About 80,000 Connecticut families must wait to receive money to make up for meals kids no longer receive at school.
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Connecticut food stamp recipients soon able to buy food online
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, who pushed for the measure, said online purchasing helps prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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U.S. House approves new stimulus payments, billions for states, in massive coronavirus bill
Many HEROES Act provisions are likely to be dropped or scaled back to win Senate and White House support.
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As hunger grows in Connecticut, there’s a push in Washington to expand food stamps
There’s no guarantee, however, that food stamps will be available to all those in Connecticut who need the help.
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Easter brings no respite from coronavirus, 60 new deaths in Connecticut
The number of new COVID-19 cases declined in Connecticut on Easter Sunday, but deaths and hospitalizations jumped .
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Congress stumbles on new COVID-19 aid for small businesses, states, hospitals
Rep. Joe Courtney says ‘the well is going empty,” but partisan differences stall new federal coronavirus-response help.
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CT enrollment in food stamps soars, but there’s a wait for benefits
Applications in Connecticut for food stamps have more than tripled and further increases are expected.
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Himes: Coronavirus brings ‘the start of a very, very difficult economic period’
Himes says the government must rush money to Americans on the “suffering frontier” of the coronavirus pandemic.
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U.S. House hopes to vote on massive new coronavirus spending bill
The House has teed up a multi-billion dollar coronavirus bill with a new paid sick leave program and enhanced unemployment insurance.
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As coronavirus shutters schools, CT lawmakers press DeVos on fate of students
Lawmakers are questioning how school closures will impact kids who rely on free meals.
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CT lawmakers slam Trump administration’s food stamp cuts
The lawmakers said the proposed food stamp rule would “dramatically undermine Connecticut’s ability to assist families in need and will disproportionally impact our state’s most vulnerable populations.”
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Court gives CT a win in immigrant ‘public charge’ lawsuit
Responding to a request from Connecticut and two other states, a federal judge put a hold on a new Trump administration policy aimed at discouraging immigrants from using federal benefits.
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Blumenthal sponsors bill to try to block Trump ‘public charge’ rule
That rule would deny entry or green cards to immigrants based on their use of public programs like food stamps and Medicaid.
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CT files injunction to halt Trump ‘public charge’ rule for immigrants
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said the new rule “has instilled fear and chaos in Connecticut’s immigrant communities.”
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CT to sue to block Trump ‘public charge’ immigration rule
Calling it part of a “cruel and racist campaign,” Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said he intends to join other states in a legal challenge to the Trump “public charge’ rule.