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On the anniversary of the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Rep. John Larson, along with state Rep. Jillian Gilchrest (D-West Hartford) held a forum at the West Hartford Senior Center’s Bishops Corner branch to discuss new benefits that are available to Medicare and Social Security recipients.
The West Hartford Fire Department will receive a large share of federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) funds that will be used for training as well as the acquisition of new technical rescue equipment.
West Hartford, CT – Yesterday, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) announced $366,000 in new federal funding for the New Britain and West Hartford Fire Departments to support firefighter training initiatives and new technical rescue equipment.
Newington, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $45,000 in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan for firefighter recruitment and retention efforts in Newington.
Hartford, CT – Last week, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $1 million in new federal funding with Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin to restore the Colt Gardener’s Cottage and Carriage House and integrate the buildings into the Coltsville National Historical Park.
HARTFORD — President Barack Obama authorized Hartford's Colt Park to become a national historic park in 2014, but the designation hasn't formally been established because of the lengthy, technical deed process involved.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and Mayor Luke Bronin announced $1 million in new federal funding to restore the Colt Gardener’s Cottage and Carriage House and integrate the buildings into the Coltsville National Historical Park.
In Hartford’s historic 106-acre Colt Park, two long-vacant buildings formally owned by wealthy industrialist Samuel Colt are about to get a major boost from $1 million in federal money.
In an effort to gather information and disseminate it to those affected, U.S. Rep. John Larson held a roundtable discussion at the Glastonbury Town Hall, on July 31, about what the state and federal government is doing to aid farms affected by the recent flooding, and what could be done better.
Several business people, town leaders, and farmers from several towns were in attendance.
Over the last two years, drought, frost and now flooding have hit Connecticut farms, and as weather-related disasters become more common, the farmers are pushing Congress to fix a crop insurance program they say hasn’t worked for them.
With the federal farm bill, an omnibus package of farm programs and funding passed by Congress every five years, up for renewal this year, the legislation could offer an avenue for changes to the insurance program.