Latest news from State Senator Gayle Slossberg http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Slossberg.php http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 15 May 2012 14:04:33 -0400 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:03:53 -0400 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ State Sen. Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) gathered with school nurses at Pagels School today to promote Food Allergy Awareness Week and to discuss ways to manage food allergies in school. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120515.php 04D89A86-2792-41AC-82E3-C5DC6D2D7FCF-950-0000014C05F31CB8-FFA Tue, 15 May 2012 14:04:07 -0400 State Sen. Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) led passage in the Senate of a bold bill that strengthens Connecticut’s already tough campaign finance laws, expands disclosure requirements for entities spending money on elections and streamlines voting for members of the military serving overseas. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120508.php 76F7E075-27CB-47A8-B7B5-F9BB9380D2CB-1021-000001ECA4A11301-FFA Tue, 08 May 2012 09:55:12 -0400 In a move that will make democracy in Connecticut more accessible to all, State Sen. Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) led passage in the state Senate of a bill to allow Election Day and online voter registration. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120505.php 382BDEB1-7303-49FE-A6D5-B091D2996B64-3137-0000062E26262AAF-FFA Sat, 05 May 2012 10:33:33 -0400 State Sen. Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) praised the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s decision to indefinitely suspend an application to expand a controversial solid waste disposal facility in a residential neighborhood in Milford. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120504.php 5B143857-137F-48DF-BE9C-EC1D234C4DA3-2328-0000046BA94A84D2-FFA Fri, 04 May 2012 19:26:15 -0400 State Sen. Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) announced passage in the Senate of a bill that would help municipalities improve emergency storm response by requiring utilities to share GIS mapping data. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120503.php 506B593F-9B87-4AC4-8AFB-D6214D331E84-1304-0000031D69AEFCBD-FFA Thu, 03 May 2012 09:54:10 -0400 State Sen. Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) announced Senate passage of a liquor reform bill that allows the Sunday sale of alcohol and strikes a balance between benefiting consumers and protecting small package store owners. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120501.php 6ECFC407-65D7-40C2-9861-3457AEB041FF-1106-000001D6C6725CAD-FFA Tue, 01 May 2012 09:16:31 -0400 State Sen. Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) announced passage in the Senate today of critical legislation that builds on the momentum of October’s landmark Jobs Bill. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120427.php 897E064C-B2AB-439E-AD68-DD26788540CE-9441-0000247B98DB13CB-FFA Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:11:49 -0400 State Senator Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) today led passage of a historic joint resolution calling for an amendment to the state Constitution that would remove restrictions on absentee ballot voting. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120418.php 9F7FAC84-7FA3-4EA0-9BA1-80BF1998879E-674-000002FF8A2DE2C6-FFA Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:32:21 -0400 State Senator Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) welcomed news today that a local natural foods company will expand its workforce with help from a state investment made possible through jobs legislation passed last fall. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120413.php 8B32F6E1-8541-49D9-91F5-5E38BCA04545-972-00000C5B667787D6-FFA Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:35:30 -0400 State Senator Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) visited Lauralton Hall in Milford today to talk to students about the importance of women in government and how her own life path led to a meaningful career in politics. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120412.php 30EC7605-29C0-44CE-85EF-804ACD068B9E-3596-00000D38F0795C1C-FFA Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:07:39 -0400 A few years ago, I was waiting for the train to New York and I sat down on a bench next to an elderly man. We started to chat. Elections were coming up, so our conversation naturally turned to politics and the state of our country. We ran through the usual topics and then he turned to me and said something I have thought about over and over again ever since: He said that between the tough economy, the rise of hate crimes, the vilification of this group or that by otherwise good, moral people and the seemingly chronic need to blame someone for society’s problems, he said he was afraid—not for himself, but for our children. It is only a short step from here to there, he said—to think of some people as less than human. And once we think of people as less than human, it becomes okay to kill them and then what kind of society do we have? http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120404.php CAF703C9-0D91-4A6B-A587-1A1A29A91EF6-5886-00001578C54B4775-FFA Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:28:58 -0400 A passionate supporter of Bridges Milford, State Senator Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) celebrated today’s groundbreaking on the Moses M. Malkin Center as good news for the thousands of families who seek behavioral health and substance abuse services from the nonprofit. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120403.php F3698713-9D2B-4707-BE3F-5447A9AAB7CB-7794-00000D748D3EFA6C-FFA Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:46:08 -0400 Legislation championed by state Senator Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) that responds to the Citizens United case by strengthening Connecticut’s already tough campaign finance laws moved one step closer to passage today. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120329.php 959945F2-1E30-49D9-9D95-6033DD04D3DC-7527-000018F6006D7C77-FFA Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:24:46 -0400 The General Assembly’s Government Administration and Elections Committee heard testimony today from a panel of experts on the corrupting influence of unlimited corporate political spending unleashed by the Citizens United case. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120326.php 49340992-B92E-4E3E-B300-AB067237699D-4796-00001A9AB1937C9F-FFA Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:14:29 -0400 Last October, Joseph Ciancola, a 20-year-old baseball player from Orange collapsed on a University of Rhode Island athletic field during a strength and conditioning workout and died three days later. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120322.php 4DD74B5A-076D-4217-A8AA-6B9DC9FB0C47-3810-000006FBE90DFFA5-FFA Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:43:31 -0400 A plan to allow Election Day and online voter registration moved one step closer to reality today when the General Assembly’s Government Administration and Election Committee approved the legislation. It now goes for a vote in the House and the Senate. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120321b.php 41A01526-1D64-48E3-929A-AC8CFA901252-5425-00001BDAD7F11812-FFA Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:27:09 -0400 As Senate chairwoman of the Government Administration and Elections Committee, state Senator Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) heard testimony today on a bill that would help municipalities improve emergency storm response by requiring utilities to share GIS mapping data. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120321.php 6752288D-BCD9-4DA8-B61D-9778094EC234-1982-00000BF0B4806B43-FFA Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:35:33 -0400 New legislation that went into effect three years ago launched a universal screening program that led to a significant increase in the number of young Connecticut children who get screened and treated for lead poisoning each year. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120307.php C40E47DD-0A49-42B7-A608-5D6D20E7E72E-1053-000001C4EE20B9BF-FFA Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:25:38 -0500 Senator Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) welcomed news today that Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law a bill that restores local control over solid waste facilities, legislation that will protect both the environment and the health of residents all over Connecticut. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120306b.php 0ADC9638-3A22-4B3B-ACF8-DEDD01E92D65-346-000000CC96159EFC-FFA Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:21:31 -0500 State Senator Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) and Milford Mayor Ben Blake offered testimony this week in support of constructing a parking structure in downtown Milford that will enhance the city’s center and help grow its economy. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120306.php EF9CE632-C14A-4D6F-B738-AFFE6BCA3838-2203-00000D4189EE61E7-FFA Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:52:42 -0500 State Senator Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) today stood with Secretary of the State Denise Merrill to support a package of voting reform initiatives that will strengthen the democratic process in Connecticut and encourage more citizens to exercise their right to vote. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120302.php 97C52EB4-E47F-4365-9B72-D00F6BAB818E-2836-00000BAF9C9AB117-FFA Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:01:57 -0500 With the much-anticipated commuter train station moving full steam ahead, state Senator Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) submitted testimony this week to the Commerce Committee in favor of legislation that would help pay for transit and pedestrian safety improvements in West Haven. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120301.php D92E649F-8DEA-4C3D-9FDF-C40EF393FAD8-475-000001A1381A7261-FFA Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:19:48 -0500 In a move that will protect both the environment and the health safety of residents all over Connecticut, State Senator Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) today voted in favor of legislation that will restore municipal oversight over solid waste facilities. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120229.php D4DF774A-73B1-4EEF-9DA8-835F5F305344-5359-000016685A360E85-FFA Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:10:09 -0500 State Senator Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) and Mayor Ben Blake stood together today on the steps of Milford City Hall in support of legislation that would restore municipal oversight over projects that could threaten the environment and the health and welfare of citizens. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120223.php 7906C933-A599-40A1-A3C7-3E982EEEAED4-7502-00001CE20B98FFF5-FFA Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:39:04 -0500 State Senator Gayle Slossberg (D-Milford) is calling on the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to conduct a public hearing on the proposed expansion of a solid waste facility that residents believe poses a significant threat to public health safety and the environment. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120216.php 6E1536FA-20AA-41DC-9C04-BB0A868D303D-2550-0000179341C5FC03-FFA Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:18:21 -0500 State Senator Gayle S. Slossberg and the state representatives of Milford’s legislative delegation today announced unanimity in opposition to Recycling Inc.’s plan to locate a solid waste recycling facility in a residential city neighborhood. http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120209.php E63DE328-E670-402E-B1EE-46A8858168CE-19169-0000198C72426565-FFA Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:36:38 -0500 State Senator Gayle S. Slossberg (D-Milford) today welcomed the concrete prospects for ‘bricks and mortar’ improvements at three individual sites in Milford; each received final approval this morning from Governor Malloy and the State Bond Commission. The total value of the funding is more than $1.17 million, Senator Slossberg said. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120130.php 26006BEB-2A4F-4F16-B250-60C4C87EBE09-12190-0000177826508D2C-FFA Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:16:09 -0500 State Senator Gayle S. Slossberg (D-Milford), long-standing vice-chair of the legislature’s Public Health Committee, was a guest Monday on Yale University’s new West Campus for a tour of the school’s fledgling stem cell and bioscience research facilities. Yale’s West Campus is the former Bayer facility, located along the Orange/West Haven border. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120124.php 5845B428-4411-41C3-AD02-05216F439700-5247-00001AD68EFDA160-FFA Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:59:43 -0500 State Senator Gayle S. Slossberg (D-Milford) and Representative Russ Morin (D-Wethersfield), co-chairs of the legislature’s Government Administration and Elections Committee, today forcefully urged members of the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) to reconsider their nominee for executive director. http://senatedems.ct.gov/pr/slossberg-120113.php 620ABA2A-26B1-4373-BFE0-FDD66ACBB24A-14056-00001AAF52414C7C-FFA Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:05:58 -0500