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Farmington, CT (WTIC Radio)-Congress members John Larson (D-1st) and Jahana Hayes (D-5th)touted the virtues of Social Security 2100, calling for the expansion of the program, worried that their Republican counterparts want to reduce or privatize the program that turns 88
in August.
James T. Brett, President and CEO of the New England Council, wrote the following op-ed that appeared in the Hartford Business Journal:
Here in New England, we are proud of our region’s reputation as a global innovation hub.
U.S. Rep. John. B. Larson said he simply wants all lawmakers to see the heartache and what parents who lose children to gun violence “are living through on a daily basis.”
Faced with a doggedly high unemployment rate, Bristol has directed a hefty share of its American Rescue Plan Act aid to a new campaign to connect out-of-work residents with good jobs.
It has been 20 years since “Shock and Awe,” the code name given to the aerial bombardment that commenced America’s war in Iraq.
President Joe Biden’s budget proposal would help protect tens of thousands of Connecticut jobs at Pratt & Whitney as well as its suppliers by supporting the modernization of the F135 engines for fighter jets.
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 fighter jet engine will continue to power the Air Force’s jet fighters as part of President Joe Biden’s 2024 budget.
WINDSOR — The town has received $3 million in federal funds to complete a "road diet" project on Broad Street.
Towns and cities across Connecticut are set to see a major windfall from the $1.7 trillion bill to fund the federal government, thanks to the practice formerly known as earmarking where lawmakers secure large pots of money to benefit their state and districts.
HARTFORD — When military veteran Giselle Jacobs received her Veterans Assistance Supportive Housing Voucher in 2009, it could not have come at a better time for her and her children, she said.