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Hartford CT Buildings
September 10, 2025

U.S. Rep. John B. Larson said he has cosponsored a bill that would bar members of Congress from owning, buying or selling stocks.

He’s backing the Restore Trust in Congress Act, which would prohibit not only members, but their spouses, dependent children and trustees from owning, buying or selling individual stocks, securities, commodities, futures and other comparable assets.

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Hartford CT Buildings
September 2, 2025

Just one minute before the White House distributed via email a new executive order further dismantling collective bargaining protections for U.S. federal workers, President Donald Trump’s Department of Labor made another, somewhat surprising announcement.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
August 23, 2025

ICE arrested seven people at a Newington car wash Saturday morning, according to a Facebook post by Newington Mayor Jon Trister.

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Rep. Larson, Command Chief Warrant Officer 5 Patrick Nelligan, and U.S. Army veteran Sherri Vogt
August 23, 2025

A local veteran received two medals in acknowledgement of his service to the country in a ceremony in city council chambers at Bristol City Hall.

U.S. Congressman Rep. John Larson presented Command Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Nelligan with the Meritorious Service Medal and Legion of Merit Retirement Award on Thursday, Aug. 21.

Issues:Veterans
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Rep. Larson and Senator Blumenthal with workers at the Newington VA
August 22, 2025

Unions representing government workers say chronic understaffing, job cuts and what they call union-busting by the White House are hindering services for the 60,000 veterans in Connecticut, and millions more around the country, who get their healthcare through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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Rep. Larson, Command Chief Warrant Officer 5 Patrick Nelligan, and U.S. Army veteran Sherri Vogt
August 22, 2025

Rep. John B Larson, D-1, presented both the Meritorious Service Medal and Legion of Merit Retirement Award to Bristol veteran Patrick Nelligan, according to the lawmaker, recognizing his 42 years of service.

Issues:Veterans
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Rep. John Larson Joins Social Security Works National Town Hall
August 19, 2025

This month marks the 90th anniversary of  Social Security, and while defenders of the program celebrate its legacy, they raise new warnings of what they call an increasingly real threat in the Trump era: privatization.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
August 19, 2025

Mike Turek had the perfect retirement home — in a planned cluster community on Deer Run Trail in which the homeowners also own the land, much different than a condominium.

The home also had a unique characteristic — it was mostly in Manchester, but the back of the property inches into Vernon.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
August 13, 2025

President Donald Trump's pick for commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has argued for "sunsetting" Social Security, calling it a "Ponzi scheme."