Newsroom 2010

December 30, 2010
MANCHESTER STATE LAWMAKERS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT AREA BANK MERGER
Manchester’s state legislative delegation has written a letter to the commissioner of the state’s banking agency expressing their concerns about the potential impact on the people in the Greater Manchester area over the proposed merger of NewAlliance and First Niagra banks. READ MORE

October 14, 2010
REP. ROJAS ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR GLASTONBURY
State Rep. Jason Rojas today praised the approval of a $200,000 state grant for the design and construction of Phase II of Riverfront Park development in Glastonbury. The grant is part of the Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP). READ MORE

September 29, 2010
EAST HARTFORD LAWMAKERS TO HONOR CT INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ACADEMY
Legislators from East Hartford will present a State of Connecticut General Assembly Citation Thursday to the Connecticut IB Academy in East Hartford for being recognized as the best public school in the state by Newsweek magazine. READ MORE

July 26, 2010
MAJORITY LEADER MERRILL PICKS REP. ROJAS TO SERVE ON ACHIEVEMENT GAP TASK FORCE
House Majority Leader Denise Merrill (D-Mansfield, Chaplin) has chosen state Rep. Jason Rojas to serve on the newly created Achievement Gap Task Force, a group formed to help carry out goals set in legislation that Rojas successfully co-authored. READ MORE

June 9, 2010
REP. ROJAS DISMAYED BY GOV. RELL VETO OF BILL ADVOCATING REGIONAL DISPATCHING
Lauds Signing Of Other Legislation for Regionalization
State Rep. Jason Rojas was dismayed by Gov. M. Jodi Rell's veto of the proposed Act Mandating the Regionalization of Certain Public Safety Emergency Telecommunications Centers and a Study of Consolidation (PA 10-125). READ MORE

May 13, 2010
REP. THOMPSON INSPIRES STUDENT AT MCC TO COLLECT HYGIENE ITEMS FOR HOMELESS
Rep. John Thompson (D-Manchester) presented a citation Thursday to Jared Luce, a Manchester Community College student who led a donation drive at the college to benefit the homeless. READ MORE

May 12, 2010
EAST HARTFORD DELEGATION CELEBRATES SAVING OF 600 LOCAL JOBS
New lease will keep DOIT, Judicial Branch at Riverview Square for five years
State Senator Gary D. LeBeau (D-East Hartford) and East Hartford state Reps. Henry Genga, Timothy Larson and Jason Rojas announced today that a new five-year lease extension has been agreed to that will keep the state Department of Information Technology (DOIT) and the Judicial Branch at Riverview Square for another five years, thereby assuring that 600 local jobs stay in East Hartford and continue to provide financial support to local retailers for the next half-decade. READ MORE

May 7, 2010
DEMOCRATS, GOVERNOR REACH BUDGET AGREEMENT ON TIME
No Tax Increase, No Cut In Town Aid, Lower Electricity Bills
State Representatives Henry Genga (D-East Hartford), Jason Rojas and Timothy Larson (D-East Hartford, South Windsor) along with their fellow legislative Democrats have announced a bipartisan agreement with Governor M. Jodi Rell that balances the state budget through fiscal year 2011 with no tax increases, no cuts in municipal aid and a decrease for most residents' electric bills by an average of $60 a year. READ MORE

May 6, 2010
BLACK & PUERTO RICAN CAUCUS WINS FINAL APPROVAL OF ACHIEVEMENT GAP LEGISLATION
Lawmakers from the Connecticut General Assembly's Black and Puerto Rican Caucus today are celebrating the final legislative approval of a proposal they introduced addressing the achievement gap between minority and white students in Connecticut – the state with the highest discrepancy in the nation. READ MORE

May 4, 2010
HOUSE BOOSTS GOODWIN COLLEGE PLAN TO USE APARTMENTS AS HOUSING
A plan by Goodwin College to rehabilitate part of a state-subsidized housing complex for use as student housing got a boost Tuesday when the House voted to relax regulations regarding the sale of some units. READ MORE

May 3, 2010
HOUSE APPROVES BILL ALLOWING GOODWIN COLLEGE TO REHAB 30 HOUSING AUTHORITY UNITS AT KING COURT
A bill co-sponsored by East Hartford's entire legislative delegation that allows Goodwin College to rehabilitate 30 state-subsidized housing units has been approved by the House of Representatives. READ MORE

April 27, 2010
BLACK AND PUERTO RICAN CAUCUS STATEMENT ON JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
The members of the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus of the Connecticut General Assembly appreciate Governor Rell's statement of commitment to appoint a qualified historically underrepresented minority to the bench. We believe that a transparent process is necessary for the fair selection of judges in the State of Connecticut. The current judicial selection process, unfortunately, has proven incapable of meeting this goal. READ MORE

March 26, 2010
EDUCATION COMMITTEE PASSES 9 OF 10 SCHOOL REFORM PROPOSALS FROM BLACK AND PUERTO RICAN CAUCUS
The legislature's Black and Puerto Rican Caucus got nine of its 10 proposals for school reform passed by the education committee Wednesday, a signal, its members said, of increasing interest in reform and the caucus's growing influence. READ MORE

March 19, 2010
FINANCE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS TRANSFER OF TAX CREDITS FOR R&D TO PROJECTS IN ENTERPRISE ZONES
The legislature's Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee will hold a public hearing on the proposed Act Concerning the Use of Research and Development Tax Credits for Projects in Enterprise Zones (HB 5528) at 10 a.m. Monday, March 22, in Room 2E of the Legislative Office Building. READ MORE

March 16, 2010
TOWN GETS $288,020 FOR ROAD WORK
The State Bond Commission approved $30 million for municipal road paving and repair projects Tuesday; of that, East Hartford will receive $288,020, a development town officials say comes as a relief. READ MORE

March 16, 2010
REPS. ROJAS AND KEHOE ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF STATE MONEY FOR GLASTONBURY ROADS
State Reps. Jason Rojas and Thomas Kehoe (D-Glastonbury) announced that the State Bond Commission has released millions in state aid for road repairs, including $229,091 for Glastonbury. READ MORE

February 18, 2010
REP. ROJAS URGES RESIDENTS TO GIVE OPINIONS IN ONLINE SURVEY
In an effort to gather more feedback from constituents, state Rep. Jason Rojas is asking residents to participate in an online survey he has created. Rep. Rojas said he is utilizing the Internet to save money on printing and postage. READ MORE

February 4, 2010
LAWMAKERS RELIEVED AT NO CUT TO TOWN MONEY
Several lawmakers said Wednesday that Gov. M. Jodi Rell's preservation of town funding in the 2010-11 budget was a welcome change from two months ago, when she proposed major cuts. READ MORE

January 25, 2010
REPRESENTATIVES GENGA, LARSON AND ROJAS URGE RESIDENTS TO CONSIDER NEW APPLIANCE REBATE PROGRAM
Democratic Representatives Henry Genga, Jason Rojas and Timothy Larson, all of East Hartford, are encouraging residents to consider a newly launched program that could give consumers rebates ranging from $50 to $500 for buying new energy efficient appliances for their homes. READ MORE

January 15, 2010
REP. ROJAS NAMED TO COMMISSION TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONALISM, MUNICIPAL COST SAVINGS AND EFFICIENCIES
State Rep. Jason Rojas has been named by House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) and House Majority Leader Denise Merrill (D-Mansfield) to a new a commission that will seek to identify opportunities for more regional collaborations designed to create efficiencies and save money for municipalities. READ MORE

January 14, 2010
REPS. GENGA, LARSON AND ROJAS URGE RELL TO RELEASE MONEY EAST HARTFORD IS COUNTING ON FOR ROADS
Democratic Representatives Henry Genga, Timothy Larson and Jason Rojas, all of East Hartford, today urged Gov. M. Jodi Rell to release millions in state aid that would fund paving projects and road repairs across the state including projects in East Hartford. READ MORE