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 about Murphy talks school safety with New Haven high school students

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 about U.S. Sens. Blumenthal and Murphy seek allergen labeling for sesame

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 about Sen. Chris Murphy issues statement on “March For Our Lives”

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 about Thousands In Connecticut, Fired Up By Gun Violence, Rally For Stricter Laws

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 about Students quiz Blumenthal, Murphy on school safety, gun violence

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 about Cheshire crowd quizzes Murphy at annual St. Patrick’s breakfast

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 about Berlin Company Named "Manufacturer of the Week"

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 about Jarvis Airfoil is Murphy's Monday Manufacturer

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 about Chris Murphy Visits Wakanda

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 about CT shellfish industry, going strong, hopes for EU breakthrough

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 about Senator Murphy reads the names of Connecticut victims of gun violence

“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 about Sen. Chris Murphy: Trump’s presidency lacks ‘predictive value,’ making the world less stable

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 about How the US can bring an end to the war in Yemen

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 about Local officials continue push for funding for rail line

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 about Sen. Murphy Heads to the White House to Talk Gun Safety

Newman’s Own Foundation, which donates proceeds from its salad dressing, pizza sauce and other products to charities, was saved last week from a 200 percent tax increase by a late minute amendment to the federal budget enacted by Congress. U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, and Chris Murphy, both Connecticut Democrats, said the Westport-based... Read More about Newman’s Own saved from major tax hit

Senator Chris Murphy held a roundtable discussion at the Firehouse in Haddam on Friday afternoon, February 2, 2018 “to hear directly from local stakeholders on the frontlines of [the opioid] epidemic how he can be helpful at the federal level.” Local selectmen were included, as well as State Representative Bob Siegrist of Haddam, local... Read More about Senator Murphy Held Roundtable Discussion in Haddam on Opioids

As part of his ongoing effort to drive biotech growth in New Haven county, on Feb. 2 U.S. Senator Chris Murphy took a meeting with the team of Ancera, Inc., a paradigm-shifting start-up in Branford's growing biotech community. In 2016, Ancera launched PIPER™, a high-tech, desktop box that's a gamechanger in the race to rapidly identify... Read More about Branford Biotech Ancera Hosts U.S. Senator Chris Murphy

Following Senate Republicans’ unsuccessful push to ban abortion after 20 weeks, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. hosted a roundtable discussion in the Elm City on Thursday to hear from medical providers and local residents. About 50 people attended the event, which was held at Planned Parenthood of Southern New England and focused on issues... Read More about Sen. Murphy visits Planned Parenthood

Finding a skilled workforce, searching out available industrial space and securing U.S. Department of Defense job contracts are among the top challenges facing the region’s manufacturing industry, according to a roundtable-style discussion Friday afternoon between U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., local manufacturers and agency and local... Read More about Sen. Murphy hold manufacturing discussion in Colchester