Rep. Christopher Coutu on Friday met with local leaders from the district he represents during a forum at the Capitol designed to give legislators a better idea of the budgetary problems municipal officials are dealing with in this sour economic climate. Municipal officials from throughout the state participated, and a representative from the Office of [...]
Following the success of last month’s informational forum hosted by House Republicans for municipal government leaders, Rep. Christopher Coutu and his House Republican colleagues will host another municipal forum Friday at the Capitol. The forum will focus on the budget deficit and its impact on municipalities. Coutu expects representatives from Norwich, Sprague and Canterbury to [...]
I visited the main office for the Soldiers’ Sailors’ Marines’ Fund, where I met with director John Monahan and other employees. The organization helps armed service members and retirees who need one-time help with essential needs such as heat, rent or medical costs. The organization operates off of interest earned on a trust that was [...]
HARTFORD—State Rep. Christopher Coutu on Monday testified in favor of legislation he introduced that would end the practice of imposing mandates on cities and towns without providing money to pay for them. Coutu spoke during a hearing before the legislature’s Planning and Development Committee, joining many people who voiced support for bills that would require [...]
Rep. Christopher Coutu today warned residents in his district about a scam affecting Connecticut residents, and it’s another example of why people should never give out their personal information to anyone on the telephone. Never. People are now receiving phone calls asking for personal information on the pretext that there has been a problem delivering [...]
NORWICH–There’s a lot of talk about “Smart Growth” for Connecitcut cities and towns these days and Rep. Christopher Coutu was in the audience tonight at City Hall for a forum on the topic organized by two Democratic state legislators. “Smart Growth” is a bipartisan initiative to analyze and implement regionalization. During tonight’s meeting community leaders [...]
NORWICH–Rep. Christopher Coutu today presented a proclamation to honor the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People during an art exhibit inside ArtSpace. The Norwich branch of the organization was founded in 1963. The exhibit was titled, “We Are One Hundred, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.” Local event organizers chose to celebrate [...]
HARTFORD – Connecticut residents support spending cuts pushed by Republicans – not tax increases – to balance the state budget, according to the recently released Qunnipiac University poll. By a 67-23 percent margin poll respondents said spending cuts and not tax increases should be used to balance the budget and wipe out the projected $8 [...]
HARTFORD — Gov. M. Jodi Rell on Saturday called for a retirement incentive plan for state employees that she wants the legislature to approve this week. If the plan is approved by the Democratic-controlled legislature in the coming days, it would mark one of the fastest approvals in state government compared to the normal process [...]
NORWICH — State Rep. Christopher Coutu was among the 150 or so people at the Norwich Holiday Inn to honor this community’s director of human services, the department that helps people in need. Bev Goulet was honored by the Bethsaida Community of Norwich, an organization that houses women who are homeless or at risk. Goulet [...]
