Newsroom 2009

November 25, 2009
REP. RYAN TO HOLD OFFICE HOURS IN MONTVILLE
State Representative Kevin Ryan will be holding office hours on Monday December 7th from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at Montville Town Hall. READ MORE

September 25, 2009
LEBANON & MONTVILLE PROJECTS APPROVED BY STATE
State Representative Kevin Ryan announced that the State Bond Commission has approved 4450,885 in STEAP (Small Town Economic Assistance Program) grants for Lebanon and Montville. READ MORE

June 3, 2009
REP. RYAN APPLAUDS RELIEF FOR DAIRY FARMS
State Representative Kevin Ryan applauded the passage of a dairy farm relief package at the state legislature to save Connecticut's dairy industry. READ MORE

May 28, 2009
REP. RYAN MOVES PAID SICK DAYS BILL THROUGH HOUSE
State Representative Kevin Ryan, the House Chair of the legislature's Labor and Public Employees Committee, announced that paid sick leave legislation passed the Connecticut House of Representatives this evening by a vote of 88 to 58. READ MORE

May 27, 2009
SEN. PRAGUE & REP. RYAN PROTECT FRANKLIN FROM LANDFILL
State Senator Edith Prague (D-Columbia), State Representatives Kevin Ryan and Susan Johnson (D-Windham) announced that a bill preventing an ash landfill from being built in Franklin has passed both chambers of the state legislature. READ MORE

April 7, 2009
MONTVILLE AREA LEGISLATORS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WORK TO REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS
State Representatives Betsy Ritter (D-Waterford and Montville), Tom Reynolds (D-Ledyard and Montville), Kevin Ryan and State Senator Edith G. Prague (D-Columbia), participated in a roundtable discussion at the Montville Town Hall on Tuesday with Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz and area small business owners to discuss business-friendly health care policies that will help local companies thrive. READ MORE

March 22, 2009
FRANKLIN SITE NO PLACE FOR TOXIC LANDFILL
In this era of heightened environmental awareness, it seems counterintuitive to knowingly generate additional pollution, destroy natural resources and contaminate drinking water. The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority proposes all of the above with one project — an ash landfill in Franklin. READ MORE

March 9, 2009
PROTECTION TODAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER BEFORE
Gov. Rell has made a number of very interesting choices in her budget proposal. Perhaps the most perplexing is the closing of the Office of the Healthcare Advocate. READ MORE

January 27, 2009
REP. RYAN & AG BLUMENTHAL CALL FOR THE REMOVAL OF TOXINS IN BABY BOTTLES
State Representative Kevin Ryan joined Attorney General Dick Blumenthal, Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz and other public officials to call for the phasing out of Bisphenol A (BPA) from children's products, including baby bottles. READ MORE