(MILFORD) — Recently, the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM) approved grants for several nonprofits throughout Connecticut, including Milford’s Boys & Girls Village. In the report, they secured a $1,220,582 capital improvement grant to update Charles F. Hayden High School and support their expansion.

Our nonprofits are the lifeblood of many communities throughout Connecticut, especially at home in Milford and Orange. As a proud advocate for nonprofits, I am grateful for this funding…

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

We can all agree that talking about the state budget can be confusing, unfamiliar and boring. Although dull, it’s a critical conversation our lawmakers have each year that can make or break our spending habits and ability to confidently fund necessary programs.

Adjusting the state budget affects the money in your wallet. Current bipartisan fiscal guardrails are at risk of being eliminated, making it easier for our government to spend too much money and easily fall into…

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

Early voting was approved by Connecticut voters in 2022. During the 2023 legislative session, the General Assembly authorized in-person early voting for elections held after April 1, 2024. Under this schedule, the first election utilizing early voting will be the Presidential Preference Primary on April 2, 2024.

The early voting dates for this election have been modified to reflect the Good Friday holiday and Easter Sunday. Early Voting will be held Tuesday, March 26…

(MILFORD) — Recently, the Connecticut Department of Transportation announced the launch of new microtransit services in several Connecticut municipalities through their new pilot program, that supports Milford, CT. Microtransit service is an accessible mode of transportation that allows customers to use a smartphone app or telephone number to request and schedule a ride within designated service areas.

These services are set to begin on April 8th, 2024 with $3.00 one-way fares and full week schedules.…

(HARTFORD) — On Wednesday, State Representative Kathy Kennedy (R-119), Ranking Member of the Transportation Committee, voiced her concern over House Bill 5485, “An Act Concerning Transportation Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles”. The bill, which seeks to establish an Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coordinating Council to eventually phase-out the sale and use of gas-powered vehicles, was moved out of the Transportation Committee on a party-line vote, despite public backlash.

In her speech, Kennedy…

(HARTFORD) — On Wednesday, State Representative Kathy Kennedy (R-119) joined the Transportation Committee for a scheduled meeting to discuss the future of Governor Lamont’s proposed Electric Vehicle (EV) mandate. The current bill, HB 5485, An Act Concerning Transportation Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles, creates a multi-pronged approach to phasing-in the mandated use of electric vehicles for Connecticut consumers.

After being withdrawn from the Legislative Regulation Review Committee last fall,…

(HARTFORD) — On Monday, State Representative Kathy Kennedy (R-119) proudly testified on behalf of her constituent, Julie Nash, before the Judiciary Committee in support of House Bill 5423: An Act Concerning Fertility Fraud. This bill seeks to prohibit a physician from using their own sperm to inseminate a patient without the patient’s consent.

In her testimony, she shares Nash’s story who discovered that her mother was unknowingly inseminated by a physician’s sperm, with the intent of using medically…

As published in the Milford-Orange Times.

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

What are drive-only licenses and why are they so controversial?

In a recent Transportation Committee public hearing, members heard testimony both in support and opposition to HB 5057 An Act Standardizing Drive-Only Licenses. If passed, this bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue two types of licenses: one to simply drive, and the other to drive and to use for general identification purposes.

The supporting…

(HARTFORD) — On Thursday, State Representative Kathy Kennedy (R-Milford) testified in strong support of amending Senate Bill 337, An An Act Concerning Street Takeovers and the Illegal Use of Certain Vehicles. In her testimony before the Public Safety Committee, she demands inserting language that classifies organizing street takeovers as a Class D Felony for the first offense, and a Class C Felony for any repeating offenses.

Last summer, the city of Milford was one among many municipalities that…

(ROCKY HILL) — On Thursday, State Representative Kathy Kennedy (R-119) joined Governor Lamont, Connecticut State Police, and appointed and elected officials at the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Rocky Hill campus to address the increased highway traffic accidents and fatalities following the pandemic. Kennedy, who is the Ranking Member on the Transportation Committee, was the only speaker to share her deep concern with the effects of marijuana use on driving as well as how important…