Posted on June 11, 2019 by Greg MacKinnon
Winsted – State Rep. Jay Case (R-Winsted) and State Sen. Craig Miner (R-Litchfield) facilitated a “Lunch & Learn” event at the Winsted Senior Center on Monday, June 10th. The legislators met with area seniors to discuss the actions of the General Assembly during the 2019 Legislative Session, which adjourned last Wednesday.
“Winsted’s seniors are very concerned about the financial well-being of Connecticut and what the cost of living will look like in the coming years here in the Northwest Corner.…
Posted on June 4, 2019 by Greg MacKinnon
HARTFORD – State Rep. Jay Case (R-Winsted) stood with his Republican colleagues to oppose the Democrat budget, which came up for debate during Monday’s House session. The document is comprised of $752 million in increased taxes over two years, not including the tax on hospitals, and does not provide any financial relief to the state’s nonprofit providers. Legislators were given less than 24 hours to review the document before the Speaker called for a vote.
“The governor had promised a new way of…
Posted on May 28, 2019 by Greg MacKinnon
HARTFORD – State Representative Jay Case (R-Winsted) and State Senator George Logan (R-Ansonia) co-chaired a bipartisan Health Center Caucus that met Tuesday morning at the Legislative Office Building. The caucus was formed to provide insight to legislators in regard to the overall benefits of community health centers and the issues that they currently face. According to the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut, community health centers provide primary medical, dental, and behavioral…
Posted on May 21, 2019 by Greg MacKinnon
WINSTED – State Representative Jay Case (R-Winsted) and State Senator Craig Miner (R-Litchfield) invited officials from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to meet with residents and local leaders regarding the overall water quality and drainage issues at Highland Lake. A drainage pipe near the dam, which was recently completed, effectively collapsed and is no longer functional.
According to life-long residents of the lake and local officials, there is growing unease among…
Posted on May 8, 2019 by Greg MacKinnon
COLEBROOK—State Representative Jay Case (R-Winsted) and State Senator Kevin Witkos (R-Canton) visited the Colebrook Senior Center on Tuesday morning to provide a legislative update and to answer questions about ongoing discussions on the major the issues occurring at the State Capitol.
“I appreciate Colebrook Senior Center inviting me to speak with our community’s seniors about the current legislative session,” explained Case. “The number one concern I heard during my visit was the overall affordability…
Posted on May 6, 2019 by Greg MacKinnon
Photo (from left to right): Jeffrey S. Bravin (Executive Director); Karen V. Wilson (Clinical Services Director); State Rep. Jay Case; Jennifer Pizzoferrato (Director of Finance and Operations)
West Hartford – State Representative Jay Case (R-Winsted)toured the American School (ASD) for the Deaf at their campus located in West Hartford. The school’s mission is to provide educational resources fordeaf and hard of hearing students across the state, and throughout the entire world. ASD provides day…
Posted on May 2, 2019 by Greg MacKinnon
Here’s a compilation of some of the many tax changes offered by Governor Lamont in his plan and by legislative Democrats through a recent Finance Committee vote. It remains to be seen which of these ideas will end up in a final budget plan to be voted on by the General Assembly’s full membership.
- A new 2% Tax on Capital Gains
- Property Tax Credit – Removed Scheduled Expansion
- Tax for Rideshare
- Increase in Sales Tax on Meals
- 10% Tax Increase on Alcohol
- Increase Tax rate on Movies 6% to 6.35%
- Eliminate…
Posted on April 24, 2019 by Greg MacKinnon
Hartford – State Representative Jay Case (R-Winsted) welcomed Karla Ferrer, who is an accomplished Special Olympics Connecticut (SOCT) athlete, to the House of Representatives on Wednesday, April 24th. The organization came to the Capitol to provide an opportunity for state legislators to meet with SOCT athletes and learn more about their activities both on and off the athletic field. Karla was joined by her family’s service dog, Mickey, who has been trained locally at ECAD (Educated Canines Assisting…
Posted on April 3, 2019 by Greg MacKinnon
Photo: Chaim Gewirtzman, left, provides the 2019 Outstanding Leadership Award to Rep. Jay Case, right, at the Legislative Office Building on Wednesday, April 3, 2019.
Hartford – State Representative Jay Case (R-Winsted) was recognized on Wednesday morning by the Association of Homecare Agencies & Home Care Association of America Connecticut. The organization provided him with recognition this morning with their 2019 Outstanding Leadership Award.
“We have to make sure that we do not inhibit our home…
Posted on March 26, 2019 by Greg MacKinnon
HARTFORD — The legislature’s Human Services Committee unanimously voted to move legislation increasing minimum staffing levels in Connecticut nursing homes from 1.4 hours per patient to 2.3 hours per patient to the Senate floor during a committee meeting late Tuesday morning.
State Representatives Michelle Cook, D-Torrington, and Jay Case, R-Winsted, who also serve on the Human Services Committee, championed this bill to improve the quality of care for patients in skilling nursing facilities.
“We…