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HAMDEN, CT — Connecticut’s federal delegation is opposing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plans to close the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) research and development center in Hamden.
While invasive species have been called one of Connecticut’s greatest ecological threats, state officials are lamenting the closure of a federal invasive species research laboratory in Hamden, as the U.S. Forest Service moves to consolidate the research centers across the country.
Hartford, CT — Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opposing plans to close the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) research and development center in Hamden, Connecticut.
A Connecticut mayor and town council are asking others to join them in fighting an electrical rate increase, saying all those who agree should make their views known to the Public Utility Regulatory Authority.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) led a coalition of New England Democrats urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject the New England Transmission Owners’ (NETOs) recent request to increase their profit margins, a plan that would further raise utility costs on New England ratepayers.
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. — A judge has ruled that Harrison Amadasun needed to be sworn in and seated on the South Windsor town council after a month’s long battle of a charter revision misinterpretation case.
“We’ve been on this road, this race for a long time,” Amadasun said. “On a beautiful day like today, to see the people won, it makes me happy.”
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded today’s Superior Court decision in Amadasun v. Armstrong, allowing South Windsor Councilman-elect Harrison Amadasun to rightfully take the seat he was elected to last November.
Hartford, CT — Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy to announce $30.8 million for Pratt & Whitney to produce F135 engines.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of former Connecticut First Lady Nikki O’Neill.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Joe Courtney (CT-02) applauded a $369 million contract modification for Pratt & Whitney announced by the U.S. Navy. This new commitment from the federal government will support the construction of 138 new F135 engines, built in East Hartford and Middletown, Connecticut, over the next five years.