Newsroom 2007
December 27, 2007
PROPERTY TAX KEYED TO INCOME PROPOSED
State Rep. Patricia Dillon and the city administration are working on a tax reform proposal that would make municipal property tax income-sensitive. READ MORE
December 26, 2007
RELL MOST PROUD OF BOOSTING SCHOOL FUNDING IN 2007
Proposal to cap property tax increases wasn’t successful, but she promises to try again
Throughout her career as governor, Republican M. Jodi Rell has delighted in taking trademark Democratic issues and making them her own. She did it again in 2007, and seems likely to continue the habit in 2008. READ MORE
December 17, 2007
REP. DILLON PROPOSES CAP ON PROPERTY TAXES
Representative Patricia Dillon has proposed legislation for the 2008 session that would provide immediate property tax relief. Rep. Dillon’s proposal would cap property taxes at 5% of a family’s total income. READ MORE
December 6, 2007
$1 MILLION HEADING TO NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC SCHOOL
Representative Patricia Dillon announced the State Bond Commission, during its December 12th meeting, is expected to approve $1 million for the expansion and renovation of the Neighborhood Music School in New Haven. READ MORE
October 7, 2007
GOVERNOR’S BONDING VETO HITS BEVERLY HILLS HOMEOWNERS
Representative Patricia Dillon expressed disappointment in Governor M. Jodi Rell for her decision to eliminate funding for New Haven’s “sinking homes.” READ MORE
September 21, 2007
REP. DILLON LAUDS FUNDING FOR BEVERLY HILLS HOMEOWNERS
Representative Patricia Dillon announced today that a project that she has been backing will receive major funding allocated in the bond package passed by the Connecticut General Assembly during special session. READ MORE
May 30, 2007
LAWMAKERS, UI TANGLE OVER MOVE
New Haven-area lawmakers angered by United Illuminating Co.'s plan to relocate said Tuesday they are pushing for legislation to allow the city to sue UI for "economic damages" if the utility were to depart. READ MORE
May 6, 2007
AFTER THE HORRORS OF WAR, A HELPING HAND AT HOME
When soldiers from the Connecticut Army National Guard returned from Afghanistan two weeks ago, barricades could not stop their families and friends from greeting them as they got off planes at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks. READ MORE
March 19, 2007
TAX ABATEMENT FOR SINKING HOMES CLEARS LEGISLATIVE HURDLE
Representative Patricia Dillon’s legislation to assist residents in the Beverly Hills section of Westville has won the approval of the legislature’s Planning and Development Committee. READ MORE
March 11, 2007
IS STATE VA SYSTEM UP TO THE TASK?
Tom hadn’t seen the most horrible sights in Iraq and Afghanistan, but dead comrades and other disturbing images and memories convinced him he needed help. READ MORE
February 27, 2007
BILL AIMS TO CURTAIL COSTS TO RATEPAYERS
The United Illuminating Co. would not be able to pass on its consolidation costs to ratepayers under a bill proposed by Rep. Patricia Dillon. READ MORE
February 22, 2007
REP. DILLON WORKS TO PROTECT NEW HAVEN INFANTS
Representative Patricia Dillon testified before the legislature’s Public Health Committee in support of a critical fetal and infant mortality program. READ MORE
February 20, 2007
DON'T DOUBLE-WHAMMY CITY RATEPAYERS
State Rep. Pat Dillon testified before the legislature's Energy Committee Tuesday on behalf of her proposal to stop United Illuminating from passing along to ratepayers the cost of moving its headquarters out of New Haven. READ MORE