Posted on March 10, 2025
Following the veto of our previous spending package to fund excess cost grants for special education, a new bill was brought to the floor today. Once again, we supported an amendment that would have allocated $108 million to all school districts, helping to cover projected local deficits through the state’s budget surplus. Unfortunately, our amendment […]
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Posted on March 7, 2025
NEW MILFORD – On Friday morning, State Rep. Billy Buckbee (R-New Milford) spent time with kindergarten students at Northville Elementary School. He read The Book with No Pictures by actor and writer B.J. Novak. “I always appreciate spending time with students and participating in Read Across America Week. The students were very well-behaved and engaged […]
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Posted on February 25, 2025
HARTFORD – On Monday evening, the House of Representatives met to take up emergency-certified legislation. A central component of the legislation was to provide additional special education funding to Connecticut’s cities and towns. New Milford’s State Representative, Billy Buckbee, voted in favor of the allocation, which provides an immediate injection of funding to New Milford […]
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Had a wonderful time continuing to celebrate Read Across America with a visit to Hill and Plain this afternoon! 📚 I had a blast reading See More
Happy to speak in favor of a policy to ensure that our water remains safe and clean, free from harmful substances like PFAS and lead. See More
In today's Energy Committee meeting, I advocated for the legislation outlining the Republican plan to make energy more affordable, hoping it would be added to See More
🚫 Say NO to the new 'Delivery Tax' on food and goods! 🚫 The majority is pushing to add a new fee on every item See More
🚒 I testified before the Public Safety Committee today to advocate for two critical issues. First, firefighter recruitment. More should be done to ensure we See More
📚 This morning, I had the pleasure of spending time with kindergarten students at Northville Elementary School in celebration of Read Across America Week! I See More
