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…
