CT Department of Social Services

Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves said the state will cover 75% of SNAP administrative costs and share benefit expenses, an added $77 million, as federal cuts are expected to reduce assistance for residents.

Connecticut is devoting $6 million in federal funds to keep health care workers safe during home visits. It’s in response to the murder of a nurse during a home visit in Willimantic last year.

Former Rep. Chris Ziogas' fiancée overbilled Medicaid by $600,000. DSS stopped an audit after Ziogas and Kosta Diamantis delivered a check.

It's one o'clock and the doors at the Open Door shelter in South Norwalk, Conn. opened for lunch. White, African-American, Latino - dozens of people, many…