Posted on November 10, 2020
Oxford – $11 million from the state’s Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) will be allocated in a round of grants to help 94 towns across the state fund various local projects. According to State Representative David Labriola (R-Oxford) and State Senator Eric Berthel (R-Watertown), Oxford will be receiving a grant that will help pay for an improvement project in the town’s industrial park.
“The residents of Oxford will greatly benefit from this grant allocation. The industrial park is…
Posted on October 16, 2020
In August, PURA initiated docket 20-08-03 to review the electric distribution companies’ responses to Storm Isaias. Three public hearings have been scheduled through online Zoom calls.
Any member of the public wishing to speak may do so by registering through the following web links:
Posted on September 10, 2020
Hartford – It was recently announced that Connecticut will be one of two states in the country to cancel its high school football season this year. The decision was announced by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC), the state’s governing body on high school athletics, even though football teams across the state had safely been engaging in practices and team activities over the last few weeks. State Rep. Dave Labriola (R-Oxford) joined with many of his colleagues in a letter…
Posted on September 3, 2020
The Energy & Technology Committee will hold a virtual Listening Session on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 10:30 AM via Zoom regarding LCO No. 3920. AN ACT CONCERNING EMERGENCY RESPONSE BY ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES AND REVISING THE REGULATION OF OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES. The Listening Session will end no later than 8:00 PM. The Committee will receive testimony related to LCO No. 3920.
A link to the Draft Bill can be found here. People who wish to testify via Zoom must register using the On-line…
Posted on September 2, 2020
HARTFORD — House Republican Leader Themis Klarides and Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano on Tuesday called on leading Democrats to reject the full extension of Governor Lamont’s emergency powers that come without checks and balances. The legislature’s leading Republicans wrote to their majority party counterparts as well as Democrats who lead the legislature’s Public Health Committee. Read the letter here or below.
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Dear Senator Looney, Speaker Aresimowicz, Senator Duff, Representative…
Posted on August 21, 2020
The Legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee will hold a virtual Informational Forum on Tropical Storm Isaias Response and Electric Utility Rate Increases with invited speakers on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. via ZOOM.
For interested residents you will be able to access the livestream of the virtual Informational Forum by visiting www.CT-N.com.
The Energy Committee is requesting that testimony be limited to matters related to Tropical Storm Isaias Utility Response and the July…
Posted on July 29, 2020
Many constituents have reached out to me regarding a stark increase in their electric bills. The July billing cycle reflected recently enacted rate increases that were approved by PURA, the state’s regulatory authority on energy delivery, at the end of June. These rate hikes are unreasonable, especially in light of the pandemic forcing many people to spend greater amounts of time indoors and in turn using more electricity.
In response to the sudden rate hikes, House Republican leaders joined their…
Posted on May 1, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) information is being updated rapidly as state and federal health officials work to respond. You can find the most up-to-date information on COVID-19 by clicking on the following links:
Here are direct links for information on:
To review all of Gov. Lamont’s executive orders, click here.
Health Recommendations to limit COVID-19
According to the Centers…
Posted on April 13, 2020
I am providing you with a resource page that consists of compiled information and links to resources and programs that you might find useful during and after the coronavirus outbreak.
To check on your eligibility and status of your stimulus payment, please click here.
Examples of the information and resources for residents include:
Posted on March 19, 2020
The governor’s administration continues to update a compilation of frequently asked questions related to the state’s response to COVID-19. You can access the document directly by clicking here.