Posted on June 21, 2019 by jpheasant
Photo: Rep. Green updates residents on where the legislature and governor stand on tolls and whether or not she expects the lawmakers to return to the Capitol for a vote in a special session.
HARTFORD – State Representative Robin Green (R-55) concluded her district-wide legislative updates Thursday night with a Pizza and Politics event at Marlborough Pizza. The meeting was an opportunity for area residents to discuss the recently concluded 2019 legislative session, have their questions answered,…
Posted on June 5, 2019 by jpheasant
HARTFORD – State Representative Robin Green (R-55) and her House Republican colleagues celebrated the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote in the United States.
The Republican Party played a leading role in the Women’s Suffrage Movement. In 1878, Senator Aaron Sargent (R-California) introduced language in Congress that would eventually become the 19th Amendment. Sargent’s proposal was not initially successful, but following four decades of rejection…
Posted on May 28, 2019 by jpheasant
HARTFORD – State Representative Robin Green (R-55) will be hosting a series of post-session legislative updates for residents in towns throughout the 55th District.
Please join Rep. Green at any/all of the four locations to discuss the issues, bills, and policies that have shaped the 2019 legislative session.
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Posted on May 22, 2019 by jpheasant
HARTFORD – State Representative Robin Green (R-55) in cooperation with the American Legion Post #197 is encouraging area residents to ‘Retire Your Worn American Flags’ at one of the four drop-off locations within the 55th District.
District-wide drop-off locations include:
Andover Town Hall, 17 School Road.
Bolton Town Hall, 222 Bolton Center Road.
Hebron Town Hall, 15 Gilead Street (Rt. 85)
Marlborough Town Hall, 26 North Main Street
Flags will be collected from Thursday, May 30th until Thursday,…
Posted on May 17, 2019 by jpheasant
HARTFORD – State Representative Robin Green (R-55) supported a bill in the House of Representatives that when implemented, would create tougher penalties for those who manufacture, distribute or sell the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl.
Rep. Green, who is a co-sponsor of the bill said, “fentanyl use has become increasingly more prevalent over the past few years and anything we can do as a legislative body to strengthen our current laws to fight its manufacture, sale and distribution is good policy.”…
Posted on May 15, 2019 by jpheasant
State Representative Robin Green wants to remind residents of the 55th District of a ‘Rally Against Tolls’ event being held on Saturday, May 18th.
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Posted on May 14, 2019 by jpheasant
HARTFORD – State Representative Robin Green (R-55) in cooperation with the American Legion Post #197 encourage area residents to retire your worn American flags at four drop-off locations within the district.
Flags will be collected from Thursday, May 30th until Thursday, June 13th.
District-wide drop-off locations include:
The U.S. Flag Code specifies that old American flags no longer in service must be properly disposed, and Rep. Green and American Legion are offering this service free of charge.…
Posted on May 9, 2019 by jpheasant
HARTFORD – State Representative Robin Green (R-55) on Thursday said the state’s business community can’t afford the crush of anti-employer policies pushed by the majority party and voted against a controversial proposal to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15.
HB-5004, An Act Increasing the Minimum Fair Wage, would increase the state’s current wage of $10.10 to $15 over a four and a half year timeframe. As of October 1st, the wage would increase to $11.00 effective October 1, 2019, to $12.00…
Posted on April 25, 2019 by jpheasant
HARTFORD – State Representative Robin Green (R-55), Ranking Member of the Children’s Committee and co-sponsor of a bill to protect the rights of children in foster care receives unanimous support in the House of Representatives.
HB-6403, An Act Concerning a Children in Care Bill of Rights and Expectations and the Sibling Bill of Rights, would create a Children in Care Bill of Rights and Expectations for foster children and to require caseworkers to annually provide the Sibling Bill of Rights to foster…
Posted on April 22, 2019 by jpheasant
HARTFORD – State Representatives Robin Green (R-55), Irene Haines (R-34), and Christie Carpino (R-32) joined State Representative Laura Devlin (R-134) and State Senator Henri Martin (R-31) in East Hampton Monday night to discuss several toll proposals being brought forth to the legislature and the major implications it would have on taxpayers throughout the state.
Rep. Devlin and Sen. Martin, Ranking Members of the legislature’s Transportation Committee, presented residents with a slideshow detailing…