Pro Environment For some people, our environment is a matter for occasional consideration. Personally, taking care of our earth is a core value...

A Day in the Life of a Legislator As I approach my 100th day in office I thought Town Times readers might want to know what a typical day is like for a legislator...

Advocate of Reform in the Legislative Process Several weeks ago I wrote a column that described how a handful of budget negotiators met behind closed doors...

Remembering Our Veteran's As Memorial Day approaches most of us sit in our comfortable homes usually preoccupied with personal or family events of the day and too little thought is given to the men and women of our armed forces...

The Rowland Controversy Thirty years ago I worked at the White House as a Secret Service agent. I had the opportunity to closely observe the players in the national drama that unfolded known as Watergate. Today, as a member...

Impeachment Issues On Jan 2, 2004 the Connecticut House of Representatives voted 140-0 to establish a Select Committee of Inquiry to determine "whether sufficient grounds exist for the House to exercise its power to impeach Governor John G. Rowland pursuant...

2004 Legislative Session Certainly there are several issues that we need to deal with during the 2004 legislative session. Now that a Select Committee of Inquiry...

2003 Legislative Session Many laws were passed during the 2003 session of the Ct General Assembly. As a member of the Environment, Public Health and Public Safety committees...

2003 Budget Bill The budget bill that the Governor signed into law last week balances $308 million in tax increases with $270 million in spending...

2003 Attendance & Voting Record There has been a lot of discussion recently about the voting and attendance records of some of our elected officials....