The state House of Representatives has voted to preserve seven historic horse trails including two in the immediate area, as advocated by state Rep. Pam Sawyer. The local trails are: Airline State Park trails and Hop River State Park trails between Bolton and Columbia.
Rep. Sawyer has supported a bipartisan group of legislators, the state Department [...]
State Rep. Pam Sawyer has proposed an exception to new legislatively-imposed sick time rules if a business can show the requirement would create “undue hardship.”
Under her amendment to pending legislation, “undue hardship” would mean significant difficulty or expense on the employer when considered in relation to factors such as size of the business, its financial [...]
Rep. Pam Sawyer and Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that two additional babies were brought to hospital emergency departments in March and said the law giving parents a safe alternative to abandoning a newborn baby has been very successful in saving the most vulnerable among us. Regrettably, an abandoned baby was found dead May 19 [...]
A new law ensures that American flags may remain on veterans’ graves from Memorial Day through the Independence Day.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell recently signed into law a bill co-sponsored by state Rep. Pamela Sawyer. The measure allows the placement of flags on veterans’ graves from the Saturday before Memorial Day until the Monday after [...]
One major source of waste paper is unsolicited letters, brochures and catalogs that arrive in the daily mail. According to state Rep. Pam Sawyer, people can cut down on junk mail, catalogs and even phone books with a few simple steps.
You can reduce the number of catalogs and other mail by visiting the website, dmachoice.org. [...]
Have questions about the H1N1 influenza known as ’swine flu’?
State Rep. Pam Sawyer encourages residents to check out information regarding the virus which is available to the public.
“The best protection is information,” said Rep. Sawyer. “The national Centers for Disease Control, the state Department of Public Health [...]
