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Hartford, CT – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will announce a major new initiative to accelerate progress toward the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of achieving 100% lead service line removal and replacement. The “Lead Service Line Replacement Accelerators” initiative will be introduced during a White House convening with Vice President Kamala Harris and EPA Administrator Michael S.
Hartford, CT – Governor Ned Lamont and Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno today announced that the Connecticut Department of Housing is launching a new fund to assist renters who are on the verge of being evicted from their homes due to owing past due rent. Utilizing $12.5 million in funding from UniteCT and the Rent Bank, the Eviction Prevention Fund will provide households with up to $5,000 to pay off past due rent with their current landlord.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) congratulated Vietnam veteran Craig Jordan of South Windsor for his induction into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame after Rep. Larson nominated him for the 2022 class of inductees.
Hartford, CT - Today, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, alongside Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Chris Murphy, and Our Piece of the Pie (OPP) President & CEO Hector Rivera announced that OPP’s Youth Service Corps has received $2.6 million in federal and state grants to expand and enhance services for Hartford youth. The Youth Service Corps (YSC), which was launched in the first year of Mayor Bronin’s administration, connects young
WINDSOR — The town has received $3 million in federal funds to complete a "road diet" project on Broad Street.
EAST HARTFORD — Connecticut's contribution to victory in World War II included brass munitions from Waterbury, fighter planes from Stratford, artillery fuses from Bristol, guns made in Hartford and New Haven, parachutes from Manchester and ball bearings, mess kits and all kinds of hardware from New Britain.
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Public Health has been awarded a $32,253,484 grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that will be used to support the state agency’s newly launched Office of Public Heath Workforce Development.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy applauded the National Park Service’s selection of East Hartford as an American World War II Heritage City.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin announced he would not seek re-election:
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $900,000 in new federal funding for the iQuilt Partnership to advance the Hartford 400 Project. Rep. Larson secured this funding as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 government funding package, which was signed into law earlier this year by President Biden.