Newsroom 2009
December 11, 2009
PROBATE CHANGE HAS BEEN CONTENTIOUS, BUT SUCCESSFUL
Somehow, some way, a state agency got a successful reform that maintains services, stays user-friendly, and saves taxpayers millions of dollars a year. READ MORE
November 23, 2009
STATE REP. BOB GODFREY VOTED CHAIR-ELECT
OF COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS
Connecticut State Representative Bob Godfrey of Danbury has been voted chair-elect of the Council of State Governments (CSG), a national nonpartisan, nonprofit organization representing state officials in all three branches of state government across the country. READ MORE
September 23, 2009
HOUSE APPROVES HISTORIC PLAN TO CUT NUMBER OF PROBATE COURTS
Probate courts to go from 117 to 54
The Connecticut House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation that dramatically reduces the number of probate courts in the state by more than half and draws new probate districts in what will be the biggest overhaul of the probate system since it was formed over 300 years ago. READ MORE
September 4, 2009
PROBATE REDISTRICTING COMMISSION APPROVES PLAN FOR MAJOR COURT REFORM
Adopted plan will be sent to General Assembly for its approval
Connecticut's Probate Redistricting Commission voted favorably on Friday afternoon on a plan that will reduce the number of probate courts in the state from 117 to 50 in what will become one of the most significant government reforms in recent state history. READ MORE
August 19, 2009
PROBATE REDISTRICTING COMMISSION TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON THURSDAY
State Representative Bob Godfrey, chairman of the General Assembly's Probate Redistricting Commission, announced that the group will hold a public hearing on Thursday, August 20 at 1:00 p.m. to hear suggestions concerning plans for redistricting of the state's probate courts. READ MORE
July 22, 2009
REP. GODFREY APPOINTED TO PROBATE REDISTRICTING COMMISSION
State Representative Bob Godfrey has been appointed to serve on a twelve-member bipartisan commission that will be responsible for creating a plan to whittle the state's 117 probate courts down to at least 50. READ MORE
May 27, 2009
REP. GODFREY APPLAUDS SENATE PASSAGE OF MAJOR PROBATE COURT BILL
State Representative Bob Godfrey today hailed the Senate passage of legislation he co-authored that will bring considerable reform to probate courts within Connecticut. READ MORE
April 6, 2009
DANBURY AREA LEGISLATORS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WORK TO PUSH DOWN HEALTH CARE COSTS
State Representatives Bob Godfrey (D-Danbury), Joe Taborsak (D-Danbury), and Christopher Lyddy (D-Newtown) participated in a roundtable discussion at the Danbury Public Library on Monday 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
February 10, 2009
REP. GODFREY, DANBURY FIRE CHIEF URGE REGIONAL FIRE SCHOOL DESIGNATION FOR TRAINING FACILITY
State Representative Bob Godfrey and Danbury Fire Chief Geoffrey Herald testified today before the General Assembly's Public Safety Committee in favor of legislation that would designate the Danbury fire training facility on Plumtrees Road as a Connecticut Regional Fire Training School in order to expand regional cooperation and contain costs. READ MORE
January 30, 2009
REP. GODFREY TO APPEAR ON NBC'S 'CONNECTICUT NEWSMAKERS' SUNDAY
State Representative Bob Godfrey will appear on Sunday's episode of the NBC 30 weekly political news program "Connecticut Newsmakers" to discuss probate court reform legislation that he introduced last week in the General Assembly. READ MORE
January 22, 2009
REP. GODFREY INTRODUCES BILL TO RESTRUCTURE PROBATE COURT SYSTEM
State Representative Bob Godfrey has introduced legislation in the General Assembly that will reorganize the state's probate court system with the goal of fixing the court's current deficit and making it run more efficiently. READ MORE
January 12, 2009
STATE REP. BOB GODFREY ELECTED TO NATIONAL LEADERSHIP POST
Connecticut State Representative Bob Godfrey of Danbury has been elected vice chair of the Council of State Governments, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit organization representing state officials in all three branches of state government. READ MORE