Grassroots / Legislative

07/27 Legislative Alert MVB to Members re CAHCF Board of Directors Endorses Dan Malloy and Nancy Wyman for Governor and Lieutenant Governor in Democratic Primary

06/24 Testimony of Matthew Barrett, Executive Vice President of the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities (CAHCF), Inc, before the Human Services and Public Health Committees of the Connecticut General Assembly

04/14 2010 Legislation Tracking Report by Matthew V. Barrett, Executive Vice President of the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities (CAHCF), Inc

03/08 Assessment of Connecticut's Long-term Care System Connecticut Regional Institute for the 21st Century

State Government Officials e-Mailing Center (print out the instructions below, then access the Center by clicking on the preceeding link)

Please DO NOT SPAM THE LEGISLATURE. Send e-mails to the Governor, your State Senator (facility and home) and your State Representative (facility and home).

For assistance on how to use this feature, please print out the following How to use the State Government Officials e-Mailing Center, call (860-290-9424) or e-mail Richard C. Brown at the Association.

Using the State Government Officials e-Mailing Center presented by Richard C. Brown, CNHA, FACHCA at the CAHCF General Membership Meeting on 04/16/2009

State Legislative Contact Information

Facility Listing with State Senator and State Representative (MS Excel spreadsheet)

Write to your legislator:

     The Honorable (title and name, e.g., The Honorable Senator Donald E. Williams, The Honorable Representative Peggy Sayers, etc)
     Connecticut General Assembly
     Legislative Office Building
     Hartford, CT 06106

Call your legislator:

     House Democrats    1-800-842-8267
     Senate Democrats    1-800-842-1420

     House Republicans    1-800-842-1423
     Senate Republicans    1-800-842-1421

To find out who your elected representatives are, please print out the following How To Determine Who Are Your Elected Representatives, call (860-290-9424) or e-mail Richard C. Brown at the Association. Remember..., it's not just where your facility is located, but where you live, also!

Budget Process

Overview of the State Budget Process, December 10, 2002 State CT Office of Fiscal Analysis

Overview of State Revenue, December 10, 2002 State CT Office of Fiscal Analysis

Legislative History of Balanced Budget Law State CT Office of Legislative Research

Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 2-33a. Limitation on expenditures authorized by General Assembly

Connecticut's Spending Cap, November 27, 2006 State CT Office of Fiscal Analysis

Connecticut's Spending Cap: Questions and Answers The Connecticut Health Foundation May 2001

Connecticut General Assembly website

Government Relations Consultants to the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities

Reynolds Strategy Group, LLC
71 Sycamore Road
P.O. Box 271766
West Hartford, CT 06127-1766
Contact: Kevin N. Reynolds, Esq
Telephone: 860-308-2388 Cell: 860-308-2388 Fax: 860-986-3898

Camilliere, Cloud & Kennedy
Somerset Square - 2nd Floor
140 Glastonbury Boulevard
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Contact: Anthony D. Camillere
Telephone: 860-657-9148 Cell: 860-209-0100 Fax: 860-652-8602

Public Hearings

Public Hearings / Bills SEE Levin, Powers, et al ABOVE

Connecticut General Assembly's "A Guide for Reaching State Legislators and Testifying at Hearings"

Sample testimony format

Directions to the Legislative Office Building (LOB) and Parking

We recommend that you visit Project Vote Smart. You can connect by clicking on the hyperlink or through our Links to Sites of Interest page. Enter your zip code in the box on the left-hand side of the page, click on Go and every one of your elected representatives, Federal and State, will be listed. Click on any elected representative and an extensive dossier appears and ALL of the contact information will be listed. Remember..., when writing your US Senators and/or Congressman, please use their District Office address. That way, they'll get your letter before the next Ice Age.

E-mail is cool. It's fast, costs nothing and gets an elected representative's attention.

Problems making a connection? Please contact Richard C. Brown for assistance at CAHCF.

ADVOCATE for your residents..., EDUCATE your elected representatives. Your residents and their families, friends and staff are counting on YOU!!!