Donna Veach

Tree Removal on I-84 in Southington, Plainville, and Cheshire

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing a tree removal operation will be performed on I-84 east and west bound from Exit 26 in Cheshire to Exit 34 in Plainville beginning Monday, June 22 through Friday, August 14. No work will be carried out around any scheduled holidays. LANE CLOSURE INFO There will be ramp and lane closures on I-84 east and west bound from Exit 26 in Cheshire to Exit 34 in Plainville during the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., Monday – Thursday. Traffic will be detoured.

Rep. Veach Stands Alongside Religious Leaders in Support of Grants to Protect Places of Worship

Today, State Representative Donna Veach joined Mayor Mark Kaczynski , lawmakers, state leaders, Governor Lamont, and members from several different religious groups in Berlin to announce grants that will be available to protect places of worship. "Everyone deserves the right to practice their religious beliefs without the fear of violence, threats, and harassment. As a practicing Roman Catholic, we share many of the same fears that members of other religious communities do," Rep. Veach said. "While it’s a shame we must do this, I appreciate the governor acknowledging the importance of this initiative and I will help support it in my community any way that I can."

2026 Major Public Acts

Each year, the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research and the Office of Fiscal Analysis publish a summary of the major issues passed during that legislative session. Find out more here .

Rep. Veach Votes in Opposition to State Budget

Last Saturday, the House took up debate on the biennium budget. While it contains some positive elements, it ultimately falls short of the proposal offered by my House Republican caucus. I opposed this budget because it does not fully account for the state’s overall financial condition. It loosens fiscal safeguards to rely on unpredictable one-time revenues, even as a nearly $1 billion deficit is projected in the near future. Our municipalities need stable, long-term funding, and our taxpayers need meaningful, sustainable relief. Connecticut must address its structural budget challenges instead of masking them with temporary fixes. Additionally, it fails to remain with our fiscal guardrails. Our residents deserve responsible and sustainable spending, not gimmicky election year handouts and earmarks.

Rep. Veach Offers Comments on Opposition to Vaccine Bill

"Legislation should be intended to solve a problem or address an ongoing issue. Unfortunately, the vaccine bill being pushed forward doesn’t meet those basic requirements. The process was flawed from the beginning in that it silenced many concerned voices by limiting their right to voice those concerns to their elected officials," Rep. Veach said. "I can’t vote in good conscience to support a bill that encroaches on an individual’s religious rights and freedoms, while giving unilateral authority to an entity (DPH Commissioner) who by its passage will be granted the authoritarian right to determine who gets what vaccines and when. I guess the my body my choice and the no king’s ways of thinking don’t apply here."