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Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans President Bette Marafino, East Hartford Mayor Connor Martin, Rep. Larson, CSEA SEIU Local 2001 President Travis Woodward, CEA Vice President Joslyn DeLancey, with workers from across the State of Connecticut
February 28, 2025

Rep. John Larson (D-CT01) says budget slashing by President Trump and his adviser Elon Musk isn’t about achieving efficiency, as they claim. He says it’s about paying for the extension of Trump’s multi-trillion dollar tax cuts for the wealthy.

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Hartford CT Buildings
February 12, 2025

Community health centers across Connecticut are experiencing disruptions in payment and communications as a result of President Donald Trump’s executive orders that froze federal funds, in addition to guidance from his administration, according a letter f

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
January 30, 2025

Connecticut Democratic U.S. Rep. John Larson was home in the state’s 1st Congressional District Thursday to talk with constituents about a “chaotic” week in Washington.

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Hartford CT Buildings
January 28, 2025

At the Urban League of Greater Hartford, serving the community is part of their mission. Fulfilling that obligation involves getting federal funds.

A push from the Trump administration to pause that funding is creating concern.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
January 28, 2025

Connecticut is "going on the offensive" according to Attorney General William Tong, planning to sue the Trump Administration to stop a memorandum

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Hartford CT Buildings
January 28, 2025

After hours of chaos, confusion and outrage from officials in Connecticut and beyond, a federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Trump administration

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Hartford CT Buildings
January 28, 2025

Connecticut officials are expressing concerns about what a federal funding freeze could mean for families across the state, saying they'll do what they can to provide support for residents in the coming days and months.

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Hartford CT Buildings
January 28, 2025
Will DellaCamera recently spent 871 miles on his green tractor – driving it from his Connecticut farm to Washington. He was delivering a message: Connecticut farmers, and farmers across the country, need help.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
January 27, 2025

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.

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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
January 13, 2025

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