A local lawmaker is speaking out against the proposed State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition agreement being voted on this week.  Newtown state Senator Tony Hwang says with this agreement, more than 40,000 state employees will receive annual raises for the next three years, including a bonus, while the rest of Connecticut's residents face additional hardship to fund this blanket salary increase.  Hwang says state leaders need to look beyond the federal COVID funding that has provided a financial safety net for Connecticut and municipalities and start prioritizing real fiscal reform and sustained economic relief to an already overburdened populace due to rising inflation and burgeoning government bureaucracy.