Rep. Yaccarino was selected for the honor, citing his work to benefit children and families, especially in his vocal support for House Bill 5002, which was signed into law as Public Act 24-91.
Those who attend will tour the law school and learn about its rigorous academic program and how the faculty works closely with students to develop a course of study that matches their goals.
The legislation was crafted in memory of North Haven Fire Lt. Anthony DeSimone, who died in December 2022 upon returning home from working a 36-hour shift.
The bi-annual Bulk Pick-up Program takes place the weeks of September 16-20 & September 23-27, 2024.
Senator Len Fasano (R-North Haven), Senate Minority Leader, voted against the state budget for fiscal years 2016-2017 negotiated by Governor Dannel P. Malloy and legislative Democrats behind closed doors. The budget, which passed the Senate late last night and now heads to the governor’s desk, includes a $2 billion tax increase, the second largest tax increase in state history.
State Rep. Dave Yaccarino (R- North Haven) voted early Wednesday morning in strong opposition to Democrat-negotiated tax hikes. The proposed budget, which passed the House without a single Republican vote, and 11 Democrat votes, increases spending $784.5 million in the next year and increases taxes $1.5 billion in the biennium.
Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano (R-North Haven), Senate Minority Leader Pro Tempore Kevin Witkos (R-Canton), and Senator John A. Kissel (R-Enfield), Ranking Member of the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee, applauded the Senate’s bipartisan passage of legislation that aims to increase police training and provides incentives to municipalities to equip police officers with body cameras while on duty and interacting with the public.
American Idol Champion and Connecticut native Nick Fradiani (right) visited the State Capitol on Friday, May 29.
Republican legislative leaders applauded the bipartisan passage of an amended bill (Subst. House Bill No. 6749) in the House of Representatives that would implement a series of campaign finance reforms proposed by Republican legislators.
May is National Stroke Awareness Month, designed to inform the public about the risk, prevention, and prevalence of strokes.
State Representative Dave Yaccarino’s and State Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano’s proposal to recognize and bring awareness to spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress or SMARD passed both the House and Senate on Wednesday.
Connecticut’s veterans seeking to further their education will now have a better college experience through legislation cosponsored by North Haven Rep. Dave Yaccarino and signed into law Tuesday.
The Senate Republican Caucus recently celebrated the bipartisan Senate passage of a bill that will establish CT FAST Funds and CT EDGE, two programs that will promote sustainable job growth and economic development in urban communities.
Quinnipiac University has received an $18,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven to continue its investigation of pollution in the Quinnipiac River.
Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano, joined by Representative Chris Davis on behalf of House Republican Leader Themis Klarides, outlined the Republican “Prioritize Progress” transportation plan at the panel’s meeting in the Legislative Office Building.
Phillip Jordan, of Hamden, a rising third-year student at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, received the Most Promising Medical Student Award on May 12, at the annual Doctors of Distinction Awards Ceremony at Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk.