HARTFORD-The best way to understand how the state’s fiscal woes will affect municipal budgets is to listen to the people in charge of assembling those local spending plans, Rep. Christopher Coutu said Tuesday. More than two dozen leaders-mayors and first selectmen-from communities throughout the state were at the Capitol for a roundtable discussion organized by [...]
SPRAGUE — It’s time for the people who run state government to make tough choices. That’s the message Rep. Christopher Coutu got from a dozen or so residents who told him that legislators should follow the lead of everyday folks who have had to prioritize and trim their budgets in this poor economy. Coutu, of [...]
ROCKY HILL—Rep. Christopher Coutu on Tuesday got a tour of the Veterans’ Affairs campus here and heard a briefing about how the state’s budget crisis is affecting services for veterans and military families. The event, attended by several legislators, lasted about two hours. A veteran himself, Norwich resident Coutu chatted with a few veterans during [...]
HARTFORD — State Rep. Chris Coutu is among early supporters for a movement to bring back a tradition of free coffee served Labor Day weekend along Interstate 95 in Waterford. The state’s Department of Transportation last summer prevented Boy Scouts in that area from serving coffee when it enacted rules that standardize the way service [...]
NORWICH — Where’s a great place to catch up with senior citizens about the important issues they face? You guessed it–bingo night at the Taftville Legion. More than 60 people showed up to play tonight, and state Rep. Christopher Coutu talked with many of them about topics that included tax increases, heating assistance and meals [...]
HARTFORD–State Rep. Christopher Coutu has lashed out at business as usual antics at the Capitol after he voted Wednesday night to reduce the state’s escalating deficit by $185 million. The measure Coutu supported represented a reduction of $54 million more than the proposal eventually adopted by House Democrats, who instead of solving the budget problem [...]
Unemployed residents who have used their 20 weeks of federally extended jobless benefits are eligible for 13 more weeks of compensation. The extension applies to job-seekers who have used their initial 26 weeks of state unemployment insurance and the 20 weeks of federal benefits are now eligible for a “Second-Tier” of 13 weeks, the governor’s [...]
HARTFORD–Chris Coutu was sworn in Wednesday as state representative for the 47th General Assembly District. Coutu, of Norwich, is serving his first term in Connecticut’s legislature. He was accompanied to Hartford by his wife, Neringa, and other family members. Coutu chatted with colleagues on both sides of the aisle before Gov. M. Jodi Rell delivered a sobering [...]
HARTFORD-Connecticut House Republicans on Wednesday put Norwich resident Christopher Coutu on four legislative committees. Coutu, elected to state office in November, will serve on the Finance, Revenue and Bonding committee as well as the Judiciary, Human Services and Veterans Affairs committees. Coutu in January will begin to represent the 47th General Assembly District. The district [...]
NORWICH — Good leadership is something Chris Coutu values, so there was no way he would miss an opportunity to heap praise on someone who has exhibited that attribute. Coutu, recently elected as a state representative, honored Boy Scout Kevin Lee recently during a ceremony that saw Lee receive a state citation for the work [...]
