Newsroom 2013

October 1, 2013
REP. WALKER LEADS COST-BENEFIT OVERSIGHT OF STATE BUDGET
The cost-benefit model saves taxpayer dollars. Rep. Toni Walker is leading the state’s Results First Policy Oversight Committee. READ MORE

July 26, 2013
LEEWAY, INC. RECEIVES STATE FUNDS FOR EXPANSION OF SERVICES
An additional 20 residential care beds will be available through $3,000,000 in bonds approved by the State Bond Commission at their July meeting. Leeway is the sole facility in Connecticut that serves only individuals living with HIV/AIDS.

June 1, 2013
WE ALL MUST HELP CARE FOR THE SICK: WALKER STANDS FOR FAIRNESS & AGAINST NIMBY
In a move to keep a much needed nursing home project for frail, formerly incarcerated and chronically ill persons on track, Toni Walker stood against the mindset of "not in my backyard" (NIMBY) and kept the multi-million dollar cost-saving plan moving forward. READ MORE

May 16, 2013
THANKS FOR SUPPORTING HOUSING FUNDS
We at the Publicly Assisted Housing Resident Network and the Connecticut Housing Coalition thank state Sen. Toni Harp and Rep. Toni Walker for their work in restoring payment in lieu of taxes and tax abatement grant funding for public housing to the legislature's proposed state budget. READ THE HARTFORD COURANT LETTER

May 7, 2013
"AMAZING WOMEN IN GREATER NEW HAVEN"
"Toni models her parents’ legacy in the caring way she carries out her personal roles as wife, mother, stepmother, grandmother and good friend," wrote Dorsey Kendrick, Gateway Community College President, in a tribute published in New Haven Living magazine. READ MORE

April 8, 2013
REPRESENTATIVE WALKER RECEIVES PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
On April 3, 2013, Representative Toni Walker and Senator Harp were awarded the Annual Public Service Award for their steadfast support of the Probate Court system. READ MORE