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Murphy Statement on Death of Former Governor Lowell Weicker

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 1, 2023

"Lowell Weicker will go down as one of the most consequential leaders in Connecticut history, and I'm heartbroken that he's gone. He modeled a kind of public service that feels extinct today

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Governor Lamont Approves $23.8 Million in State Funding to Remediate 22 Blighted Properties and Put Them Into Productive Use To Grow Jobs and New Housing

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 1, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont announced that he has approved the release of approximately $23.8 million in state funding to remediate 480 acres of land across 22 properties in 15 towns and cities across Connecticut and put them back into productive use.

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Murphy, President Biden, Hundreds Of Survivors And Anti-Gun Violence Advocates Gathered In Hartford For National Safer Communities Summit

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 1, 2023

One year after Congress passed the first piece of comprehensive gun safety legislation in three decades, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)

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Murphy, Blumenthal Announce Over $6.52 Million for Connecticut Projects in Agriculture Appropriations Bill

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 1, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced the inclusion of $6.52 million for Connecticut Congressionally Directed Spending projects in the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill

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Murphy, Tillis, Bilirakis, Fletcher Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill To Stop The Brokering Of Body Parts, Preserve Integrity Of Organ Donation Process

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 30, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) along with U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) and Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas) to introduced the Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act, legislation to protect the dignity of those who donate their bodies to education or research

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Governor Lamont Announces $335K Grant for Connecticut Fire Academy

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 30, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont announced that the Connecticut Fire Academy has been awarded a grant of $334,789 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through its Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.

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Murphy: The Right and Left Can Come Together to Address the Epidemic of Loneliness

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 30, 2023

U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to highlight the epidemic of loneliness, why policymakers should care about this problem, and how Congress can be part of the solution

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Governor Lamont Announces $7 Million in State Grants for Upgrades and Improvements at 34 Cultural and Historic Sites in Connecticut

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont announced that the State of Connecticut is releasing more than $7 million in state grants to several nonprofit organizations for the purposes of making facility and infrastructure upgrades at 34 cultural and historic sites statewide.

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Blumenthal & Schakowsky Introduce Road to Zero Resolution to End Roadway Fatalities & Improve Traffic Safety

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

On June 22 2023, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) reintroduced the Road to Zero resolution to reduce traffic fatalities and improve roadway safety for drivers, passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and others on the road

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Murphy Speaks on Senate Floor Before Defeating Republican Attempt to Roll Back Gun Safety Regulation: This Vote is ‘Completely Removed From the Conversation That Families and Kids are Having Across This Country’

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to oppose Republicans’ efforts to roll back the Biden administration’s rule clarifying federal regulations on firearms equipped with stabilizing braces, which allow the conversion of unwieldy large-format pistols into dangerously portable and accurate short-barreled rifles

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One Year After Supreme Court Overturned Roe V. Wade, Murphy, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation To Protect Reproductive Rights

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

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Murphy Statement On Indian Prime Minister Modi State Visit

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, released the following statement on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit

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Murphy At National Safer Communities Summit: The Next Decade Is The Anti-Gun Violence Movement’s Decade

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday kicked off the National Safer Communities Summit in Hartford, Connecticut. In his opening remarks, Murphy highlighted how far the anti-gun violence movement has come since Sandy Hook and the importance of gathering for this one-day event to celebrate the first anniversary of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and plan for the future

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Blumenthal, Johnson Invite PGA Tour, LIV Golf, & the Saudi Public Investment Fund to Testify at Hearing on Proposed Agreement

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

Today, U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Chairman Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Ranking Member Ron Johnson (R-WI) invited PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, Public Investment Fund Governor Yasir al-Rumayyan, and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman to testify at a hearing on July 11, 2023

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Governor Lamont Statement on Labor Agreements Reached Between SEIU 1199 and Private Nonprofits

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to the labor agreements reached between SEIU 1199 and six private nonprofits that provide services for individuals with intellectual disabilities:

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Blumenthal & Blackburn Demand Meta Answer for Instagram's Failures to Protect Children From Predators & Exploitation

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 27, 2023

“Meta’s own failures have made Instagram a safe haven for child abuse,” the senators wrote following The Wall Street Journal’s reporting on the platform’s hosting of a “vast pedophile network”

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Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announces $144 Million to Expand High-Speed Internet Access

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 27, 2023

Members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation announced that Connecticut will receive $144 million to expand high-speed internet access through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a federal grant program funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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Governor Lamont Launches a Modernized 2023 Summer Reading Challenge With a $370,000 Investment To Support Learning and Literacy Efforts

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 27, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut State Department of Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker, and Connecticut State Librarian Deborah Schander today launched a re-envisioned 2023 Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge that places a stronger focus on increasing summer reading activities and improved literacy outcomes for all students.

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ACRU’s West: Connecticut policy on affirmative action 'systematically racist'

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 26, 2023

Connecticut's policy of allowing affirmative action in areas such as public education and public employment reflects a philosophy that's "systematically racist," the executive director of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) said.

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Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Will Observe Juneteenth as a Legal State Holiday for the First Time on June 19

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 26, 2023

Governor Ned Lamon announced that the State of Connecticut will observe Juneteenth Independence Day as a legal state holiday for the first time in the state’s history on Monday, June 19, 2023.