STAFFORD—A program important to local children and families has taken a financial hit during the current state budget crisis and one lawmaker will try to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Administrators of The Family Resource Center program at West Stafford School told Rep. Penny Bacchiochi recently that their funding was cut when Gov. M. [...]
SOMERS—A small group of parents who want to see a skate park built here reached out to Rep. Penny Bacchiochi recently for a little help. Bacchiochi, who lives in town, met with a few mothers this week and gave them advice about how to turn their idea into reality. Getting organized early is key, said [...]
HARTFORD—There’s no better way to understand how the state’s fiscal woes will affect municipal budgets than to hear from the people in charge of them, Rep. Penny Bacchiochi said Tuesday. More than two dozen leaders-mayors and first selectmen-from communities throughout the state were at the Capitol for a roundtable discussion organized by House Republicans. Rolling [...]
Unemployed residents who have used their 20 weeks of federally extended jobless benefits are eligible for 13 more weeks of compensation. The extension applies to job-seekers who have used their initial 26 weeks of state unemployment insurance and the 20 weeks of federal benefits are now eligible for a “Second-Tier” of 13 weeks, the governor’s [...]
HARTFORD–State Rep. Penny Bacchiochi today voted to reduce the state’s escalating deficit by $185 million. The measure Bacchiochi supported represented a reduction of $54 million more than the proposal eventually adopted by the legislature. Still, Somers resident Bacchiochi was pleased to see progress in addressing the crisis. Heading into Wednesday the deficit for this fiscal [...]
HARTFORD–Rep. Penny Bacchiochi recently recommended steps to help the state’s Department of Correction eliminate overcrowding in prisons and assaults inside prison walls. Since summer Bacchiochi has played an active role on the Task Force on Prison Population & Correction Officer Safety, which has released its findings and recommendations during the panel’s final meeting. The bipartisan [...]
