Archive for January, 2009
State Rep. Tony Hwang, R-Fairfield, has introduced legislation that would repeal the state’s 2007 In- School Suspension law. The legislation has been submitted to the Legislature’s Education Committee for consideration. Local officials in Fairfield have expressed concerns over this legislation, particularly the additional cost associated with hiring staff to monitor students serving their suspensions on [...]
Football players and cheerleaders from Fairfield got a tour of the Capitol today after Rep. Tony Hwang brought them to the House chamber in recognition of their efforts. Both groups prizing-winning teams, with the cheerleaders recently crowned as national cheerleading champions at a competition in Florida. Hwang and Sen. John McKinney also brought the young [...]
On Thursday, January 22, Rep. Hwang welcomed students from Holy Family Catholic School in Fairfield to the State Capitol who were visiting as part of Catholic Schools Day.
Unemployed residents who have used their 20 weeks of federally extended jobless benefits are eligible for 13 more weeks of compensation. The extension applies to job-seekers who have used their initial 26 weeks of state unemployment insurance and the 20 weeks of federal benefits are now eligible for a “Second-Tier” of 13 weeks, the governor’s [...]
HARTFORD– State Representative Tony Hwang on Wednesday received legislative committee assignments from House Republican Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr.
Hwang was elected to his first term on Nov. 4 and in the days afterward he prepared himself for the start of the legislative session that opened this week.
He represents the 134th General Assembly District covering Trumbull [...]
