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July 13, 2021
EAST WINDSOR — Small businesses and nonprofit organizations can breathe a sigh of relief as the town on Monday announced the creation of a microgrant program designed to assist them with recovering from the pandemic.
On hand for the announcement, which took place under the band shell at the town park, was First Selectman Jason E. Bowsza; U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal; Sen. M. Saud Anwar, D-South Windsor; U.S. Rep. John B. Larson, D-1st District; Rep. Carol Hall, R-Enfield, and several small business owners and nonprofit representatives.
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July 8, 2021
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $1.3 million for local Head Start programs. Larson helped secure the grant funding as part of the American Rescue Plan.
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July 1, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the INVEST in America Act, which passed the House. The Act included $16 million for the Greater Hartford Mobility Study, which Larson requested as a Community Funding Project.
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June 28, 2021
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that his Community Funding Project request for the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technologies (CCAT) was included in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill.
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Larson Applauds Nomination of Sara Bronin for Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
June 25, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded President Biden’s nomination of Hartford’s Sara Bronin for Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP).
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June 23, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on Secretary of State Denise Merrill’s announcement that she will not be seeking another term.
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June 10, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that First District municipalities and school districts will be receiving more than half a billion dollars in COVID relief after county funding was allocated to local municipalities.
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Funding for Greater Hartford Mobility Study Passes House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
June 10, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded the passage of the INVEST in America Act, out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee which included $16 million for the Greater Hartford Mobility Study.
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June 7, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that his $16 million Community Funding Project request for the Greater Hartford Mobility Study was included in the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (the INVEST in America Act).
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June 2, 2021
Yesterday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the winner of the First Congressional District Art Competition during a virtual ceremony.