Community Forum Slated on School Safety in Seymour

Shelton School District/Police to Host Safety Forum

SHELTON -The school district will hold a Community Forum on School Safety at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at Shelton High School, 120 Meadow St.

Leaders from the school district and police department will discuss current practices and hear concerns from families. 

Valley Lawmakers to host Small Business Forum

Gentile Participates in Job Growth Forum

HARTFORD - State Rep. Linda Gentile, D-Ansonia, Derby, Friday participated in an information forum at the Commission on Economic Competitiveness focused on developing a cluster of jobs in the medical and personal health field.

“I believe that one of the most important things that I can do as a legislator and policymaker is look for opportunities and ways to create jobs and improve our economy. That is why I attended and participated in this forum focusing on the creation of jobs in the medical field,” Gentile said.

The meeting discussed establishing and maintaining an Asset Inventory across the state to identify Connecticut organizations and companies working in bioscience, biopharma, biotech, genomics, clinomics, epigenomes, pharmacogenomics, and related fields.

By identifying these organizations, the state can promote business development through competitions that will incentivize firms or individuals located anywhere in the world to come into Connecticut. Furthermore, the state will be able to retain talent and invite and recruit experts in the fields of precision medicine and personalized health work in CT to build a critical mass of talent.

The economic impact of building a cluster and critical mass around precision medicine will have strong and positive effects cross the state.

The Commission on Economic Competitiveness works to analyze the implications of state tax policy on state business and industry and to develop policies that promote economic growth.

(This is a press release from the state House Democrats' office.)

Crisco convenes forum on health insurance act

HARTFORD - State Sen. Joseph J. Crisco, Jr., D-Woodbridge, and state Rep. Robert Megna, D-New Haven, co-chairs of the legislature’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee, Friday convened an Informational Forum to measure progress toward Connecticut’s implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Jan. 1 is the effective date of the new federal law; the official enrollment period began Oct. 1.

Crisco and Megna were eager for lawmakers to hear from industry experts so they in turn could help ensure their constituents have access to the information, enrollment options, and sign-up capabilities they need to participate in options provided by the new federal law.

“The two key facets of the Affordable Care Act cannot be overstated, and the first of these is widespread enrollment to expand the pool of residents covered by insurance, to reduce costs for individual members of that pool,” Crisco said.
“And then with more residents receiving regular check-ups and early diagnoses, the overall cost of healthcare should go down with reduced demand for treatment of late-stage and chronic illness, and emergency room visits for routine matters.”

Access Health CT is the state’s health insurance exchange, established by state statute as the official medium between state residents and their participation in options provided by the federal law.
Kevin Counihan, chief executive officer of AccessHealthCT, was Friday’s first and featured presenter to update Connecticut’s enrollment statistics.

“It was gratifying to hear how smoothly Connecticut enrollments have been going through our state system in light of press coverage of enrollment difficulties and consumer confusion elsewhere,” Crisco said.
“The Informational Forum was quite comprehensive, providing updates from ACA administrators, a chance to gauge the impact of these changes from private sector providers, and the view from officials with the state Department of Insurance, which regulates the industry.”

Crisco said efficiencies at Access Health CT place the state among national leaders in enrollment results with a 97 percent approval rating from participants.
Access Health CT can be reached at www.accesshealthct.com or by calling 1-855-805-4325.


This is a press release from Crisco's office.

Forum slated Thursday in Shelton

NOTICE: CHARTER REVISION OF CITY OF SHELTON


There will be a Public Forum for Questions and Answers regarding the Charter Revision for the City of Shelton at 7 p.m. Thursday in the auditorium at City Hall, 54 Hill St., Shelton.
Copies of the current Charter are available in the City Town Clerk’s office and the City of Shelton website.

This information was provided by the City of Shelton.