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HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Federal funding for SNAP food assistance could halt Saturday, leaving 360,000 Connecticut residents without new benefits on their EBT cards.
Gov. Ned Lamont said he is allocating $3 million to Connecticut Foodshare to help stock food pantries as the government shutdown continues. Hartford and local businesses are also contributing resources to address potential food shortages.
Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano came under renewed criticism this week for his work in the private sector, as the stock price of his former company Fiserv tanked upon the rescission of long-term growth projections that executives say were too optimistic.
Thousands gathered Saturday behind the Connecticut State Capitol and on Capital Avenue for one of more than 2,600 No Kings rallies taking place nationwide — a coordinated, non-violent movement meant to reaffirm democratic principles and reject what organizers describe as authoritarian overreach from the Trump administration.
Organizers said Saturday’s event drew about 7 million nationwide, making it the largest single day protest in US history.
An estimated 10,000 people came to the state Capitol in Hartford on Saturday to call for opposition to President Donald Trump’s changes in federal policy, one of dozens of “No Kings” protests held across Connecticut.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told a crowd in Hartford that he would continue to “stand up for health care” and that Democrats would not “back down” and be “intimidated” or “bullied” by Republicans.
U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, condemned the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Connecticut towns.
With unified chants “this is what democracy look like” echoing throughout the grounds of the State Capitol in Hartford, thousands of people came out on Saturday and rallied with a clear message: There are no kings in America.
The Hartford rally, part of 50 organized by groups across Connecticut, was part of the larger “No Kings” movement nationwide. Organizers say it is a joyful celebration of democracy, America and its flag because what’s needed now.
On the two-year anniversary of Oct. 7, the West Hartford community gathered to commemorate the remaining Israeli hostages with messages of cautious optimism.
Well over a hundred people gathered on the west lawn of West Hartford Town Hall on Sunday morning to support Israel and commemorate the two-year anniversary since the devastating attacks that occurred on Oct. 7, 2023.
The gathering was non-partisan, and the event had a cautious air of optimism, too, matching the late summer-like conditions.
Twelve federally funded energy projects in Connecticut totaling $52.9 million were among those terminated recently by President Donald Trump, said federal Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought.
More than 140,000 people covered through Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange, are in for a sticker shock if Congress does not extend a federal tax credit for working families.
“This isn't a problem that can be kicked down the road until next year,” said James Michel, CEO of Access Health Connecticut, the state’s insurance exchange.
“For coverage starting January 1, your first payment is due in December. If you have a chronic illness, you have cancer, you have a child coming, you will pay in December, not in January.”