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The largest portion of a new White House funding request is for $22.4 billion in COVID-19 funding, money that would go toward stockpiling vaccines and tests, as well as to research and development and the global vaccine response.

White House asks for $47 billion for Ukraine, COVID-19, monkeypox and disasters

The administration hopes the funding request will become part of an upcoming short-term spending bill aimed at funding the federal government beyond Sept. 30.

Mercy Smith, executive director of Suffolk County's public campaign finance program.

Bellone vetoes repeal of Suffolk County's public campaign finance program

Suffolk is the largest county in the state outside of New York City to have a campaign finance program. It is poised to allow candidates for county executive, comptroller and legislator in 2023 to access public dollars to run for office.

Volunteer clinic escorts shield a patient from anti-abortion activists outside the Hope Clinic For Women in Granite City, Illinois, last month. Clinics in states like Illinois, which has less restrictive laws, have been reporting an influx of patients from neighboring states.

Even before the Dobbs ruling, more Americans were traveling for abortions

A report from the Guttmacher Institute finds that state abortion restrictions do not necessarily correlate to a lower abortion rate, as more patients travel out of state.

A police vehicle parked outside the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in San Francisco, on Saturday. The accused assailant, David Wayne DePape, faces felony charges — assault and attempted kidnapping of an immediate family member of a U.S. official — which could land him in prison for a maximum of 50 years.

David DePape charged with assault, attempted kidnapping in attack on Paul Pelosi

DePape faces a maximum of 50 years in prison if convicted of the crimes against the immediate family of a U.S. official.

Hempstead Village looks to become Long Island’s third city

Hempstead Village in Nassau County is exploring the idea of becoming a city, which officials say would bring in more state aid and tax revenue.

An artist's portrait of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is displayed Thursday outside UC Medical Center, where the 24-year-old remains hospitalized.

Damar Hamlin thanks fans for support in his first social media posts since collapse

Hamlin also asked fans to continue to pray for him on his road to recovery. As of Saturday, the Buffalo Bills player remains in critical condition but appears to be making progress.

Federal prosecutors say the drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen Corp. failed to report suspicious orders for opioids. The company says the government "cherry picked" possible violations.

Feds sue AmerisourceBergen over 'hundreds of thousands' of alleged opioid violations

DOJ officials say the drug wholesaler could face "billions of dollars" in penalties for failing to report diversion of prescription opioid pain medications shipped to pharmacies across the U.S.

UConn Huskies forward Aubrey Griffin tries for a free throw at the foul line as the UConn Huskies overcame the Georgetown Hoyas 65-50 at the XL Center in downtown Hartford on January 15, 2023.

UConn president: Hartford XL Center games could be reevaluated in wake of state budget proposal

University of Connecticut President Radenka Maric is reacting to Gov. Lamont’s budget plan, which proposes cutting some of UConn’s state funding.

With lead levels in New Jersey's drinking water testing higher than Flint, Michigan, protestors marched outside the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey in 2019. Newark, New Jersey.

EPA wants to accelerate lead pipe replacement in Connecticut, but timeline remains unclear

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched an initiative to accelerate lead service line replacement in parts of Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

FILE - Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont delivers the State of the State address during the opening session of the Legislature at the State Capitol, Jan. 4, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. Gov. Lamont announced Monday, Feb. 6, 2023 his new two-year budget plan will include the state's first personal income tax rate reduction since 1996, one of several tax relief proposals he will officially unveil to the General Assembly on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, file)

Lamont's budget to include permanent income tax rate cuts

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced Monday his new two-year budget plan will include the state's first personal income tax rate reduction since 1996, one of several tax relief proposals he will officially unveil to the General Assembly on Wednesday.

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