rep. Juan Candelaria; representatives from the ROOF (Real Options Overcoming Foreclosure) Project, and the Connecticut Fair Housing Center, and residents who have faced foreclosure for a news conference in New Haven today to announce that the state’s landmark foreclosure mediation program is being extended for another two years. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100721.php DA08C37C-EEF9-4E37-9261-A7265B7575E9-148-000005B36AF8C1ED-FFA Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:35:19 -0400 “Today’s 2nd Circuit Court ruling confounded those who presumed to know what the court would do and what changes needed to be made in our Clean Elections laws. The ruling upholds some of the basic principles that form the basis of the state’s landmark law. Unfortunately, it also reverses key parts of the campaign finance reform law designed to eliminate the influence of special interests." http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100713.php FDE6B76F-2FC2-4A33-856A-96262256AA36-148-000005A648C71561-FFA Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:34:33 -0400 Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) and Senator Joseph Crisco (D-Woodbridge) welcome news that Governor M. Jodi Rell has placed state funding on the Bond Commission agenda that will help the Town of Hamden and its taxpayers save money on energy costs. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100707.php DCE67D80-6097-4D9B-9B70-ED7ACB61280E-148-0000059DD649A778-FFA Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:33:36 -0400 Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) and Senator Joseph Crisco (D-Woodbridge) are announcing that funding for improvements to the branch office of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Hamden is on the agenda for the State Bond Commission meeting on July 13, 2010. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100706.php 76E22C7F-1663-474E-81DB-6A5639BB11E3-148-0000059431AE4E25-FFA Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:33:00 -0400 New state laws approved by the General Assembly that assist victims of domestic violence, crackdown on offenders and increase public awareness of the epidemic take effect this week. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100629.php 10071614-75AE-4A30-934A-06C4EAF7F7C1-148-000005889EA5C834-FFA Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:32:21 -0400 Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) says action taken today in special session by the General Assembly will help neighborhoods and homeowners in Connecticut cope with the effects of the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Legislation was also passed that offers tax credits to businesses which hire blind workers. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100621.php C58996EC-E10A-4178-9541-3B16AFCE5C5D-148-0000057D50A08D1B-FFA Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:31:23 -0400 Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven), Senator Toni Harp (D-New Haven), Senator Ed Meyer (D-Guilford), House Democratic Majority Leader Denise Merrill (D-Mansfield), and Gateway Community College President Dr. Dorsey Kendrick held a news conference today to highlight how the General Assembly’s landmark jobs bill will help train and educate Connecticut’s workforce. Several students from Gateway who may benefit from the provisions in the bill also attended the news conference. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100520.php AC3B4AB6-1FB7-48F6-A72F-09BA0EA84C4E-148-0000057514FB2FF9-FFA Thu, 20 May 2010 15:30:42 -0400 State Senator Thomas P. Gaffey (D-Meriden), long-standing co-chair of the legislature’s Education Committee, and Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) today welcomed Governor M. Jodi Rell’s signature on one of their priority initiatives this session, Public Act 10-62: An Act Concerning Student athletes and Concussions. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100519.php 0E0BE8D1-ABB8-48DB-BC50-198459FD9E30-148-0000056BBE1A43B5-FFA Wed, 19 May 2010 15:30:05 -0400 “It is fitting that Gov. Rell signed the budget and the bipartisan jobs bill on the same day—because they represent the top two priorities of this past legislative session. They’re also an example of the bipartisan cooperation that families across Connecticut expect from their elected leaders." http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100507.php 2D559DFF-FB41-403B-832B-231962C786B3-148-000005622380493D-FFA Fri, 07 May 2010 15:29:26 -0400 Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn) and Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) have lead passage of Senate Bill 1, legislation that will cut taxes for approximately 50,000 small ‘mom and pop’ businesses in Connecticut. The bill passed with a vote of 21-14 and now goes to the House of Representatives for final action. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100430a.php F5B8F2EF-1182-4FBF-96F0-877399A71030-148-00000555A2001D52-FFA Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:28:47 -0400 State Senator Joseph J. Crisco, Jr. (D-Woodbridge) and Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven), each of whom represents a portion of Hamden in the General Assembly, today welcomed three championship sports teams from Hamden High School to the state Capitol. About 50 students from the Girl’s Dance Team, the Boy’s Indoor Track Team, and the Boy’s Ice Hockey Team were honored in a Senate Chamber ceremony. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100430.php AF83A554-5485-4076-A319-0DB2D8AA8DA7-148-0000054B722262FF-FFA Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:27:53 -0400 State Senator Joseph J. Crisco, Jr. (D-Woodbridge) and Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) today won Senate passage of SB260, An Act Concerning Health Insurance Coverage for Routine Patient Care Costs for Certain Clinical Trial Patients. The bill, should it become law, would require insurance coverage of clinical trials and related costs for Parkinson’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100422b.php F91EF3B5-7FBB-4969-A388-A243CB67AF82-148-0000053AAAC3B247-FFA Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:27:08 -0400 State Senator Thomas P. Gaffey (D-Meriden), long-standing co-chair of the legislature’s Education Committee, today helped win unanimous Senate passage of SB456: An Act Concerning Student athletes and Concussions. Senator Gaffey thanked Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) for his leadership on the issue and for his stewardship of this bill throughout the legislative process. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100422.php E6A25430-8B29-49AB-88C1-E0E3C3A818BD-148-0000052EFA99002C-FFA Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:25:54 -0400 “We appreciate all ideas and contributions and look forward to meeting with fellow legislative leaders and Gov. Rell on Monday to discuss how Connecticut can meet its fiscal challenges." http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100415.php 46FAB37F-38F3-43BD-BCA2-46AF6FE55C40-148-00000521CB84254F-FFA Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:25:03 -0400 State Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney helped to lead passage of a bipartisan bill that not only resolves most of the state’s budget deficit for the current year but also extends the state’s landmark foreclosure mediation program for an additional year. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100414.php 35ECDABE-2A9A-4DC9-840B-E0D87B2F7D53-148-0000051982074CD8-FFA Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:24:08 -0400 Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) joined Frank Alvarado, Director of the Spanish American Merchants Association (SAMA), and business owners from New Haven at a news conference to highlight how Senate Bill 1 would impact small businesses in Greater New Haven. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100408.php 8D928906-9DFF-4AA6-B403-6659FD1A3065-148-0000050EA0CEC26F-FFA Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:23:34 -0400 House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden), Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) State Representative Catherine Abercrombie (D-Meriden) and other lawmakers joined together in celebrating Autism Awareness Day today at the state capitol in Hartford. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100407.php BD8A12FF-D9E0-4C78-A308-56E632B8E1EC-148-00000503FEFEC3D6-FFA Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:22:43 -0400 “Senator Williams and Senator Looney are disappointed that Governor's Rell's veto threat has intimidated the House into canceling their agreed upon Saturday vote. The General Assembly has an obligation to pass a bill that makes tough choices and closes the deficit. Senate Democrats worked past five in the morning to do just that.” http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100327.php 4674C6B0-BDAF-47B2-A430-78FB448D091E-148-000004FAB0366CD9-FFA Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:22:00 -0400 State Senator Joseph Crisco (D-Woodbridge) says the General Assembly’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee has approved a bill this week which would create greater fairness for patients who are denied coverage from their health insurance provider. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100319.php 874197E4-43D8-4AB6-AB91-F340BF202A15-148-000004F02A8AD410-FFA Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:21:20 -0400 Saying that it is imperative the state act before a preventable devastating injury occurs, Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) testified in favor today of Raised Bill 456, AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT ATHLETES AND CONCUSSIONS. Dr. Tom Trojian--UConn Women’s Basketball Team Physician; and Robert Howard--Head Athletic Trainer for UConn--joined Senator Looney at the public hearing to support the bill. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100317.php D61B7A04-A637-4F46-9F2D-DE47643EAB2B-148-000004ADF653E217-FFA Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:17:04 -0400 State Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney, Senator Joseph Crisco, State Rep. Peter Villano, and Rep. Brendan Sharkey met with seniors at the Miller Senior Center in Hamden on Friday March 5th to detail their efforts to grow jobs, which include a plan offering targeted tax relief to more than 46,000 small ‘mom and pop’ businesses in Connecticut. The lawmakers also discussed new opportunities for seniors to save money on health care and energy costs. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100305b.php 12FD820B-E7E3-4EEA-B25B-7C983B2A0FD5-148-000004A2129EEB70-FFA Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:15:47 -0500 Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) testified on Thursday March 4th in support of two bills before the General Assembly’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee today, one of which would create greater fairness for patients who are denied coverage from their health insurance provider. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100305.php FBF04E13-DB22-4E06-9EFF-D7952693BD40-148-000004985E442EDB-FFA Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:15:00 -0500 Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) and Senator Toni Harp (D-New Haven) say the City of New Haven and two local non-profit organizations will receive Historical Preservation Technical Assistance Grants. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100205a.php EB878E48-56D2-44B3-997E-751153169F21-148-000004865495FD54-FFA Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:14:15 -0500 State Senator Joseph J. Crisco, Jr. (D-Woodbridge) and Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) today announced approval for a state grant to underwrite new signage and a formal survey of the Lock 14 site in Hamden. The grant has been awarded by the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation through its Historic Preservation Technical Assistance Grants program. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100205.php 1B3488D4-7E33-4A87-95A3-5655B08EB9F3-148-0000047CBB5F66C6-FFA Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:13:00 -0500 “Growing jobs and balancing the budget are the top priorities for Democrats this legislative session and we’re glad to hear the same is true for Gov. Rell." http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100203.php 7D5CB185-A072-463B-B644-C52A07B7014F-148-000004700E0232C9-FFA Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:12:19 -0500 “We begin the legislative session ready to work with the governor to tackle the challenges facing Connecticut. We look forward to seeing more details on the governor’s proposals to balance the budget and enact fiscal reforms. Of course the other top priority for this legislative session must be growing and protecting jobs. Senate Democrats have made a number of proposals to jump start job growth and help small businesses. We hope to hear the governor substantively address this issue in her tomorrow.” http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100202a.php 313821D5-AC67-48A8-AAB8-43A30ADE7BC1-148-00000462D1173129-FFA Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:11:24 -0500 A group led by House Majority Leader Denise Merrill (D-Mansfield) and Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) today announced a series of recommendations designed “to jump-start job creation in Connecticut and lay the foundation for long-term prosperity.” http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100202.php 3E0A8717-4343-41F6-992E-BE908ABC14D8-148-00000452CAD79C91-FFA Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:10:24 -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/looney-100201.php 9679771B-EB8C-46EE-BD30-A5FC27573F18-148-00000441113A80D1-FFA Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:09:14 -0500 Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) and Senator Thomas Gaffey (D-Meriden)--Senate Chair of the Education Committee--joined doctors, coaches, and representatives from the Connecticut Athletic Trainers’ Association, and The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference at a news conference to announce a legislative proposal that will help protect student-athletes from the effects of concussions. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100126.php 8BCCCB72-D898-459D-A2E4-146D418D7B94-148-000004258BF1523C-FFA Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:07:38 -0500 There has been a great deal of debate during the last year about how to balance Connecticut’s budget, and those discussions will continue this year. As do three dozen other states--we face a significant shortfall (Connecticut’s at least $300 million for the current fiscal year) and that number could grow to several billion for the next two-year budget. Choices we make to close the gap will underscore Connecticut’s priorities and values. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/looney-100110.php E3A83777-3A1A-4D52-B9C3-1AA5782FD51C-404-000006C67B99031A-FFA Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:28:03 -0500