WINDSOR- In a room packed with senior citizens at the Windsor Caring Connection, leadership of the legislature’s Joint Committee on Aging, including State Representatives Mitch Bolinsky (R-Newtown), Ranking Member and House Co-Chair Jane Garibay (D-Windsor), along with Senate Co-Chair Jan Hochadel (D-Meriden) attended a ceremonial bill signing for two bills concerning aging and elder care with Governor Ned Lamont.

Rep. Bolinsky said, “Today’s bill signing marks an historic strengthening of policy…

NEWTOWN- In celebration of Flag Day, State Reps. Mitch Bolinsky (R-106) and Martin Foncello (R-107) along with the Scouts of Troop 270 conducted a flag collection drive at the CH Booth Library for those that wished to turn in their worn and tattered flags to be retired at VFW Post 308 in Newtown, in a respectful ceremony.

The Scouts demonstrated for the lawmakers, the proper procedure for folding an American flag.

Additionally, during the collection they received a donation of a flag that flew last…

HARTFORD- State Rep. Mitch Bolinsky (R-106) strongly supported the bi-partisan FY 2024 – FY2025 state budget.  This year’s budget is made noteworthy by the policy contributions proposed by Governor Lamont and all four legislative caucuses, as well as the use of state surplus dollars to make targeted investments in critical programs, while respecting the fiscal “guardrails”, first introduced by the Republican Caucuses in crafting the FY 2017 – FY 2018 bipartisan budget.

The state does its budgets in…

NEWTOWN — To pay homage to the Flag Day holiday, State Reps. Mitch Bolinsky (R-106), Martin Foncello (R-107) and state Senator Tony Hwang (R-28) in cooperation with Newtown VFW Post #308 and Scout Troop #270 are helping Newtown residents dispose of their worn American flags in a dignified and respectful way.

The U.S. Flag Code specifies that old American flags no longer in service must be properly disposed, and the lawmakers are offering this service free of charge, in conjunction with VFW Post #308.…

State Making $9 Million of This Funding Available to Municipalities

(HARTFORD, CT) –Newtown State Representative. Mitch Bolinsky (R-106), Ranking Member of the Legislature’s Aging Committee and his House Co-Chair State Rep. Jane Garibay (D-60), along with Governor Ned Lamont and Aging and Disability Services Commissioner Amy Porter today announced that the Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services has been awarded $10 million in funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)…

Today, State Rep. Mitch Bolinsky (R-106) stood with thousands of Connecticut nonprofit providers who rallied at the State Capitol for additional state funding. These are the people that help support programs for substance abuse and mental health treatment, day and residential services for people with developmental disabilities and other vital services.

Our providers have been underfunded for more than a decade, and we will continue to advocate for increases that pay for services. The House Republican…

HARTFORD- State Rep. Mitch Bolinsky (R-106) joined 80 fellow-Alzheimer’s advocates on Wednesday May 17 at the State Capitol for a day of advocacy urging Connecticut state lawmakers to support key legislative initiatives to provide critical support for Connecticut’s 80,000 families caring for loved-ones afflicted by Alzheimer’s Disease and other advanced dementias.

Rep. Bolinsky shared his “Why” by relating a bit of family history: “As a 10-year caregiver, this is a cause about which I care deeply…

Reps. Bolinsky, Foncello Applaud Food Scraps Program Grants for Bethel, Newtown

Hartford—State Representatives Mitch Bolinsky (R-106) and Martin Foncello (R-107) are applauding funding for Newtown and Bethel from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) program. Bethel, Middlebury, and Kent will be joining 15 other municipalities, including Newtown, awarded funds last year to implement pilot programs to collect residential food scraps…

HARTFORD- State Representative Mitch Bolinsky (R- Newtown) along with animal advocates held a press conference to advocate for bills and to raise awareness of the correlation between animal cruelty, child maltreatment, and other forms of interpersonal violence.

“These bills are about our humanity, the love we return to our animal companions, and protecting them from cruelty and abuse. As an Animal Welfare Caucus member, I also understand that people who abuse their animals are overwhelmingly likely…

2024-2025 plan provides more tax relief than Governor and Democrats, invests in key areas including education and nonprofit social safety net providers 

HARTFORD—State Reps. Mitch Bolinsky (R-106) and Martin Foncello (R-107) along with their House Republican colleagues on Tuesday released a balanced budget proposal that provides more than $1 billion in broad-based tax relief to Connecticut residents while also making historic investments in education and providing more funding for nonprofit providers.…