Winfield Attends Annual Love March in New Haven
Senator Gary Winfield (D-New Haven) along with New Haven residents, local clergy, and other Connecticut legislators, took part in Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church’s annual Love March.
View ArticleWinfield Heads to Mauro Sheridan Magnet School for MLK Celebration
Senator Gary Winfield (D-New Haven) paid a visit to Mauro Sheridan third graders today in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Sen. Winfield read to students as part of Sheridan’s storytelling...
View ArticleNew Haven’s Dixwell Avenue Community to Receive a Much Needed Housing Upgrade
Sen. Gary Winfield (D-New Haven) is reporting that much needed housing upgrades are being slated for neighborhoods across New Haven, thanks to a loan from the State Department of Housing.
View ArticleWinfield Supports Bill That Would Increase State Income Tax Exemption for...
Today Senate Democrats publicly announced their plan to increase the exemption from state income tax on military retirement pay for Connecticut veterans to one hundred percent.
View ArticleWinfield at White House to Discuss Opportunity Agenda
Senator Gary Winfield (D-New Haven) joins Cabinet Secretaries at the White House today, to discuss the ways in which state lawmakers are supporting policies to help working families. These policies...
View ArticleFunding Awarded to Historic New Haven Church for Much-Needed Repairs
State Senator Gary Winfield (D-New Haven) is excited to announce that the Church of God and Saints in Christ on Beers Street in New Haven has been awarded a Maintenance and Repair grant from the...
View ArticleLooney, Winfield: New Haven to Receive $1 Million to Move Police Firing Range...
Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and Senator Gary Winfield (D-New Haven) today hailed the State Bond Commission’s approval of a $1 million grant to the City of New Haven to assist with...
View ArticleWinfield Advocates for Greater Investments in the State's Growing Hispanic...
Dozens of community and government leaders representing the state’s 500,000 Latino residents came together to hold the 2nd annual “Orgullo y Poder” (Pride and Power) legislative luncheon at the State...
View ArticleWinfield: Come to the Table With Solutions Not Opposing Views
State Senator Gary Winfield (D-New Haven) joined fellow legislators and distinguished community leaders today for a panel discussion organized by the General Assembly’s Public Safety & Security...
View ArticleWinfield: East Rock Student Reporters Visit State Capitol
Normally during the weekday, students are in their school classrooms learning about the world around them and answering questions asked by their instructors. But today, State Senator Gary Winfield...
View ArticleLooney, Winfield Lead Unanimous Approval of Jorge Perez as the State's Next...
The Connecticut State Senate today unanimously confirmed Jorge Perez as the new Banking Commissioner for the State of Connecticut.
View ArticleWinfield Honors Former Veteran’s Comissioner Dr. Linda Schwartz
For her valiant efforts serving fellow soldiers in the U.S. Air Force and for being a tremendous asset to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Dr. Linda Schwartz was honored in New Haven today....
View ArticleWinfield Leads Senate Passage of Financial Literacy Legislation
State Senator Gary Winfield (D-New Haven) today led Senate passage of legislation that will make financial literacy resources available to local high schools and state higher education institutions.
View ArticleWinfield Stands With Senate Leaders in Passage of Legislation to Ban...
State Senator Gary Winfield (D-New Haven) stood with Senate leadership today to pass legislation that will ban potentially deceptive and unpredictable variable-rate electricity contracts.
View ArticleWinfield: Senate Bans Physical Restraint and Seclusion as a Disciplinary Tool...
A bipartisan group of legislators led Senate passage today of a bill that significantly restricts the use of restraints and seclusion rooms to emergency situations in Connecticut schools.
View ArticleWinfield Applauds Legislative Proposal to Ease the Burden of Testing on...
Legislative leaders gathered in the State Capitol this afternoon to announce a bipartisan plan to unburden high school juniors from controversial standardized testing. The proposal would end the...
View ArticleWinfield: Senate Democrats Champion Excessive Use of Force snd Police Body...
Senate Democrats led unanimous passage Tuesday of a comprehensive package of reforms to state statutes regarding the excessive use of force by law enforcement and the recording of police activity by...
View ArticleWinfield: Legislation to Educate Student Loan Borrowers Receives Unanimous...
The State Senate today approved legislation that will establish student loan education courses at institutions of higher education. The Department of Banking will be required to designate an ombudsman...
View ArticleWinfield Receives AARP's Legislative Achievement Award
This week AARP selected State Senator Gary Winfield (D-New Haven) as a recipient of their Legislative Achievement Award for his leadership last year with the creation of the Connecticut Retirement...
View ArticleWinfield: Historic Excessive Use of Force and Second Chance Legislation...
The Senate and House today passed historic bipartisan legislation that will increase police accountability, recruit more minority officers to the police force and lower incarceration rates for...
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