Published July 16. 2021 6:57PM | Updated July 16. 2021 7:03PM
Norwich A key recommendation in a study of the city’s fire services needs could receive federal funding in the coming months, as U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney announced Friday that $700,000 has been included in a round of congressional bills for a new computer-aided emergency dispatch system.
Norwich police Chief Patrick Daley said he submitted the request to Courtney’s office when the congressman sought funding priority needs from municipalities in the 2nd Congressional District. Courtney announced Friday the funding was included in bills approved Thursday night by the House Appropriations Committee.
The fire services study presented to the City Council in February urged upgrades to the emergency fire dispatch and fire radios and communications equipment. Daley said the emergency dispatch computer system is a key component of the upgrade. The city’s current dispatch computer system was installed in 2003 and is near
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U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., said Wednesday he’s optimistic about the fate of legislation aimed at helping struggling newspapers and other media outlets compete against online platforms that publish their content without paying for it.
“There’s strong bipartisan interest,” Cicilline said of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, which he originally introduced in 2019 and resubmitted earlier this year. He said he expects the House Judiciary Committee to send the bill to the House floor in “the coming months.”
Cicilline joined Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, in delivering an update on the legislation via a virtual news conference organized by Courtney s office. Courtney was an original co-sponsor of the bill.
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