September 25, 2021

State Rep. Kathy Kennedy: Juvenile Crime and Emergency Order Powers

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When the Connecticut House of Representatives next meets on Monday, September 27th it will be in a special session to vote on a seventh extension

of the Governor’s emergency powers, this time at least until February.

The Governor insists that Connecticut’s public health and civil preparedness emergency declarations must be extended, but our neighbors to the north in Massachusetts have still managed COVID effectively in their schools and workplaces, even though their governor, Gov. Charlie Baker ended his state’s emergency declarations months ago.

Meanwhile, the true emergency facing Connecticut – the erosion of our public safety in the face of rising violent crime and a wave of juvenile car thefts – has gone unaddressed, largely thanks to Democratic inaction in the legislature.

Just this week, we had another terrible incident in Orange when a homeowner was assaulted by a juvenile attempting to steal his car.

If you agree with me that our state’s true emergency can no longer be ignored, visit www.StopCarThefts.com and write a message to those lawmakers still on the fence about protecting your safety.

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