News for South Windsor CT - AmericanTowns.com AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in South Windsor Connecticut. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/south-windsor-ct News for South Windsor CT - AmericanTowns.com 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/south-windsor-ct https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:21:33 -0600 Blumenthal Calls on Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Legislation During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on Congress to take https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-calls-on-congress-to-pass-kids-online-safety-legislation-during-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-31535859-norwalk-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-calls-on-congress-to-pass-kids-online-safety-legislation-during-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-31535859-norwalk-ct.html Government and Politics Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Murphy, Blumenthal, Durbin, Sanders, Smith Urge Department Of Education To Inform Potential Students Of Low-Financial-Value Postsecondary Programs WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Richard https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-blumenthal-durbin-sanders-smith-urge-department-of-education-to-inform-potential-students-of-lowfinancialvalue-postsecondary-programs-31535880-fairfield-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-blumenthal-durbin-sanders-smith-urge-department-of-education-to-inform-potential-students-of-lowfinancialvalue-postsecondary-programs-31535880-fairfield-ct.html Government and Politics Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Blumenthal Applauds $231 Million for Community Gun Violence Prevention [HARTFORD, CT] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice of $231 million in federal https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-applauds-231-million-for-community-gun-violence-prevention-31535857-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-applauds-231-million-for-community-gun-violence-prevention-31535857-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Blumenthal in Connecticut's The Day: Airline Passengers Deserve a Bill of Rights In case you missed it, in light of recent airline meltdowns and worsening flier experiences, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) authored an op-ed https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-in-connecticuts-the-day-airline-passengers-deserve-a-bill-of-rights-31535861-stamford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-in-connecticuts-the-day-airline-passengers-deserve-a-bill-of-rights-31535861-stamford-ct.html Government and Politics Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Extending Free School Meals and Protecting Connecticut’s Fiscal Guardrails Hartford, CT – Governor Ned Lamont on Feb 14th, posted the following video onto his social media channels (including Twitter, Facebook, and https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-signs-legislation-extending-free-school-meals-and-protecting-connecticuts-fiscal-guardrails-31536164-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-signs-legislation-extending-free-school-meals-and-protecting-connecticuts-fiscal-guardrails-31536164-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Lamont Announces Budget Proposal Includes Funding To Expand Access to Childcare Hartford, CT – Governor Ned Lamont on Feb 15th, held a news conference in Hartford to announce that the fiscal year 2024-2025 biennial budget https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-budget-proposal-includes-funding-to-expand-access-to-childcare-31536184-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-budget-proposal-includes-funding-to-expand-access-to-childcare-31536184-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Lamont Statement on the Historic Level of State Funding for UConn in His Budget Proposal Hartford, CT –Governor Ned Lamont on Feb 15th, released the following statement regarding the historic level of state funding for UConn that is https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-statement-on-the-historic-level-of-state-funding-for-uconn-in-his-budget-proposal-31537562-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-statement-on-the-historic-level-of-state-funding-for-uconn-in-his-budget-proposal-31537562-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Lamont Announces Budget and Policy Proposals Include Support To Expand Access to Affordable and Workforce Housing Bridgeport, CT – Governor Ned Lamont on Feb 16th, held a news conference in Bridgeport to announce that the fiscal year 2024-2025 biennial https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-budget-and-policy-proposals-include-support-to-expand-access-to-affordable-and-workforce-housing-31537593-bridgeport-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-budget-and-policy-proposals-include-support-to-expand-access-to-affordable-and-workforce-housing-31537593-bridgeport-ct.html Government and Politics Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts - February 16, 2023 Hartford, CT – As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-efforts-february-16-2023-31537602-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-efforts-february-16-2023-31537602-hartford-ct.html Health and Fitness Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Legislative Democrat Lunacy Continues in Hartford CT Democrats Spend the Week Proposing Reparations, higher Landlord Taxes, & Encouraging Homelessness By this point in the legislative session it https://www.americantowns.com/news/legislative-democrat-lunacy-continues-in-hartford-31538342-danbury-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/legislative-democrat-lunacy-continues-in-hartford-31538342-danbury-ct.html Government and Politics Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Blumenthal to Serve as Chair of Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy and Technology [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced today that he will become the Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-to-serve-as-chair-of-judiciary-subcommittee-on-privacy-and-technology-31538715-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-to-serve-as-chair-of-judiciary-subcommittee-on-privacy-and-technology-31538715-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Blumenthal and Moran Call for Restrictions of TikTok's U.S. Operations Amid Concerns Over National Security and Consumer Privacy The senators’ letter comes after TikTok parent company ByteDance admitted that its employees improperly accessed data on U.S. TikTok users, https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-and-moran-call-for-restrictions-of-tiktoks-us-operations-amid-concerns-over-national-security-and-consumer-privacy-31538716-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-and-moran-call-for-restrictions-of-tiktoks-us-operations-amid-concerns-over-national-security-and-consumer-privacy-31538716-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Blumenthal and Markey Joint Statement on Tesla's Recall of Full Self-Driving Beta Software [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) issued the following joint statement after Tesla https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-and-markey-joint-statement-on-teslas-recall-of-full-selfdriving-beta-software-31538717-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-and-markey-joint-statement-on-teslas-recall-of-full-selfdriving-beta-software-31538717-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Blumenthal to Travel to Munich Security Conference [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will join a bipartisan https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-to-travel-to-munich-security-conference-31538718-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-to-travel-to-munich-security-conference-31538718-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Murphy, Lujan Reintroduce Legislation To Combat Public Health Misinformation WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-lujan-reintroduce-legislation-to-combat-public-health-misinformation-31538721-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-lujan-reintroduce-legislation-to-combat-public-health-misinformation-31538721-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600