Duff, Representative Tong: Debt Scams Still Targeting the Vulnerable in Tough...
Among the top 10 scams and rip-offs of 2010, as reported by the Better Business Bureau, was the troublesome trend of third-parties offering a quick solution to debt--scams of which state Senator Bob...
View ArticleDuff and Maynard Welcome Potential $2 Billion in Cuts in Governor’s Budget...
After meeting with agency heads in Hartford yesterday, Governor Dannel Malloy announced that he intends to include no more than the current year’s spending in his budget plan to be unveiled next month...
View ArticleDuff Welcomes Grants for Norwalk Organizations
Six Norwalk organizations were awarded more than $80,000 in grant funds yesterday for marketing, programming, capital projects and other efforts through the state Commission on Culture and Tourism,...
View ArticleLawmakers Propose Bill That Will Protect Those With Autism From Phony Therapists
Norwalk: A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers is proposing a bill that would crack down on people who fraudulently represent themselves as board certified behavior analysts--primarily for the treatment...
View ArticleStatement From Senator Duff, Representative Cafero on Future of Norwalk DCF...
State Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) and Representative Lawrence Cafero (R-Norwalk) today issued the following statement on the future of the Norwalk Department of Children and Families (DCF) office...
View ArticleLawmakers and Parents Testify in Support of Bill That Will Protect Those with...
Hartford: Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven), Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk), and House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero (R-Norwalk) joined parents from Norwalk at a public hearing today...
View ArticleDuff: Free Online Federal Tax Prep and Filing Available From IRS
Since 2003, the federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has offered a free, online tax preparation service to low and moderate-income taxpayers—a program known as IRS Free File. Today, state Senator Bob...
View ArticleStatement From Senator Duff on First Run of M8 Rail Cars in Passenger Service...
Norwalk—State Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) today issued the following statement on news of the first new M8 train—six rail cars in total—operating in active passenger service on the Metro North rail...
View ArticleDuff, Interfaith Council to Present Forum at Norwalk Public Library
The InterFaith Council of Southwestern Connecticut is joining with state Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) to host My Neighbor’s Faith— Norwalk, featuring a panel of four religious leaders representing...
View ArticleDuff, Mayor Moccia: AT&T Offers Generous Support for Norwalk Senior Center...
To say the last several months have been tough for the Norwalk Senior Center would be, to many, an understatement.
View ArticleDuff, Cafero Recognized For Work to Preserve Grumman-St. John House, Expand...
For years, the debate surrounding the future of the Grumman-St. John House on East Avenue in Norwalk seemed to be at a stalemate. However, last fall and agreement was finally reached to preserve the...
View ArticleBanking Officials Discuss State of Banks in Connecticut
Rep. William Tong (D-Stamford, New Canaan) and Sen. Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) led a group of banking officials Tuesday at the Legislative Office Building in a discussion of the state of banking in...
View ArticleDuff, Perone Welcome State Matching Funds For Pulse Point Project
The Norwalk Transit District is slated to receive $403,000 to cover the required matching funds for reconstruction of the Norwalk pulse point when the State Bond Commission meets next week, state...
View ArticleDuff: Senate Unanimously Approves Two Measures Supporting State Veterans
The state Senate passed two bills yesterday designed to support veterans living in the state of Connecticut, state Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) today announced. The bills were approved unanimously by...
View ArticleDuff Named Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies Family Legislator...
From transitioning schools to healthier green cleaning products and banning harmful chemicals from children’s products to working to preserve funding for family resource centers and ringing a Salvation...
View ArticleSenate Approves Bill to Protect Those With Autism From Phony Behavioral...
Individuals who misrepresent themselves as board certified behavior analysts could be found guilty of felony charges under bipartisan legislation supported by state Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney...
View ArticleDuff Leads Senate in Approving Fix to Child Identity Theft Loophole
Under legislation approved by the state Senate today, individuals who fraudulently use a minor’s personal identifying information could face severe felony charges. State Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk),...
View ArticleDuff Brings Stronger Neighborhood Protection Bill Through Senate
In regular session this afternoon, the state Senate approved legislation that updates law enacted in 2009 that helps protect municipalities from the disrepair and blight of foreclosed properties in the...
View ArticleDuff Casts Vote to Protect Zoning Enforcement Officers
State Sen. Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) today voted for a significant change to state law that will hold zoning enforcement officers (ZEOs) harmless for any civil damages arising out of the professional...
View ArticleDuff Votes to Strengthen Connecticut’s Anti-Bullying Laws
State Sen. Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) has voted to strengthen Connecticut’s existing anti-bullying laws by supporting a bill that adds electronic “cyberbullying” to the list of prohibited activities as well...
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