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Gov. Ned Lamont has signed two laws to support the state’s 5,000 wheelchair users. He also announced that Connecticut has received a $17 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to connect employers with high school graduates with disabilities.
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Redding, Connecticut, is receiving a $1.9 million federal grant to clean up a contaminated former industrial site that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven’s Healthy Start initiative helps families with infants with food, supplies, transportation, housing and more.
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Norwich Public Utilities has been awarded nearly $11 million to replace around 10 miles of old gas pipes — some dating back to the Civil War period.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he is not in favor of amending the state’s fiscal guardrails in the budget. But on Monday, he told reporters he is considering reallocating federal American Rescue Plan Act money to support different state sectors.
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New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said the state got $1.06 from Washington for every dollar it sent in federal taxes due to pandemic relief packages. Still, the balance of payments could turn negative again when federal spending returns to pre-pandemic levels.
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Long Island Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) called on lawmakers to pass the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act. It would fund projects to address environmental and ecological issues in and around the Sound.
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Officials say the south shore of Long Island is in desperate need of more sand to combat beach erosion from coastal flooding. They want help from the federal government to save the shoreline in time for summer.
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Connecticut planned to spend $150 million in federal funds on getting low-income and rural residents connected to high-speed internet. But the federal program that supplied those funds could be shaved down by lawmakers.
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Homeowners in northeast Connecticut with a crumbling concrete foundation may qualify for additional money to pay for property repairs.