Connecticut State Senate Democrats

The top priority for the 2010 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. Many of these will be put forward in Senate Bill 1, An Act Concerning the Preservation and Creation of Jobs in Connecticut.

Our four-point plan to grow Connecticut jobs includes:

Tax relief for mom & pop businesses
Small business revolving loan fund
Consolidate economic development entities
Review regulations and their impact on small businesses

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Senator Crisco hails a series of comprehensive recommendations made by a legislative task force to reduce the incidence of domestic violence in Connecticut. 2/8

Senator Doyle announces an imminent state grant to underwrite a ‘conditions assessment’ for Academy Hall Museum in Rocky Hill. 2/8

Senator Fonfara says that three locations in Hartford will receive state Historical Preservation Technical Assistance Grants to help grow jobs and preserve the city’s heritage. 2/8

Senator Williams says the towns of Willimantic and Putnam will receive Historical Preservation Technical Assistance Grants, which will help grow jobs and preserve local heritage. 2/5

Senators Crisco and Looney announce the approval of a state grant to underwrite new signage and a formal survey of the Lock 14 site in Hamden. 2/5

Senators Harp and Looney report that the New Haven Museum and the New Haven Preservation Trust have been awarded Historical Preservation Technical Assistance Grants. 2/5

Senator Duff announces that St. Paul’s on-the-Green and the Village Creek will receive grant awards from the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. 2/5

Senator Prague announces the approval of two state grants to underwrite historic preservation projects in her district. 2/5

Senator Crisco hails a state grant for a status report on the Smith-Curtiss House in Derby. 2/5

Senator Crisco joins a bipartisan group of lawmakers working to promote the potential for umbilical cord blood banking. 2/4

Senator McDonald welcomes the news that a major new mixed-use development project in Stamford’s South End has successfully issued $145 million in bonds to help finance the project. 2/4

Senator DeFronzo says that action taken on the opening day of the regular legislative session should help prevent a repeat of issues that arose with the state’s annual repaving contracts last year. 2/4

Senator Duff is outraged that American International Group is planning to issue an additional $100 million in retention payments. 2/4

Senator Gaffey says responsible budgeting must transcend ideology. 2/4

Senators Williams and Looney are pleased to hear that Governor Rell, like the Senate Democrats, has made job growth and balancing the budget the top priorities of the 2010 session. 2/3

Senator Crisco votes for emergency legislation to bring Connecticut into compliance with federal law extending so-called COBRA health insurance. 2/3

Senator Hartley will be joined by other members of the Waterbury legislative delegation for office hours on February 9, 2010. 2/3

Senators Williams and Looney announce that one of their top priorities for this legislative session will be growing and protecting jobs. 2/2

Senator Gaffey is astonished by the state Department of Education’s lack of oversight involving the budgeting process for vo-tech schools. 2/2

Read more press releases in our Press Room. We also have archived press releases listed by year: 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006.

The Senate Democrats’ latest videos are also on YouTube.

Curbing Domestic Violence

February 8 - Joining the other members of the Speaker’s Task Force on Domestic Violence, Senator Stillman details some of measures the state could take to prevent the occurrence of domestic violence.

Response to the State of the State

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PODCAST: February 3 - Senator Williams offers his response to Governor Rell’s State of the State address on the opening day of the 2010 legislative session. Listen with the player above or visit our Podcast page.

February 3 - Also responding to Governor Rell’s address, Senator Looney reiterates that the Senate Democrats share the promotion of job growth as a common goal with the governor.

Majority Leaders’ Job Growth Roundtable

February 2 - Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney, House Majority Leader Denise Merrill and Senator Gary LeBeau present a series of recommendations designed to jump-start job creation in Connecticut.

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