The following editorial was written by Wilton's state representative, Gail Lavielle (R-143), and sent to her constituents. It explains what will happen in the capital once Gov. Ned Lamont presents his budget to lawmakers today, Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Here Comes the Budget
, Wednesday, Feb ...
As part of GOOD Morning Wilton‘s coverage of the elections on Nov. 6, and of the campaigns leading up to that day, we have set out some guidelines. Candidates are invited to submit one 800-word op-ed piece before the elections. Gail Lavielle is the Republican candidate running for re-ele ...
Connecticut families and businesses need to understand the state union agreement the legislature has just approved and what it means for them. While one union leader called it “the best and longest public-sector pension and healthcare contract in the country,” its far-reaching budgetary ...
This is no time to mince words about Connecticut’s fiscal crisis. It is deep, serious, and affects everyone and everything: taxpayers, businesses, jobs, social services, infrastructure, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, towns and cities, hospitals, federal funding opportunities, ...
State Rep. Gail Lavielle (R-143) is inviting Wilton constituents to attend office hours with her on the morning of Tuesday, March 7 at Orem’s Diner in Wilton. She will meet with any interested constituent that day, March 7, from 7:30-9 a.m..
This is an opportunity for Rep. Lavielle’s ...
The following letter was reprinted at the request of the author, State Representative Gail Lavielle (R-143) who was re-elected to represent Wilton.
I want to thank my fellow residents of the 143rd district in Norwalk, Westport and Wilton for once again putting your trust in me to repr ...
There has been quite a lot of coverage lately about Connecticut’s interest in a mileage tax. Most of it focuses on how bad a mileage tax would be for the state. I agree, it would. People in Connecticut just can’t take on one more tax, and on top of that, a mileage tax raises too many pri ...
The following is a press release from the office of Gail Lavielle, in response to the 2017 state budget.
On Friday night, May 13, the state House of Representatives convened in special session to vote on bills adjusting the 2017 state budget, which was running a $935 million deficit. ...
Last week (Thursday, Jan. 28), Wilton's Board of Education voted to approve the proposed changes to the 2016-2017 school year calendar, which included a post-Labor Day, late start (Sep. 6) as well as an April break that some families in the district felt was not preferable. The changes h ...
We heard a lot about GE last week. But what we didn’t hear was more telling.
In Connecticut, we heard much discussion of why GE decided to move, and many opinions about who and what are to blame. None of this was surprising, and much of it had to be said.
More disturbing, however, ...
During the 2015 legislative session, I had the privilege of serving for the first time as Ranking Member of the General Assembly’s Education Committee. One of the legislature’s largest committees, its work affects every community in the state. While education should not be a partisan sub ...
Following last week's announcement from the state about an approved $4 million Danbury Branch Line rail dockyard project, we asked Wilton's state representative Gail Lavielle (R-143) to give us her thoughts.
The state Department of Transportation has provided important clarification o ...
