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Some Connecticut community school programs have been notified by the federal government that a Biden-era grant is going to be discontinued.
A Connecticut member of Congress has joined others in introducing a measure they say is intended to take on “the cost-of-living crisis squeezing families nationwide,” to “expand affordable housing, lower energy bills, cut taxes for working families, help student loan borrowers, and protect households from skyrocketing healthcare premiums.”
Mark Barden remembers the last days he spent with his seven-year-old son, Daniel in December of 2012.
“We were decorating the tree and I had to run to the hardware store for something, and he peeled off from Jackie and his siblings to come with me to the hardware store rather than pick out treats, because he didn't want me to be alone,” Barden said.
Days later, his son would be one of the 26 students and educators killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
As the federal government rolls back guidance on immunizations, Connecticut officials are pushing back, defending the safety of vaccines and encouraging residents not to be swayed.
Connecticut Senate Democrats on Friday criticized a decision by an advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to end a 34-year-old universal vaccination recommendation for hepatitis B and replace it with a recommendation to vaccinate newborns only if the mother tests positive or has not been tested for the virus.
Multiple members of Connecticut's congressional delegation are calling for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to resign or be fired amid controversies involving air strikes on Venezuelan boats and the sharing of classified information through a messaging app.
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Connecticut lawmakers are calling for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s resignation following a Pentagon Inspector General report detailing his use of unsecured communications and other alleged security breaches.
Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a $1.6 billion “undefinitized” contract action for sustainment of F135 engines, according to the company.
The engines power all “three variants of the F-35 Lightning II, the world’s most advanced fighter aircraft,” according to the East Hartford-based company.
Connecticut lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate helped pass a bill Tuesday for the Justice Department to release unclassified files relating to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
After being furloughed from Mohegan Sun Casino in 2020, Enrique Rodriguez took a gamble with retirement funds to open a restaurant inside Parkville Market in Hartford. He ended up opening four, including Mofongo, Las Tortas MX, Burrito Loko and Fowl Play.
“It's all about taking care of food and taking care of people,” Rodriguez said.
Tariffs on imports imposed by the Trump Administration, however, have forced small Latino business owners like Rodriguez to decide between losing customers or losing money.