CT Progressive Caucus

The Connecticut Progressive Caucus is a coalition of 43 state legislators fighting for opportunity, justice, and dignity for every Connecticut resident.

[CT Progressive Caucus @ProgressiveCT]

It’s going to take all hands on deck to meet our climate goals in CT and transition to renewable energy.

HB-6397, An Act Concerning Zero Carbon Emissions adds accountability for state agencies, energy suppliers, and vendors so we can meet those goals

https://t.co/ms4eRmY8MO

[CT Progressive Caucus @ProgressiveCT]

Reproductive rights are under threat at the federal level, and we have to push back here in CT. With SB-171, pharmacists will be able to prescribe birth control in addition to doctors—increasing birth control access for millions of CT residents
https://t.co/pjR4biaIuV

[Stop Solitary CT @stopsolitaryct]

On Thursday, December 10th at 9:00 am, Stop Solitary CT will be discussing the PROTECT Act, our model legislation, with experts from @acluct @schellcenter @SEICHE_Yale. #ProtectCT #stopsolitary

Register for the conversation: https://t.co/qndzzkwuW2

[Matt Lesser @MattLesser]

BREAKING - while we were standing with essential workers a few minutes ago, @GovNedLamont issued a promise that he’ll extend Workers Compensation to essential workers who got sick during COVID19!

They had our backs - Let’s have their backs.

[Brandon L. McGee, Jr. @RepBMcGee]

Let the following proposals, our ‘Agenda for Equity’, serve as a table-setting moment for what we hope will be a renewed and years-spanning commitment to racial equity in Connecticut.

[CT Progressive Caucus @ProgressiveCT]

The Progressive Caucus stands with our colleagues in the BPRC to call for a bold agenda for special session this summer. Our constituents, and our conscience, demand meaningful action.

[Brandon L. McGee, Jr. @RepBMcGee]

The Black and Puerto Rican Caucus supports a call to special session and recognizes that no single platform or bill can right centuries of wrongs, let alone a few summer days in the Capitol.

[Sean Scanlon @SeanScanlonCT]

The cost of insulin is skyrocketing & doing nothing to combat it is no longer an option

In special session we must take up the bill I wrote w/ @MattLesser to make insulin accessible & affordable to all in CT

Lives are literally at stake. We need to act.
https://t.co/PTsX8mZXHt

[Governor Ned Lamont @GovNedLamont]

Today's COVID-19 update in Connecticut (from Fri-Sun):

➡️24,692 tests were administered; 259 came back positive (1.0% positivity rate)
➡️26 fewer people are hospitalized; total of 69 (lowest since 3/23)
➡️There have been 3 fatalities

For more data, visit https://t.co/FpgO8VKwjq

[CT Progressive Caucus @ProgressiveCT]

If we truly believe in addressing systemic racism, tackling housing segregation in our state must be a top priority for the legislature. The Progressive Caucus is ready to get to work.

[CT Progressive Caucus @ProgressiveCT]

“On Wednesday, the state House of Representatives’ Progressive Caucus — representing nearly half of the party’s members in the lower chamber — announced it supports taking aim at exclusionary zoning during the special session.”

https://t.co/vCBvAYzsln

[CT Progressive Caucus @ProgressiveCT]

*past!

[CT Progressive Caucus @ProgressiveCT]

It’s long last time for zoning reform in Connecticut. Let’s make it happen @desegregateCT!

[Where We Live @wherewelive]

Protests have put racism in the spotlight. But how do the rules shaping who lives in what communities also perpetuate racial inequality?
Today: restrictive zoning rules and other barriers to affordable housing. @jacquelinerabe @DrDuBoisWalton @SaudAnwarCT https://t.co/kkX3aZL9dE

[CT Progressive Caucus @ProgressiveCT]

Find the full agenda here: https://t.co/IO8IRanWlr, and a summary here: https://t.co/RepNol6HQy

Reps who signed on:

[CT Progressive Caucus @ProgressiveCT]

🚨🚨🚨Breaking: 41 members of the General Assembly's Progressive Caucus have announced their support for the @CTSenateDems Juneteenth Agenda and requested that House Democratic leadership ensure these proposals are taken up during special session this summer. We must act boldly!

[CT Senate Democrats @CTSenateDems]

#BLM flag flying high at the Capitol. Symbolism isn’t enough, however. We need action through legislation.

[CT Progressive Caucus @ProgressiveCT]

The Connecticut Progressive Caucus is ready to get to work in special session. We will stand with our colleagues in the CT Black and Puerto Rican Caucus to address police brutality and systemic racism because Connecticut cannot wait another day without meaningful reform.

[CT Progressive Caucus @ProgressiveCT]

And here's some more: https://t.co/CTDhep4ez8

[CT Progressive Caucus @ProgressiveCT]

Cherry-picking examples of rich residents leaving CT might make sense for your political agenda, but anecdotes are not the foundation of good government. Here's some actual evidence that raising taxes on the wealthy will not drive them out of the state: https://t.co/1P9A2Kog61

[Carol Platt Liebau @CPLiebau]

There have been FOUR major tax increases in 12 years. Income tax hikes just make the rich leave for Florida. Instead, how about we DELAY the 5.5% pay increase for state workers scheduled for this July (they got one last year, too)? That will save us about $353 million. DEAL?

[CT Progressive Caucus @ProgressiveCT]

The fiscal challenges facing our state in the years to come cannot and should not be solved without asking our wealthy neighbors to pay a little more. Our budget must not be balanced solely on the backs of working- and middle-class Connecticut residents.

https://t.co/iJsOtG0qCz

[Sean Scanlon @SeanScanlonCT]

As of right now there are still 400 (!) test slots open for tomorrow. If you are feeling symptoms, go get tested!