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The Connecticut State Library will discuss how it plans to address potential federal funding cuts in the future.

Connecticut lawmakers and residents will better understand how the new Republican federal budget bill will impact the state early next month. House Speaker Matt Ritter said the update will come from the Office of Policy and Management.

Connecticut officials are scrambling to read and react to the wide-ranging budget bill signed by President Donald Trump. Gov. Ned Lamont (D) said the legislature should be ready for a special session to address looming federal cuts by September.

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed President Donald Trump’s budget bill, sending it to his desk for signature. Connecticut’s federal delegation did not support the legislation.

Medicaid cuts in the Republican budget threaten the progress that’s been made in opioid overdose prevention across the country, according to U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).

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.

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.

Connecticut lawmakers oppose a provision in a congressional budget bill that would essentially ban states from regulating artificial intelligence.

U.S. Health and Human Services Department Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was on Capitol Hill Thursday for hearings about his department’s 2026 budget. He argued with U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-5) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) while he was there.

Connecticut Democrats have offered a $55.5 billion two-year budget plan. It spends millions of dollars more than Gov. Ned Lamont's plan submitted to lawmakers in February.