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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A nonprofit in Hartford is getting $500,000 from the federal government in attempt to prevent juvenile crime.
“Our Piece of the Pie” provides comprehensive support services to people between the ages of 14 and 24 to help them meet their goals and prevent juvenile crime. The funding will help the group with educational and job training opportunities.
US President Donald Trump’s whiplash-inducing announcement late Tuesday of a two-week ceasefire with Iran did nothing to diminish calls for his removal from office, with Democratic lawmakers arguing that the president’s genocidal threat earlier in the day—and his decision to launch the illegal war in the first place—cannot be walked back.
According to a new poll, not only do a majority of Americans support the impeachment of President Donald Trump, but one in seven Republicans want him removed.
U.S. Rep. John Larson this week filed articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and called on the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.
In a news release, Larson said the president’s behavior “grows increasingly unhinged and dangerous.”
Washington — In the hours between President Trump threatening to eradicate a "whole civilization" unless Iran agreed to open the Strait of Hormuz and the announcement of a two-week ceasefire,
Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) on Tuesday said he filed impeachment articles against President Trump for the war in Iran, citing his recent social media post promising to erase a “whole civilization” if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened immediately.
Trump paused the strikes for two weeks Tuesday evening after Pakistan intervened and asked for an extended deadline.
The Hartford Public Library will receive $500,000 in new federal funding to support renovations.
According to a statement by U.S. Rep. John Larson, the funds were approved ahead of the anticipated full reopening of the Downtown Library on Main Street later this year.
Connecticut’s Pratt & Whitney got a significant contract boost this week when parent company RTX was awarded a $3.8 billion modification from the Department of Defense to build F135 engines.
Nearly every member of the House Republican caucus voted Wednesday in favor of a proposed constitutional amendment that experts say would result in massive cuts to Social Security, Medicare, nutrition assistance, and other key federal programs.
Democrats are warning that Social Security and other federal benefit programs could face "drastic cuts" amid renewed efforts by Republicans to impose sweeping budget constraints.
After the defeat of the Balanced Budget Amendment, Representative John B. Larson (CT-01) said it would have forced automatic reductions to key programs.