Newsroom 2006

November 28, 2006
REP. DILLON SAYS MOVING COSTS MUST NOT BE SHOULDERED BY UI CUSTOMERS
Representative Patricia Dillon today is filing legislation to prohibit the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) from allowing the cost of corporate relocation to be counted when reviewing proposed rate hikes by utilities. READ MORE

October 26, 2006
REP. DILLON CALLS FOR MEETING TO SAVE CAA FUNDING
Representative Patricia Dillon has contacted Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Patricia Wilson-Coker to request she meet with the New Haven delegation to the General Assembly to resolve issues surrounding the Community Action Agency of New Haven (CAA). READ MORE

June 6, 2006
STILL SINKING
A few blocks away from this Westville creek, houses are sinking and no one knows why. Neighbors Monday questioned whether a nearby Whalley Avenue expansion project requiring altered drainage would further affect their flood-prone, cracking homes. READ MORE

June 6, 2006
SINKING HOMES: WHALLEY AVE. UPGRADE WON’T HARM AREA, DOT SAYS
As the state Department of Transportation attempts to reduce the number of accidents along a stretch of Whalley Avenue in Westville, some residents fear road reconstruction and related drainage improvements could worsen a mystifying pattern of sinking homes. READ MORE

April 11, 2006
WOMEN WARNED TOO MUCH INFO ON INTERNET IS DANGEROUS
Imagine a dry erase board on the door of a college dorm room. On it, someone has written: "This is where I live — alone. I am here before 10 a.m. and after 10 p.m. I have a physics class across campus in the late afternoon and an astronomy class in the evenings on Tuesday and Thursday. I generally have dinner at 5 p.m. in the cafeteria." READ MORE

March 27, 2006
REP. DILLON ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC SCHOOL
Representative Patricia Dillon announced the State Bond Commission, during its Friday meeting, is set to approve $1.1 million for the expansion and renovation of the Neighborhood Music School in New Haven. READ MORE

February 23, 2006
DILLON’S LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES CLEAR HURDLE
Representative Patricia Dillon announced the legislature’s Higher Education Committee unanimously approved two of her top priorities for the 2006 legislative session. READ MORE

February 23, 2006
LEGISLATION WOULD AID SCSU’S ABILITY TO RAISE MONEY
Original concept drafted by Rep. Dillon
Representative Patricia Dillon hailed the legislature’s Higher Education Committee for raising a bill to restore the formula for matching donations to endowment funds to the level of the match for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. READ MORE