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Bridge in Rep Larson District
August 11, 2022

Max Richtman, President and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, wrote the following piece that appeared in The Hill:

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
August 2, 2022

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is making a $580 million investment in construction-ready municipal water pollution control projects that will protect the state’s waters from sewage pollution and help improve water quality.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
August 1, 2022

Hartford, CT - Mayor Luke Bronin and Community Partners in Action (CPA) joined U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, advocates, partners, participants, and state and local leaders to cut the ribbon on the expanded, improved Reentry Welcome Center (RWC) in Hartford at its new location at 716 Windsor Street.

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July 1, 2022
Hartford (Hartford Courant) - Hartford organizations will benefit from new federal funding designed to combat food insecurity, according to officials.
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June 30, 2022
Hartford (Hartford Courant) - Sharon Castelli, CEO of Chrysalis Center Real Estate Corp., grew up in a family that had four rules: Do the right thing, not the easy thing; failure is not an option; keep the skeletons out of your closet and you’ll never hear the bones rattle; and what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
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June 8, 2022
EAST HARTFORD (Journal Inquirer) — The town will receive $45.5 million in federal funds through the American Rescue Plan Act.
May 27, 2022
Hartford, CT (Fox 61) - A Hartford non-profit is receiving $630,000 in federal funding in an effort to prevent gun violence 
May 9, 2022
MIDDLETOWN (Middletown Press) — Some $5.5 million of the city’s $21 million in American Rescue Act Plan funds was recently allocated to projects, including the expansion of summer and arts programming for families, and connecting those with mental health needs with key services.
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Hartford CT Buildings
May 5, 2022

By Mark Miller

May 5, 2022 May

Social Security has never failed to make its benefit payments since the mailing of monthly checks began in 1940, but most Americans these days are worried about the future of the program.