Senate Honors Eileen Daily

According to a report on NECN, both Democrats and Republicans praised Sen. Daily during Tuesday's special legislative session “for her work overseeing the Finance Revenue and Bonding Committee, her sense of humor, forthrightness, brevity and knowledge of the state budget.”

Daily announced earlier this year that she would be retiring and would . She has represented the towns of Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland and Westbrook for nearly 20 years.

Daily made the decision based on health concerns and wanting to spend more time with her family. She has been diagnosed with cancer, gone through chemotherapy and is currently recuperating from a broken ankle.

Daily has been criticized in the region for her involvement and support of the controversial .