Newsroom 2012

September 24, 2012
NEW MAGNET SCHOOL IN EAST HARTFORD
State Rep. Henry Genga praised Goodwin College officials for their vision and dedication to education as they broke ground for its third magnet school on or near its East Hartford campus. READ MORE

July 11, 2012
EH, STATE OFFICIALS JOIN IN GOODWIN MAGNET SCHOOL GROUNDBREAKING
East Hartford and state officials joined Goodwin College staff Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the second of three planned magnet schools scheduled to open on the River Campus. READ MORE

June 14, 2012
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM SUCCESS
State Rep. Henry Genga hailed an announcement today by Governor Dannel P. Malloy that an East Hartford technology company has qualified for assistance through the state's Small Business Express (EXP) program, which will help the company hire six new employees and retain 16 positions. READ MORE

April 30, 2012
HOUSE APPROVES ELECTION DAY VOTER REGISTRATION
State Rep. Henry Genga hailed House passage of a legislative package of voter reforms he co-sponsored that includes Election Day voter registration. READ MORE

April 26, 2012
HOSPICE REFORM 1ST IN 35 YEARS
State Rep. Henry Genga hailed the unanimous House passage of legislation he co-sponsored that updates state regulations relating to hospice care in Connecticut – the first such reform in at least 35 years. The legislation now moves to the State Senate. READ MORE

April 16, 2012
GENGA, THOMPSON TARGET DWI LOOPHOLE
Paul Waters, who operates a program in Manchester for drunken drivers, said he didn’t know lawmakers had written his program off the books until clients stopped showing up in January. READ MORE

April 5, 2012
MAKE DRUNKEN DRIVING COUNSELING MANDATORY
By law, the licenses of those convicted a third time for drunken driving are revoked. READ MORE

April 1, 2012
REPEAL OF DUI TREATMENT PROGRAMS WAS DANGEROUS MOVE, CRITICS SAY
Sometimes the state legislature inadvertently takes a step backward as it pushes forward in an effort to deal with a social problem. READ MORE

March 28, 2012
GENGA VOTES FOR CAP ON GAS TAX
Representative Henry Genga voted for legislation (SB 457) that puts a cap on the gross receipts tax for motor vehicle fuels. The legislation specifically prohibits oil wholesalers and distributers (those who pay the gross receipts tax) from passing on anything purporting to be based on the tax for the portion of any sales price over $3 a gallon. READ MORE

February 10, 2012
$1.7 MILLION INCREASE IN EDUCATION FUNDING PROPOSED
Rep. Henry Genga gives an A plus to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposal for reforming education in Connecticut from early childhood through college and giving an additional $50 million in Educational Cost Sharing (ECS) funding to schools. READ MORE

January 17, 2012
GOODWIN BREAKS GROUND ON CONNECTICUT RIVER ACADEMY
Goodwin College officials broke ground Wednesday on a $57 million project to build the first of three magnet school near the Riverside Drive campus. READ MORE

January 13, 2012
CONNECTICUT RIVER ACADEMY AT GOODWIN COLLEGE BREAKS GROUND
An open field with shabby buildings on Riverside Drive near Goodwin College is being transformed into the site of a state-of-the-art environmental sciences magnet high school. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was joined by state and local officials for a Jan. 11 groundbreaking ceremony for the Connecticut River Academy. READ MORE

January 12, 2012
LEGISLATORS GATHER IN SUPPORT OF AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
State Representatives John W. Thompson (D-Manchester), the assistant majority whip, and Henry Genga, vice chairman of the Appropriations Committee, joined other legislators Thursday at press conference at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford in support of a U.S. Supreme Court filing defending the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. READ MORE

January 12, 2012
GOODWIN BREAKS GROUND ON CT RIVER ACADEMY IN EAST HARTFORD
Praising Goodwin College as a driver of development and opportunity, the governor and local officials helped break ground on Wednesday at the construction site of Connecticut River Academy on the college campus. READ MORE

January 11, 2012
GENGA DELIVERS HOLIDAY CHEER FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
Rep. Henry Genga and Rep. Betty Boukus (D-Plainville, New Britain, Bristol) joined a bipartisan press conference in December in the Legislative Office Building capping off the collection for the 9th annual Secret Santa Collection for the Rocky Hill Veterans Home and Hospital. READ MORE

January 9, 2012
GENGA WINS GROUP'S FIRST AWARD
East Hartford ChildPlan, a community organization dedicated to improving the quality of the lives of children and their families, has given its first Community Leader Award to Representative Henry Genga. READ MORE