Latest news from State Senator Edith Prague http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Prague.php http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 04 May 2012 09:21:41 -0400 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:21:16 -0400 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ State Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia), Senate chair of the legislature’s Labor and Public Employees Committee, today won Senate approval for legislation to ensure the rights of, and provide options and opportunities for personal care assistants, who provide home health care throughout Connecticut. Senator Prague noted that most workers caring for children, the disabled, and the elderly in their homes are women. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-120503.php 56D5153C-AE23-4620-A3CA-E5EF0E0AD8C5-1043-00000191166D99C0-FFA Thu, 03 May 2012 09:21:30 -0400 State Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia), Senate chair of the legislature’s Labor and Public Employees Committee, today won Senate approval for a bill to give Connecticut cities and towns the option to enter into ‘project labor agreements’ (PLA) in conjunction with planned public works projects. Senator Prague said PLAs can help municipal governments cut project costs for improvements like road construction and school renovations. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-120502.php FF85F4F3-CCF5-4E69-95D0-3F0A276488CB-1304-00000223CE65C1C8-FFA Wed, 02 May 2012 09:36:14 -0400 State Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia) today welcomed the launch of a new, alternative fuels refueling station in Norwich, operated by Norwich Public Utilities (NPU). Senator Prague said the new facility now provides access to compressed natural gas (CNG), biodiesel fuel, and electricity recharging stations. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-120501.php BE5470BD-340C-4F13-9186-4F300555B5BF-3644-00001599E428534E-FFA Tue, 01 May 2012 15:45:54 -0400 State Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia) today supported a bill approved by her Senate colleagues that would expand and build upon job-generating and economic development initiatives enacted last fall. Senator Prague said the bill is meant to enhance programs already shown to be effective throughout Connecticut. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-120427b.php 6FCA005C-42FA-4680-B3A3-4E8284367915-9441-00002416437B5E3F-FFA Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:04:32 -0400 State Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia), Senate chair of the legislature’s Labor and Public Employees Committee, today ushered through the Senate a bill to provide Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) benefits to paraprofessionals working in Connecticut schools. Senator Prague said there are currently some 25,000 school-based paraprofessionals without access to FMLA benefits. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-120427.php A851A56B-1EA3-4616-A0D4-E595E371BF0A-9441-0000241C51B9F4C8-FFA Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:05:00 -0400 State Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia), Senate chair of the legislature’s Labor and Public Employees Committee, joined Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and other influential women at a press conference today to promote pending legislation they said would ensure the rights of, and provide options and opportunities for home health care workers. Senator Prague and other speakers noted that most workers caring for children, the disabled, and the elderly in their homes are women. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-120425.php 439C1F58-36B4-48D5-976D-C49C98192D50-1511-00000315706D18EB-FFA Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:34:34 -0400 State Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia), Senate chair of the legislature’s Committee on Aging, today won Senate approval for her initiative to help Connecticut encourage and transition what’s called ‘aging in place,’ a comprehensive shift from institutionalized care to home health services for the elderly. Senator Prague’s bill establishes a 15-member task force that is to report its findings to the General Assembly by January 1, 2013. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-120419.php F2794ED6-B900-4C4D-B7D1-A7FD6E8C2B63-7540-000020CB950F185D-FFA Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:37:39 -0400 State Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia) voted today with her Senate colleagues to cap the state tax on the wholesale price of gasoline. With steadily rising prices over the past few months, legislative leadership offered an Emergency Certified bill to help provide relief at the pump and protect consumers from profiteering and price gouging. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-120328.php 3210018D-9F0E-4F09-AF5B-201F165D4A40-5501-00001B90BCBCDA92-FFA Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:04:15 -0400 Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia), Senate Chair of the legislature’s Committee on Aging, and State Representatives Betsy Ritter (D-Waterford/Montville), House Chair of the Public Health Committee, and Michelle Cook (D-Torrington), House Vice-chair of the Aging Committee, were joined today by other legislators, state agency officials, and members of the Connecticut Home Health Legislative Work Group and the Association for Home Care & Hospice at a press conference to outline home health care service delivery options for residents under state-funded programs. As the state further implements its “right-sizing” plan for health services, providing information to allow consumers to make informed choices is of critical importance. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-120127.php BEF339BD-59F4-4A0F-9E79-2D4787B88986-5356-00001265C6334432-FFA Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:14:37 -0500 State Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia) today received special recognition from the Connecticut State Office of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MAD) for her ongoing advocacy against driving while impaired. More specifically, Senator Prague was honored this year for her work toward a new state law requiring, as MADD Connecticut Executive Director Janice Heggie Margolis describes it, “mandatory Ignition Interlock Devices for all repeat offenders convicted of Driving Under the Influence (DUI)”. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-111212.php 32CC4AB8-0F12-4BF0-B19C-F35323A161E3-289-00001CFEC1D91AC4-FFA Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:19:09 -0500 State Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia) today voted with an overwhelming majority of her Senate colleagues to approve comprehensive economic development legislation. The vote, taken during today’s Special Session of the General Assembly, will create an enhanced business climate for existing companies to grow and prosper and for new businesses to relocate to Connecticut. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-111026.php C26407E6-6BFD-4119-8DD7-9A55E21D4B25-233-000002E964F18D82-FFA Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:09:51 -0400 State Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia) and State Representative Tom Reynolds (D-Ledyard) today announced a $300,000 Small Cities block grant for the Town of Ledyard. The funding was awarded through the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development. Ledyard was one of 28 towns selected statewide, the lawmakers said. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-111024a.php 5C4DB341-F5A9-4D3E-8CCD-505351A561BB-9303-000055E7ED43F9F4-FFA Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:56:17 -0400 State Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia) and State Representative Tom Reynolds (D-Ledyard) today announced a $300,000 Small Cities block grant for the Town of Ledyard. The funding was awarded through the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development. Ledyard was one of 28 towns selected statewide, the lawmakers said. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-111024.php 01A8BCB2-EC8B-4268-8FFD-6E306527150F-6143-00003F177B25AB57-FFA Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:56:42 -0400 After receiving input from dozens of people directly affected by Tropical Storm Irene, Senate Democratic leaders have forwarded more than a dozen suggested recommendations to Governor Dannel P. Malloy for his consideration. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-111004.php E3C51A92-40B8-4544-B1E3-E567BD837FA6-6189-00001A5A70E4EFF5-FFA Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:58:44 -0400 State Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia) will host a senior fair for residents of eight area towns at Three Rivers Community College on Friday, September 30. The event will be held in the college’s Multipurpose Room, accessible from the southwest entrance, from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Senior citizens and their family members from Norwich, Sprague, Lisbon, Ledyard, Uncasville, Bozrah, Franklin, and Lebanon are invited to attend and participate. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-110926.php 5A206563-F440-4DE6-AEA0-B94D657CE127-2499-00001251C64BA3DF-FFA Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:36:45 -0400 More than one-hundred seniors attended a senior fair today at Eastern Connecticut State University which was hosted by Senators Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn) and Edith Prague (D-Norwich). http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/prague-110822.php EAC6B4AA-B31F-4F3E-B665-35B434B21CA9-435-000015FB0593DF01-FFA Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:35:36 -0400