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Connecticut Treasurer Erick Russell raised concerns in Washington, D.C. about potential Medicaid and Medicare cuts in a funding bill passed by the House.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Republican budget resolution, which passed the U.S. House 217-215 with one Republican defection, will “gut health care and give tax breaks to the super-wealthy.”

Research on gun violence prevention, funded by $125 million from the federal government since 2020, could end if the Trump administration and Republicans cut Medicaid funding in upcoming budget negotiations, according to U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT).

Suffolk County lawmakers are hashing out details for a spending plan ahead of next month’s vote on a proposed $4 billion budget. Over half that amount is earmarked for the county workforce's salaries and benefits.

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine has proposed a $4 billion budget for 2025 to address staffing shortages, enhance the county’s cybersecurity and information technology infrastructure, manage rising health care costs and hire additional police officers.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved a $19.3 billion budget for next year for several projects to improve transportation along the Long Island Rail Road.

The budget increases spending by about 5%, and was the final proposal from outgoing Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said he is prepared for a tough budget fight as he returns to Washington this week. The U.S. Senate expects to vote on a short-term spending bill this month to avoid an October government shutdown.

President Joe Biden’s budget proposal would help protect tens of thousands of Connecticut jobs at Pratt & Whitney as well as its suppliers by supporting the modernization of the F135 engines for fighter jets.

Commuter rail ridership is still far below than before the pandemic, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is running out of the emergency federal aid that it received.