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Major medicaid cuts

By Isabella Fabbo
Published February 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM EST
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CT Treasurer Erick Russell (D).

The proposed federal budget could mean cuts to medicaid in Connecticut. Advocates and lawmakers in New York rallied in support of a bill to fix the World Trade Center Health Program. Connecticut Republicans and Democrats clash over book bans. Plus, the artist who balances fundraising with being fabulous.

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Isabella Fabbo
Isabella Fabbo is a news fellow at WSHU.
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