A pair of Democratic lawmakers are introducing a bill that would require cable companies to pay back customers for programming blackouts, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The bill is part of a broader push by Democrats to crack down on what they say is corporate gouging of consumers through practices like junk fees and monopolization. Driving the... Read More about Scoop: Democrats want cable companies to pay for TV blackouts

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) likened President Trump’s onslaught of executive action to a “blitzkrieg” whose ultimate goal is to “collapse our democracy.” “The freezing of federal grants, the firing of all inspector generals, the immunization of political violence — does everybody not see what’s happening?” Murphy wrote in a post on X on... Read More about Murphy accuses Trump of ‘blitzkrieg’ to ‘collapse our democracy’

As Congress moves to increase scrutiny of vision benefit managers (VBMs) for what it considers to be anti-patient and anti-competitive practices, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) has proposed a bill seeking to address a part of the issue. The bill, shared exclusively with Hartford Business Journal, is called the Vision Lab Choice Act of 2024 and would... Read More about Exclusive: Murphy bill would let eye docs choose the labs they use

A week after Donald Trump won the presidency again, I sat across from Chris Murphy in his minimalist but well-appointed D.C. office. The Connecticut senator sounded like a man who had done a speedrun through all five stages of grief and was ready to talk about what comes next: how his party could learn from its loss and win over—or win back—voters... Read More about Is This How Democrats Win Back the Working Class?

When Vice-President Kamala Harris lost the election to Donald Trump, it was clear that her economic message failed to break through with most voters. Still reeling from the effects of inflation and a cost-of-living crisis, Americans did not believe a Democratic president would deliver the change they sought. Five days later, Senator Chris Murphy, a... Read More about Chris Murphy Wants Democrats to Break Up With Neoliberalism

Windsor Locks, CONN – November 4, 2024 – The Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) is pleased to announce that $6 million of federal funding has been secured for a major improvement project at Bradley International Airport (BDL). The funding will be used for the ongoing construction of an 80,000 square foot inline baggage screening facility behind... Read More about Bradley International Airport Receives $6 Million in Federal Funds to Use for Major Airport Improvement

More than 30% of American election workers say they’ve been threatened and harassed on the job, according to a survey from the Brennan Center for Justice. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wants to ban the open carry of firearms at polling places and official election centers. He has proposed amending the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed... Read More about Blumenthal and Murphy sponsor legislation to ban open carry at the polls

In the midst of a spirited game of Bingo among a group of senior citizens at The Shack, there was an interruption. It was U.S. Senator Chris Murphy stopping by?—?to get an up-close look at what makes the West Hills community center work so well. That Friday afternoon stop was one of multiple by Murphy, who is running for re-election against... Read More about Shack Teaches Senator Community “Formula”

BOSTON (Oct. 23, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3.6 billion in new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe. Combined with $2.6 billion announced earlier this month, this $6.2 billion in investments for Fiscal... Read More about Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $41 million for water infrastructure in Connecticut through Investing in America Agenda

HARTFORD — Curtailing gun violence, and violence in general, is an endeavor that U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy says he is working on in while in the nation's capital. The "youth ambassadors" from the Brother Carl Hardrick Institute have been working to do the same while in Connecticut's capital, and on Friday the two got together to talk about the... Read More about Hartford 'youth ambassadors' discuss violence prevention with their CT and US senators

California's new law directing school districts to limit student cell phone use during teaching hours may sound controversial, but it is a big win for child and adolescent public health - and a potentially important step in helping America's students improve their mental well-being.  The data is clear: Teenagers spend 40 hours on their... Read More about K-12 smartphone bans do tremendous good for student health

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan trio of senators are seeking information from the White House about the impacts the new trilateral security agreement ICE Pact will have on the American shipbuilding industry and what changes may be necessary from Congress to move it forward, according to a letter obtained by Breaking Defense. The new letter, signed by... Read More about In new letter to White House, senators drill down for info on ICE Pact

The northern coastline of Long Island Sound is one of Connecticut’s greatest assets, drawing millions of beachgoers and recreational boaters, and nurturing a sprawling aquaculture sector, from shellfishing to kelp farming. Known collectively as the “blue economy,” these industries contribute over $5 billion annually to the state.  But the Sound,... Read More about Murphy Seeks Support for L.I. Sound Conservation, ‘Blue Economy’

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy lambasted Prospect Medical Holdings during a congressional hearing Thursday, arguing the for-profit California-based health care system is bilking Connecticut hospitals and its patients out of resources in an effort to pad its own pockets. Murphy spoke before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions... Read More about Murphy: Prospect Medical is 'Making a Disgusting Fortune' at Patients' Expense

Nearly $17 million is coming to Connecticut for traffic safety projects aimed at ending fatalities on the state’s roads, according to Connecticut’s congressional delegation. The money, from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program, was... Read More about $17 million in federal funds will target traffic deaths in West Hartford, UConn and other CT hotspots

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation John Larson,  Joe Courtney, Rosa DeLauro, Jim Himes and Jahana Hayes have announced that $2.37 million in Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants will be coming to Connecticut to support seven anti-drug programs. They said that... Read More about Federal anti-drug funds coming to CT

US foreign policy is “pretty mismatched” to the United States’ challenges, said Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) at an Atlantic Council event on the 2024 elections on Monday co-hosted by RBC Capital Markets, the first in a series of events bringing in speakers from both parties. Murphy—a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations... Read More about Senator Chris Murphy on why US foreign policy is ‘mismatched’ to its challenges and what Democrats can do about it

The Biden administration will not withhold any of the United States’ annual military aid to Egypt, the State Department said Wednesday, in a significant reversal after diverting more than $300 million over the past three years amid scrutiny of the country’s human rights record. The State Department informed Congress of its intent to provide all... Read More about Amid Gaza talks, U.S. releases $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt

State and federal officials officially broke ground today on a new rail project that will replace the more than 100-year-old Connecticut River Bridge connecting Old Saybrook and Old Lyme. The new bridge will make several improvements over the original, which was built in 1907.  The project entails the construction of a two-track, electrified, and... Read More about State Officials Break Ground on New Connecticut River Bridge

BOSTON (SEPTEMBER 5, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has been selected to receive $1,578,256 in Climate Pollution Reduction Grant funding as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda. The Mashantucket Pequot Climate Pollution Reduction Electric... Read More about Biden-Harris Administration announces over $1.5 million grant to Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to cut climate pollution and accelerate clean energy transition