Wilton DTC News, 1/24/23: Thomas Calls for 10 Days of Early Voting; Blumenthal, Himes urge Ukraine support; Maher wants Enhanced Student Meal Funding; Denning's Bill on Terramation; Lamont's New Gun Safety Initiatives; MAGA Role in Rising Anti-Semitism.
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Thomas Calls for 10 Days of Early Voting
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While Blumenthal and Himes urge Ukraine support NEWSLETTER JAN 24 DEMOCRATS AT WORK: In Hartford Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas urged the Assembly to adopt a 10-day early voting perio...- Likes: 3
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Wilton Democrats were nonplussed by Looney’s proposal, indicating it had no chance at becoming law. Maher, Denning and DTC Chair Tom Dubin all said it won’t pass and they won’t support it.
“January is when legislators propose all sorts of bills, including those with no hope of passing. Regionalizing school districts has been a concept of Sen. Looney’s for years, but SB769 will meet the same reception as his past bills, including from Wilton’s recently elected senator and representative,” Dubin told GMW.
Maher said she would not support Looney’s proposal. “The strength of our communities lies in the strength of the education system and schools. I am opposed to forcing school regionalization upon towns and possibly endangering the quality of the schools. I will continue to work with constituents and legislators from both sides of the aisle to craft state policy that strengthens education, and will work against any proposed legislation which would threaten it. I will evaluate every bill in the legislature based upon the ideas within it, not on the political party of the bill’s sponsor,” she said.
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School Regionalization Bill Floated Again in Hartford - Good Morning Wilton
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School regionalization is back on the table in Hartford. Four years after Wilton led the resistance against state legislative efforts aimed at creating regionalized school districts, State Senator Mar...
Today would have marked the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Instead, 50 years of precedent was reversed this summer, leaving millions of Americans stripped of their fundamental rights. Our sisters, daughters and mothers deserve better.
Today and every day, I’m committed to defending reproductive freedom for every American.
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Wilton Historical Society and Library explore struggle for justice and equality in American during scholarly series ... See MoreSee Less

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Wilton Library and Wilton Historical Society Explore the Struggle for Rights in America with Scholarly Series beginning on January 29 Special four-part lecture series marks the sixteenth year of colla...
Will Haskell asks “So how do we build a representative democracy that represents Gen Z? How do we empower young people to run and to win?”
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State legislatures need more young people, but most can’t afford to run
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When young candidates ask me how to afford a campaign, I don’t have any good answers.I joined the Connecticut Association of Board of Education meeting this morning and talked with leading educators in the area about their concerns. Connecticut has problems with rising costs for those who need special needs, as well as goods and services due to the state and federal governments recent inflation. The state and federal governments need to work together to find a solution. Schools are most important asset for developing our future. ... See MoreSee Less
Murphy calls for immigration reform... - mailchi.mp/09bb3e28b1d4/corrx104-10336047 ... See MoreSee Less