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  • April 03, 2018 — by Erica Moser
    Local business leaders and transportation executives gathered on Tuesday afternoon for a transportation forum that touched on the viability of public-private partnerships, rail siting and transit outlook for the coming decades. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., hosted the summit at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum. Nancy Cowser, executive director of the... Read More
  • March 30, 2018 — by John Voket
    There was no time for a massage at Avance, or a taste of massive native scallops being touted at Market Place Kitchen & Bar. But US Senator Chris Murphy packed a lot of meeting and greeting into a brief tour of the Village at Lexington Gardens, March 28. Accompanied by First Selectman Dan Rosenthal, Director of Planning George Benson, and... Read More
  • March 29, 2018 — by Luther Turmelle
    U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., met with members of the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments Wednesday to announce legislation he will introduce to encourage clean up and redevelopment of contaminated industrial sites nationwide. Murphy’s legislation, called the Creating Livable Environments and New Usable Property (CLEAN UP) Act, pairs... Read More
  • March 29, 2018 — by Rob Ryser
    Activists on Wednesday asked U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy for Washington’s help in supporting community recovery groups and compelling insurance companies to cover addiction treatment. “If you’re on Medicaid or state insurance, you can breathe a sigh of relief, because they may be able to get you something,” said recovery activist... Read More
  • March 28, 2018 — by Natalie Cioffari
    Combat veterans who have received “Other Than Honorable” discharges are now eligible for mental and behavioral health service through the VA. That’s because Senator Chris Murphy’s Honor Our Commitment Act was passed as part of the recent federal budget agreement. Murphy says the bill is intended to reduce the epidemic of... Read More
  • March 28, 2018 — by Jessica Lerner
    Instead of talking at the heads of 100 teenagers in blue auditorium seats, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was more interested in having a conversation with the students at James Hillhouse High School Wednesday during a forum on school safety and gun violence. Murphy said he has been talking about gun violence for five years — ever since the... Read More
  • March 27, 2018 — by Phil Hall
    U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy of Connecticut are calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to mandate labeling of products that contain sesame or sesame seeds. In a letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, the senators stated that sesame is a common allergen and should be added to eight major allergens – milk, eggs,... Read More
  • March 24, 2018 — by Bill Flood
    U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Saturday in support of the ‘March For Our Lives’ events organized across Connecticut, as part of rallies inspired by high school students in Parkland, Florida. The senator has become a national leader on the issue of gun control since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook, and since... Read More
  • March 24, 2018 — by Stephen Singer
    Thousands of students, teachers, political activists and others staged a massive protest Saturday at the state Capitol, expressing anger at gun violence, particularly in schools, and frustration that Congress has not enacted tougher restrictions. Across the state, as they did across the nation, demonstrators gathered for the national day of protest... Read More
  • March 19, 2018 — by Kent Pierce
    United States Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy held a forum on gun violence and school safety in West Hartford's Conard High School Monday morning. On stage with the senators were educators and two student representatives. "We all share the common belief that something has to be done," said student Megan Striff-Cave. "Enough is... Read More
  • March 19, 2018 — by Luther Turmelle
    Chris Murphy has been hosting St. Patrick’s Day pancake breakfasts since he served in the Connecticut General Assembly nearly two decades ago. “There were about 25 people back then, as I recall,” Murphy, who is now Connecticut’s junior U.S. senator, said Monday before a crowd of more than 100 at the Waverly Tavern. Murphy... Read More
  • March 19, 2018 — by Tim Jensen
    U.S. Senator Chris Murphy has selected Budney Aerospace, Inc. of Berlin as this week's "Murphy's Monday Manufacturer." Budney Aerospace is a woman-owned manufacturer of complex aerospace components for the turbine engine industry. The manufacturer also operates an overhaul and repair division, and has been in aerospace manufacturing for over 50... Read More
  • March 19, 2018 — by Angie DeRosa
    A fifth-generation, family-owned company has been named this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer” by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy. Jarvis Airfoil, Inc. was founded in 1901 by Charles L. Jarvis in Hartford, but as the company grew, it moved operations to a 55,000-square-foot facility in Portland. With the help of 89 employees,... Read More
  • March 19, 2018 — by Thomas Breen
    U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy took a trip to the mythical African country of Wakanda on Sunday night. But he wasn’t visiting on official business. He invited along 50 of his younger New Haven constituents. Many of them had already made the trip to Wakanda for one of the season’s biggest cultural phenomenon of the year once (or twice, or three... Read More
  • March 18, 2018 — by Kevin Zimmerman
    Connecticut’s shellfish business has been experiencing a solid turnaround over the past few years — and a March 8 Food & Drug Administration announcement is raising hopes even higher. “It would be a great opportunity for us to diversify into new markets,” said Jeff Northrop, founder of Hummock Island, a venture-backed... Read More
  • March 14, 2018 — by Alex Ceneviva
    Connecticut U.S. Senator Chris Murphy spoke out on the issue of gun control at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. The democrat took to the senate floor to read the names of the Sandy Hook shooting victims, along with other victims of gun violence since the Newtown tragedy. "Joining my colleagues today to give the country a sense of the scope of this... Read More
  • March 13, 2018 — by Jonathan Capehart
    “The world is not a more stable place, in part, because there is very little predictive value attached to the presidency.” Hours after arriving in Belgium last Friday for the German Marshall Fund’s Brussels Forum, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) talked with me about Europe’s anxiety over President Trump. Like most Americans,... Read More
  • March 07, 2018 — by William D. Hartung
    As early as the next few days, the Senate will have its best opportunity so far to end US support for Saudi Arabia's devastating war in Yemen -- a war that has sparked a humanitarian catastrophe that puts millions of lives at risk. The vehicle for congressional action is a bipartisan bill introduced last week by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, Sen.... Read More
  • February 26, 2018 — by Andrew Larson
    In what has become a familiar refrain, lawmakers and local officials are calling for transportation funding to fill a budget hole that the state Department of Transportation has said would lead to service reductions on the Waterbury branch of Metro-North Railroad. Unless the state finds new sources of revenue, the DOT will have to cut back weekend... Read More
  • February 23, 2018
    Sen. Chris Murphy, one of the most vocal advocates of gun control legislation in Congress, is going to the White House to talk about the issue with aides to President Trump. The Associated Press reports that Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, isn’t expected to meet with the president himself. "I'm here to hear the White House out," Murphy... Read More

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