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6/23/2022
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ STATEMENT ON U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION OVERTURNING ROE V. WADE
Lt. Governor Bysiewicz today released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturns the landmark protections on reproductive rights that were prescribed nearly 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade:
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6/21/2022
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ & THE CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF THE ARTS DESIGNATE NEW LONDON AS THE STATE’S THIRD “CULTURAL DISTRICT”
A Cultural District is a specific area of a city or town identified by the municipality that has a number of cultural facilities, activities and/or assets–both for profit and nonprofit
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6/20/2022
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, DMV OFFICIALS AND LOCAL WETHERSFIELD OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT POSITIVE IMPACT OF GOVERNOR LAMONT’S MOTOR VEHICLE TAX CUT
A component of Governor Lamont’s $600 tax cut package, motor vehicle property taxes will be capped from 45 mills to 32.46 mills, reimbursing local government for the resulting revenue impact
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6/8/2022
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ COMMENDS RECOGNIZED SUBMISSIONS TO THE THIRD ANNUAL LT. GOVERNOR’S COMPUTING CHALLENGE
Third annual event organized by the Governor's Council on Women and Girls sees increase in number female participants across Connecticut
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6/2/2022
LT. GOVERNOR SUSAN BYSIEWICZ ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF NEW CT.GOV STEAM PORTAL
With the goal of keeping females engaged and involved in STEAM fields
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5/31/2022
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE SEAN SCANLON JOIN BRIDGEPORT MAYOR GANIM TO PROMOTE 2022 CT CHILD TAX REBATE
The expansion of the federal tax credit will provide needed economic support to low-to-moderate income working individuals and families disproportionately burdened by COVID-19 and its negative economic impacts
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5/19/2022
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, TRUMBULL ELECTED OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE GRANT-IN-AID FOR NEW VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS CENTER
A $1.5 million grant-in-aid to the town of Trumbull for a new Veterans and First Responders Center
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5/18/2022
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, CHESTER TOWN OFFICIALS HOLD CEREMONY TO HONOR KOREAN AND VIETNAM WAR VETERANS
Veterans, families and friends gathered in Chester to honor those who served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars
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4/20/2022
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, VERNON ELECTED OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE GRANT-IN-AID FOR FOX HILL MEMORIAL TOWER
$2.5 million dollars allocated in state bonding funds to the Town of Vernon for the rehabilitation and restoration of the historic Fox Hill Memorial Tower
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4/14/2022
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, GOVERNOR’S COUNCIL ON WOMEN AND GIRLS RECOGNIZES NATIONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH
Since 2003, April has been designated by US legislators as National Financial Literacy Month
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4/6/2022
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT’S CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF THE ARTS DESIGNATE TORRINGTON AS THE STATE’S SECOND “CULTURAL DISTRICT”
A Cultural District is a specific area of a city or town identified by the municipality that has a number of cultural facilities, activities and/or assets–both for profit and nonprofit
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3/15/2022
Lt. Governor Bysiewicz, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Waterbury Elected Officials Praise Governor Lamont's $18 Million Proposal to Address Domestic Violence
Governor Lamont’s priority budget items include $18 million to fill a gap in victim services and expand emergency housing assistance for survivors of domestic violence
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3/14/2022
Lt. Governor Bysiewicz, Windsor Elected Officials Announce Grant-in-Aid for Transit-Oriented Development Project
$1 million grant-in-aid to complete construction and phase 2 of implementing complete street and road diet to facilitate transit-oriented development
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3/8/2022
Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Recognizes New and Former Signatories Joining the Paradigm for Parity® Coalition
The Paradigm for Parity® movement is a coalition of business leaders dedicated to addressing the corporate leadership gender gap
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3/7/2022
Lt. Governor Bysiewicz, Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim and Middletown Officials Praise Governor Lamont's Motor Vehicle Tax Cut Proposal
Governor Lamont’s tax cut proposal includes capping motor vehicle property taxes from 45 mills to 29 mills, reimbursing local government for the resulting revenue impact