The SBA is putting a greater focus on women business owners than ever before.
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Texts show Kimberly Guilfoyle bragged about raising millions for rally that fueled Capitol riot
Donald Trump Jr.’s girlfriend boasted to a GOP operative that she had raised $3 million for the Jan 6 rally.
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DeLauro pushes to preserve child tax credit
“There is an indifference” to child poverty in Congress, she says.
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Biden is pressuring states to drop bans on mask mandates. Will it work?
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has waded into the roiling debate: whether schools should require students and staff to wear masks.
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Declassifying the 9/11 investigation
With families of 9/11 victims threatening to protest his appearance at events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the attacks, President Joe Biden took the notable step last week of ordering the Justice Department and other agencies to disclose new portions of their long-secret files on the Qaida plot. The executive order on Sept. 3 appears […]
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2+2=? Senate uses murky math as it shelves drug pricing rule to fund infrastructure
Lawmakers are poised to throw former President Donald Trump’s belated bid to lower Medicare drug prices under the bus.
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Senator: $3.5T budget may have to trim but it can set a path to ‘ambitious goals’
Senator negotiating health-related provisions hopes for a complete health care system for older Americans and significantly reduced costs for everyone.
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Infrastructure overhaul should focus more on safety, advocates say
Despite the pandemic, traffic fatalities are up 5% in 2020.
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In exclusive jailhouse letter, Capitol riot defendant explains motives, remains boastful
The letter is signed “the 1/6ers” and expresses no remorse for the Capitol assault.
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DeLauro’s list: How her clout in Washington might help New Haven
The Appropriations Committee Chair has a list of ten “community projects” she would like to see funded.
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A ‘dose of hope?’ Fact-checking President Joe Biden’s first speech to Congress
His remarks were largely accurate but missing some context.
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Connecticut is slowest-growing state in Northeast according to U.S. Census
The United States Census Bureau released congressional apportionment numbers Monday, which show that Connecticut’s population grew slightly over a 10-year period. Those results mean the state will continue to have five representatives in the U.S. House.
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CT DHMAS commissioner tapped for federal position
Miriam Delphin-Rittmon has been nominated for a post at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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CT tax fairness debate heats up with new pandemic relief on the way
Connecticut’s tax fairness debate shifted into high gear as state officials eye $2.6 billion in new pandemic relief from Washington.
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Questions officials still haven’t answered after weeks of hearings on the Capitol attack
After two weeks of congressional hearings, it remains unclear how a rampaging mob of rioters managed to breach one of the most sacred bastions of American democracy on Jan. 6. During more than 15 hours of testimony, lawmakers listened to a cacophony of competing explanations as officials stumbled over themselves to explain how America’s national […]