2023 Legislative Victories by Collaborative Center for Justice
On January 31st, 2023 lawmakers from the Connecticut General Assembly and civil rights, labor, grassroots, and faith-based organizations together called for the passage of the Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA). By enacting this landmark legislation, Connecticut would join California, Oregon, Washington, Virginia, and New York as states with their own voting rights […]
Written Testimony Submitted to the Connecticut General Assembly Environment Committee in
opposition to H.B. 5297: An Act Concerning the Multiplicity of Affecting Facilities in Certain
Census Block Groups in the State
Click here to read about Bill No. 5347 Written Testimony Submitted to the Connecticut General Assembly Housing Committee in opposition to Raised Bill No. 5347: An Act Concerning the Review of Criminal Histories for Prospective Tenants. March 10, 2022 To the Honorable Co-Chairs Senator Rick Lopes and Representative Quentin Williams, […]
Written Testimony Submitted to the Connecticut General Assembly Labor and Public
Employees Committee in Support of S.B. 312: An Act Concerning the Expansion of
Connecticut Paid Sick Days.
Written Testimony Submitted to the Connecticut General Assembly Education Committee in
Support of H.B. 5285: An Act Concerning the Public School Curriculum
Dear Friends, It has been an exciting year here at the Collaborative Center for Justice! Since our last appeal, your support helped fuel our contributions to two statewide legislative victories that will improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents! With municipal election season here, many of us […]
The Issue The Clean Slate criminal justice reform bill (S.B.1019) that we support is coming up for a vote in the state House any day now. Last week it successfully made it out of the Senate. This is the final push before it makes it to Governor Lamont’s desk and, […]
Action Alert Your voice is needed to advance 4 bills to build a more just, sustainable Connecticut! The Collaborative Center for Justice has been actively involved in CT Renews, a coalition of environmental justice, faith, labor, and community groups working on supporting legislation to build a more just, equitable, and […]