House votes to grant all adoptees access to birth records Follow Us
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By SUSAN HAIGH - Associated Press - Tuesday, May 4, 2021
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to grant all adoptees in Connecticut access to their birth certificates, following an emotional and personal debate over whether the privacy rights of certain birth parents should trump those of adoptees seeking information about their past.
The bill passed on a bipartisan vote of 115 to 28. It now awaits action in the state Senate.
Current state law allows access to original birth certificates for people, 18 years and older, whose adoptions were finalized on or after Oct. 1, 1983. That’s the date when the state adoption form was changed and a clause added, warning that birth parents’ identities could be disclosed.
A crowd of several hundred anti-vaccination activists rallied outside the state Capitol to protest two bills pending in the legislature that would eliminate the religious exemption for childhood immunizations and bar unvaccinated children from school.
Milford state rep. speaks out on campus sexual assault bill
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State Representative Kathy Kennedy (R-District 119) asked that HB 6374 be favorably voted out of committee.CT House Republicans / Contributed photo
MILFORD College students should be allowed to report sexual assaults without fear of repercussions, according to State Rep. Kathy Kennedy, R-119th District. That is especially true of college students.
“That is a big sticking point with me,” Kennedy said. “They must be able to report what happens on college campuses.”
“This bill allows someone who finds themselves in a situation (partying, being under age) to report it without fear of repercussions, possibly being arrested or suspended because they may have been drinking or whatever the case may be,” Kennedy said.
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East Haddam officials praise walkway planned for swing bridge
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The East Haddam swing bridge spans the Connecticut River, connecting the town with Haddam.Contributed photo / Cathy Malin
EAST HADDAM The East Haddam Delegation this week lauded the Department of Transportation’s planned addition of a pedestrian walkway to the East Haddam Swing Bridge when it performs renovations in 2022.
Legislators are excited for the recreational and everyday advantages it will bring to the local community, according to a press release. More than 100 years old, the East Haddam Bridge was once argued to be the longest swing bridge of its kind. It plays a vital connective role between Haddam and East Haddam, the statement said.