Archive for May, 2009

Floren Op-Ed: CT CLOSED FOR BUSINESS

by: jdooley May 30, 2009

With the state facing a nearly $9 billion budget deficit, the Democratic majority has worked hard at addressing every issue other than the budget. We’ve debated the death penalty and universal healthcare. We’ve also debated frog dissection, paintball guns, and water lettuce.

GREENWICH DELEGATION CALLS FOR BAN ON ZONE PRICING OF GAS

by: jdooley May 22, 2009

HARTFORD- Greenwich State Reps. Livvy Floren (R-149), Lile Gibbons (R-150) and Fred Camillo (R-151) are dismayed the state legislature refuses to address the issue of gasoline zone pricing which forces Greenwich to pay the highest gas prices in Connecticut.

Floren urges Greenwich Residents to Read WSJ Op-ed

by: jdooley May 22, 2009

Wall Street Journal Opinion Piece on Tax Policy

GREENWICH DELEGATION SUPPORTS GREEN SCHOOLS BILL

by: jdooley May 8, 2009

HARTFORD- State Reps. Livvy R. Floren, who represents Greenwich and Stamford, Lile Gibbons of Old Greenwich and Fred Camillo of Cos Cob voted to bar school systems from using products that contain various toxic substances.
Connecticut already requires “green cleaning” practices for all state-owned buildings, including its universities and vocational-technical schools. Supporters say expanding the rules [...]

GREENWICH DELEGATION CALLS FOR BAN ON PRODUCTS WITH BPA

by: jdooley May 8, 2009

HARTFORD – State Representatives Livvy Floren (R-149), Lile Gibbons (R-150) and Fred Camillo (R-151) supported legislation last week to ban products such as baby bottles and food containers made with the chemical bisphenol-A.

Floren Supports Notifying Towns of Contaminated Water

by: jdooley May 1, 2009

HARTFORD – State Representatives Livvy Floren (R-149), Lile Gibbons (R-150) and Fred Camillo (R-151) today welcomed the passage by the state House of Representatives of SB- 1021, An Act Concerning Notification of Contaminants in Drinking. The measure would require the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health to notify local municipal leaders when contaminated drinking [...]