Latest news from State Senator Anthony Musto http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Musto.php http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mon, 14 May 2012 10:14:20 -0400 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:13:56 -0400 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ On Friday, state and local Bridgeport officials gathered outside the Longfellow School in the city’s West End to announce that the General Assembly has approved legislation, including $18 million in new state funding, which will allow the school to be completely rebuilt. Prior plans had called only for renovations. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120514.php 10355800-4A6C-498F-8C79-C8AC39438A5E-2650-0000054E0DB33839-FFA Mon, 14 May 2012 10:14:07 -0400 Today Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull) announced that legislation has passed both houses of the General Assembly that will enhance municipal oversight during the location of new cell phone and other telecommunications towers. The bill now awaits Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s signature. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120511.php 0E2218D6-56A5-4985-834E-7DA8D99493CA-3291-000006A1DB07B0F7-FFA Fri, 11 May 2012 14:51:51 -0400 “I am very pleased that teachers, the governor and the legislature were able to come together and find a common approach on education. This debate put many new ideas out there, and the result is a good one. We will increase education funding at the schools where that is most needed, and expand educational opportunities for students." http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120508.php B9819991-F751-498D-8FFD-23DEFF01E81B-1257-000003BAA23BDA71-FFA Tue, 08 May 2012 10:04:40 -0400 Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull) says that the state Senate voted unanimously tonight in favor of legislation that will crack down on “massage” parlors in Bridgeport and elsewhere that have served as a front for illicit activity, including prostitution and human trafficking. The bill now goes to Governor Dannel P. Malloy for his signature. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120507.php 140FF502-AB8E-4D91-AE7A-99E1C16ED550-1257-000003B66387B6CC-FFA Mon, 07 May 2012 10:04:09 -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/musto-120505.php DCDF3AC9-7D79-4A04-999F-E3C5F993C64E-3137-000005D6128D702C-FFA Sat, 05 May 2012 10:27:32 -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 Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull). http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120427.php B7033A8E-86E2-4DD1-BC56-5B7A8D86E0D6-9441-00002401BDAF8C31-FFA Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:03:08 -0400 State Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull) announced today that the Senate has approved legislation to order the state Department of Banking to study a troubling yet common practice among banks: seeking a home mortgage foreclosure without possession of the title to that property. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120425.php A4EADA40-0D08-46BC-8500-2AB40082E8A1-1511-000002B872004C11-FFA Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:28:01 -0400 As a new state program begins providing assistance to small businesses all across Connecticut, State Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull) and Mayor Bill Finch toured the manufacturing facilities of SolarChange, LLC on Lenox Avenue in Bridgeport, the most recent company to benefit from the initiative. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120404.php A306CDB3-8157-4A67-9D92-19C2850744C3-7474-00001CF34C7F7327-FFA Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:41:51 -0400 Two pieces of legislation addressing the needs of foster children and both their biological and adoptive families passed the General Assembly’s Human Services Committee today, said committee Co-Chair Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull). http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120322.php 54AB723D-4C75-4A2B-B7A3-90711BD479C8-881-0000018ACA981267-FFA Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:22:25 -0400 Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull) said today that two bills which passed the Human Services Committee this afternoon would broaden choice in home nursing care for Medicare recipients and prevent veterans from being disqualified for a number of state programs who also receive federally supported medical and other assistance at home. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120322a.php CA1F8918-E2E4-4306-94A4-42A7C0147D96-881-0000018AA84503BC-FFA Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:23:21 -0400 State Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull) today welcomed a new report from the state Department of Labor that shows unemployment in Connecticut has dropped to a three-year low of 8 percent, and that 7,100 new jobs were added in January alone. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120314.php 0C79DC81-662D-4E8E-92E3-4D01CCFD0C0D-1740-00000421926678BD-FFA Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:04:14 -0400 State Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull) testified before the General Assembly’s Banks Committee on Tuesday in favor of legislation that would prevent banks from seeking a home mortgage foreclosure unless they also possess the title to that property. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120308.php 9784ECDD-641E-4F03-BDEE-90D9ABE1E62B-9620-00001367D62F9E13-FFA Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:59:34 -0500 Today State Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull), Senate Chair of the Human Services Committee, announced that the State Senate has granted unanimous passage to emergency-certified legislation that will prevent approximately 4,100 people from losing eligibility for assistance paying their Medicare cost-sharing expenses on March 1st. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120229.php DDC7F223-78A1-416F-BBC4-85741F0DDDF6-5359-00001660C7A40040-FFA Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:09:29 -0500 Today State Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull) attended a Job Fair in the Arnold Bernhard Center at the University of Bridgeport, hosted by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120224.php 280FDD35-309E-4DA2-95F6-C169FDC1BF70-1428-0000188C2994C7AF-FFA Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:09:34 -0500 Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull) welcomed news today that a Regional Advanced Manufacturing Center will soon be established at Housatonic Community College (HCC) in Bridgeport, to help students learn the skills necessary for work in today’s advanced manufacturing industries. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120203.php AABA7822-FCEE-4E9F-A945-742F78D5A8FC-1428-000013E42D6A3FA0-FFA Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:56:40 -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/musto-120124.php B4BAEBD2-2C3A-41EA-B785-8B7A9A0793BF-5247-00001A8234FAFD22-FFA Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:53:38 -0500 This morning State Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull) joined Bridgeport area business leaders in attending a job creation workshop at Housatonic Community College, hosted by the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/musto-120105.php 600808AC-0B86-47B8-A64E-6A392EFF785D-7276-00001C693DB0BDA6-FFA Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:22:41 -0500