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.
Posted inPolitics
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.
Posted inMoney
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 […]
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Plan to expand child tax credit offers hope along with direct payments
When her car started making a noise more than a year ago, Chinara Johnson parked the vehicle and hasn’t used it since. As a New Haven mother of 5-year-old twin boys, one of whom is on the autism spectrum, and an 8-year-old daughter, Johnson doesn’t have the money to get the car running properly again. […]
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Capitol cop: ‘I don’t trust the people above me’
How failures of leadership put Capitol cops at risk; allowed rioters to get dangerously close to members of Congress.
Posted inEducation
Miguel Cardona is one step closer to becoming next U.S. education secretary
In a swift meeting, senators voted 17 to 5 to forward Cardona’s nomination to the U.S. Senate for final approval.
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Two decades in the making, Rosa DeLauro’s plan to cut child poverty in half is on the brink of passing
Since 2003, Rep. Rosa DeLauro has pushed to expand the child tax credit to the nation’s poorest children.
Posted inNews
The return of the regulators
So far in the Biden administration, Americans have been treated to an unusual sight: regulators who believe in regulation.
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A CT gun safety measure, Ethan’s Law, is before Congress
Connecticut’s congressional delegation launched a new effort Wednesday to pass a federal version of Ethan’s Law.
