Rep. O’Neill Honors Southbury War Dead
Representative O’Neill reads Governor M. Jodi Rell’s Memorial Day proclamation at Memorial Day ceremonies in Southbury May 25th.
Archive for May, 2009
Measure to Protect Seniors from Fraud Passes House
Senior citizens would be protected from untrained financial advisors under legislation approved by the state House of Representatives and strongly supported by Rep. O’Neill. The measure, adopted unanimously May 22nd and sent to the Senate, prohibits financial salespersons from using a fake certificate or falsely claiming they have special training in advising senior citizens.
Rep. O’Neill Hosts Money Follows the Person News Conference
Joe Stango of Southbury, who has been advocating for the Money Follows the Person program for several years, fields a question at a May 19th capitol news conference as Rep. O’Neill and patients currently receiving treatment in long-term care facilities and their families look on. Rep. O’Neill, Stango, and the families called on the state [...]
Death Row Inmates Can Breathe Sigh of Relief if Death Penalty Abolished
The 10 murderers currently awaiting execution on death row can breathe a sigh of relief if the measure to abolish the death penalty in Connecticut becomes law, state Representative Arthur J. O’Neill said today.
Rep. O’Neill At Money Follows the Person News Conference
Rep. O’Neill responds to a question at a capitol news conference May 14th on the Money Follows the Person project as, from left, state Representative Corky Mazurek, D-80th District, former House Speaker James A. Amann of Milford, and state Representative Lawrence G. Miller, R-122nd District, look on. The speakers urged voters to contact their state [...]
Rep. O’Neill Hosts Tax Day News Conference
Rep. O’Neill answers a question at a state capitol news conference on Tax Day, May 11th, that he hosted on behalf of two taxpayer organizations that stressed the need to reform Connecticut’s binding arbitration law. The law enables unelected arbitrators who have no concern for local property taxpayers, to impose unaffordable contract settlements with municipal [...]
O’Neill Discusses State Fiscal Crisis, Reforming Budget Process
While the state fiscal crisis may offer some opportunity for reforming the budget process, political differences on key issues at the state capitol make it highly unlikely major change will occur anytime soon, state Representative Arthur J. O’Neill said today.
Representative O’Neill, R-69th District, and state Representative Tom Reynolds, D-42nd District, discussed the budget crisis and [...]
