Newsroom 2002

May 8, 2002
REP. GONZALEZ FIGHTS TO PROTECT DISPLACED WORKERS
State Representative Minnie Gonzalez announced today sHB 5575: An Act Concerning Displaced Workers which will entities that take over contracts to provide certain services at Bradley International Airport to retain their predecessors’ employees for at least 90 days. READ MORE

April 26, 2002
REP. GONZALEZ PROTECTS RIGHTS OF FORMER RICE HEIGHTS RESIDENTS
State Representative Minnie Gonzalez, Vice Chair of Select Committee on Housing, announced today her involvement with former Rice Heights residents to ensure they are provided first priority to apply for the new homes to be built on the former property of Rice Heights Complex as well as technical state assistance in order to purchase the homes. READ MORE

April 26, 2002
REP. GONZALEZ ACQUIRES STATE FUNDING FOR HORACE BUSHNELL
State Representative Minnie Gonzalez announced today that $1.8 million in state funding was approved by the State Bond Commission on Friday, April 26th to provide a grant-in-aid to the Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall of Hartford to assist in the costs associated with various infrastructure improvements to the Bushnell Memorial. READ MORE

March 27, 2002
REP. GONZALEZ, SEN. FONFARA ANNOUNCE FUNDING FOR MI CASA FAMILY CENTER
State Representative Minnie Gonzalez and State Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford, Wethersfield) today announced that $2.5 million in state funding was approved by the State Bond Commission on Wednesday, March 27, 2002 to provide a grant-in-aid to Mi Casa Family Center Limited Partnership to assist in the costs of renovating a building located at 590-596 Park Street in Hartford for use as a multi-purpose human resource center. READ MORE

February 5, 2002
REP. GONZALEZ ACQUIRES STATE FUNDING FOR SANCHEZ SCHOOL
State Representative Minnie Gonzalez acquired $100,000 in state funding for Maria Sanchez Elementary School in Hartford. READ MORE