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Farmers in Connecticut are getting additional support from the federal government through a new $220 million Farm Recovery and Support Block Grant. The program is aimed at helping small and medium-sized farmers impacted by severe weather, including the flooding in 2023 and the hailstorms in 2024.

The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded Connecticut approximately $11.6 million to expand service on the CTrail Hartford Line, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday. 

The funding comes from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the Connecticut Department of Transportation to extend and expand service on the line and improve services along the corridor. The federal grant will be matched by approximately $13.4 million in state funds from CTDOT, according to a release from Lamont’s office. 

Shortly After Midnight On New Year’s Eve, 229 Americans Have Already Paid Their Social Security Tax

Earnings over $176,100 per year, which is the cap on earnings taxed by Social Security, escape tax. A civil engineer earning $176,100 per year looks the same as Elon Musk in the eyes of the Social Security system.

Funding to help farmers impacted by disaster is on the way for those who have been seeking help.

That's one aspect of what came out of a vote in Washington D.C. that in part prevented a government shutdown.

A 13 minute hailstorm in August destroyed William Dellacamera’s crops and cost him $400,000. He was only able to receive a little less than half of that from programs already in place.

More than $9.8 million in “competitive federal funding” to be used for four municipal park development projects is being awarded, according to Gov. Ned Lamont and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

According to Lamont and other officials, the money is going to:

Bridgeport, receiving $1,062,454 for a project dubbed “Sliver by the River that will transform a vacant lot into a three-acre riverside park.”

The Federal Railroad Administration is awarding Connecticut about $291 million from President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Law for five railroad improvements projects, according to Gov. Ned Lamont and the state’s congressional delegation.

State Sen. Tony Hwang, ranking senator on the Transportation Committee, applauded the significant federal funding for Connecticut projects.

The construction of a new baggage checking and screening system at Bradley International Airport — now about 50% complete — got a new financial boost, securing an additional $6 million in federal grants to help pay for the estimated $188 million project.

MERIDEN, CT — The Connecticut Department of Transportation has been awarded a $125 million competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation through President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support Phase 3 of the construction project reconfiguring the highway interchange that connects Interstate 91, Interstate 691, and Route 15 in Meriden, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday.