Biden Administration

The Biden-Harris administration announced on Tuesday its approval of the Empire Wind offshore wind project, with two facilities planned for the New York Bight, in federal waters between New Jersey and the south shore of Long Island.

Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an urgent plea to the Biden administration on New York’s migrant crisis. She said the state desperately needs the federal government to help with housing and work authorizations for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers.

Connecticut residents still have access to student loan debt relief despite the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program.

Tens of thousands of Afghans are trying to get permanent residence in the U.S. Many of them assisted American troops in Afghanistan during the war, but have been waiting years for a visa.

Disability Rights Connecticut is filing a federal lawsuit on behalf of three residents who claim they were wrongfully terminated from Medicaid during the pandemic.

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona visited Albertus Magnus College in New Haven to highlight federal coronavirus dollars that were used to create summer learning programs.

Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz joined State Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani for a COVID-19 awareness rally in New Haven.

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) led a roundtable in New Haven on Thursday with members of the Biden administration that focused on increasing access to healthy foods in the city.

Abortion providers in Connecticut have been guaranteed federal government support. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra gave the assurance during a visit to a Planned Parenthood health center in Waterbury on Tuesday.

The White House is launching a partnership with 11 East Coast governors, including Connecticut and New York, to boost the growing offshore wind industry, a key element of President Joe Biden's climate change plan.