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The U.S. Senate passed a major budget bill Tuesday without Democratic support. The bill slashes food aid and Medicaid while boosting deportation and border security funding.
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Summer can be hard for kids who rely on school meals, but officials in the New Haven area are promoting SUN Meals, a federal program offering free food at libraries, parks and community centers.
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The U.S. Senate is close to a final vote on the budget reconciliation bill. It’s unlikely to gain support from Connecticut and New York’s four Democratic senators.
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In May, former President Donald Trump announced the end of the Digital Equity Act, cutting over $20 million in planned federal funding to Connecticut that would have supported digital skills training, internet access, and tech resources for underserved communities; funds that many local programs were counting on.
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Connecticut lawmakers oppose a provision in a congressional budget bill that would essentially ban states from regulating artificial intelligence.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has reinstated gender-affirming medical coverage for a transgender veteran who sued them for refusing to cover her hormone replacement therapy.
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The U.S. Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision is not a validation of President Donald Trump’s executive order, said Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, at a news briefing in Hartford following the release of the decision.
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Pottery makers from around the world flocked to New England this week to gather around kilns operating at thousands of degrees in a shared passion for the craft.
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s Planned Parenthood decision could limit health care access for Connecticut women, advocates said Thursday, as it opens the door for Congress, now considering the federal budget, to remove Planned Parenthood from Medicaid.
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Legendary French chef Jacques Pépin made a special appearance in New Haven last week, sharing stories from his extraordinary career.
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Connecticut has selected two New York City-based companies to take the lead on a public-private transit-oriented mixed-use development at Union Station in New Haven.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul said New York’s new cell phone ban for K-12 classrooms will improve mental health and learning as Long Island schools finalize their distraction-free policies.