Don’t Try to Park at the Capitol Today.

It’s a busy day in Connecticut’s democracy. Both chambers of the legislature are in session today and hundreds of constituents want to talk to their elected officials.

It’s agriculture day under and around the dome, always a cheerful occasion for the state’s farmers to remind legislators and curious staff members what they do to feed the state. It’s also the day hospitals have chosen to hire buses and fill them with employees who want to talk to representatives and senators. Hundreds of them have been arriving this morning and they have a lot on their minds a they make their way around the capitol battleground over state funding of healthcare services for the poor.

Members of a non-profit alliance will also be at the capitol today making the case for funding of its services.