Connecticut is set to receive just over $18 million in federal money to help fund services for the unsheltered homeless population, although advocates say it isn't enough to meet the rising demands faced by an underfunded system. The $18 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be spent over three years on homelessness... Read More about CT to receive $18 million federal grant to address homelessness

Federal funding will spare families from unexpected tragedy in the water. Kids across Connecticut can now qualify for a free swimming program at YMCAs. Drowning is the leading cause of death for children in the U.S. This program will protect kids from the dangers of water and allow them to get active. The funding for this initiative comes from the... Read More about New program will teach kids across Connecticut how to swim

Members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation are taking the U.S. Army to task for its decision to deny its request for a briefing outlining the decision to reject Lockheed-Martin's Sikorsky bid to build long-range assault aircraft. In December, the U.S. Army chose the Textron-owned company Bell to build a new aircraft that will replace the... Read More about Congressional delegation lambasts Army for denying request for briefing on Sikorsky decision

A $450,000 federal grant, allocated to Westport to develop "a comprehensive safety action plan" for local roads, was announced by the state's congressional delegation Wednesday - a day after town officials released a detailed survey of local traffic and safety issues. In fact, the grant was application was mentioned in the "Traffic and Pedestrian... Read More about Westport awarded $450k Grant for Traffic Safety "Action Plan"

Schools throughout the country are looking for ways to make schools safer. In Connecticut, local leaders are looking to do that without increasing school resource officers. A press conference will be held here at the capital later today to discuss ways to improve the educational system - through community and care. The Connecticut Voices for... Read More about Conn. Voices for Children pushes for mental health funding over school resource officers

A bipartisan coalition of U.S. senators proposed legislation Wednesday that would severely limit the ability of employers to enforce noncompete agreements with most employees. Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Todd Young, R-Ind., reintroduced the Workforce Mobility Act, which would prohibit the enforcement of most noncompete agreements and empower... Read More about Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Ban Noncompete Pacts

A Connecticut mother is continuing her push for federal gun safety in memory of her son. The mother of Ethan Song is trying to make Ethan's Law for safe gun storage a reality across the country, not just here in Connecticut. "We need to educate America that this stuff is happening all the time, and children and guns, it's a recipe for disaster,"... Read More about Push for Federal Gun Safety Continues with Goal to Expand Ethan's Law

The Federal Trade Commission's recent proposal to ban noncompetition agreements likely changes the calculus for lawmakers hoping to legislate on the issue in Congress, with some seeking to put a similar but more permanent policy in place. Earlier this month, the FTC proposed to eliminate nearly all future worker noncompetes and rescind those... Read More about FTC Noncompete Proposal Breathes New Life Into Lawmaker Efforts

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he believes 13 is too young for children to be on social media platforms, because although sites allow children of that age to join, kids are still "developing their identity." Meta, Twitter, and a host of other social media giants currently allow 13-year-olds to join their platforms. "I, personally, based on... Read More about Surgeon General says 13 is 'too early' to join social media

Monday's mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, California, which left at least seven people dead, is just the latest entry in America's shameful tradition of gun violence. Not even a month into the new year, the US has endured at least 40 mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive, putting 2023 on pace to have the most mass shootings at this... Read More about Why this senator sees hope in the fight for US gun safety

President Biden on Monday praised a contingent of Senate Democrats who earlier in the day introduced a pair of bills to ban military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines as well as raise the age of purchasing them to 21 years old. Biden cited recent shootings across the U.S., including those at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., and... Read More about Biden lauds Senate Democrats who introduced bill to ban assault weapons

BRIDGEPORT — Connecticut's 4,000 manufacturers are having trouble finding workers to hire. The University of Bridgeport hopes to help them ease their hiring shortfall. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy visited the university Friday to tour its forthcoming manufacturing training facility. Goodwin University, the East Hartford-based private university... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy, in Bridgeport, touts UB's planned manufacturing center

MYSTIC — Mystic Aquarium has received $650,000 in federal funding to establish the "Blue Economy Workforce Development Initiative: Creating a Pathway for Underserved Youth." The Blue Economy Initiative is a partnership between Mystic Aquarium and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, along with the Chamber of Commerce of... Read More about Aquarium receives funding for blue economy workforce development initiative

HARTFORD, CT — A combination of state and federal grant funding announced recently stands to help many Hartford youths learn, grow and, perhaps in the long run, prosper. Hartford Mayor Bronin, alongside U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, and Our Piece of the Pie (OPP) President & CEO Hector Rivera announced OPP’s... Read More about Hartford Youths To Benefit From $2.6M In Government Grants

The parents of Ethan Song joined members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation on Wednesday to encourage lawmakers to pass Ethan’s Law at the federal level. Ethan’s Law would require gun owners to safely secure their firearms at home. Song was 15 years old when he was killed with an unsecured firearm at a friend’s house... Read More about CT legislators want federal version of Ethan’s Law for safe gun storage

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is hoping for another rare bipartisan breakthrough on an issue that has long eluded Congress: reforming the U.S. immigration system. Murphy was part of a bipartisan group of senators who traveled to parts of the border shared by the U.S. and Mexico on Monday and Tuesday — first to El Paso, Texas, and then to Yuma,... Read More about Chris Murphy seeks immigration reform after southern border visit

WASHINGTON–Juvenile-record background checks mandated in last year’s sweeping federal gun legislation have prevented more than two-dozen 18-to-21-year-olds from buying guns after turning up problems such as drug abuse and domestic violence, senators who pushed for the new law said.  The landmark gun bill, in effect since it was... Read More about New Juvenile-Record Checks Bar Gun Buys

Nobody is likely to confuse the Golden Gate Bridge for the Gold Star Memorial Bridge in southeastern Connecticut. But the two bridges are in the same category of bridges set to get a facelift thanks to hundreds of millions of dollars in recently announced federal funds. The bridges are two of four projects nationwide boosted by the federal... Read More about CT's largest bridge is set for a $158 million facelift over next six years

GREENWICH — Two Greenwich nonprofits will see dividends as part of the massive federal omnibus package enacted at the end of 2022. The package includes $100,000 to support sexual assault services at YWCA Greenwich and $1 million for Greenwich-based Family Centers to expand services in Stamford public schools. U.S. Sens. Richard... Read More about Two Greenwich nonprofits see dividends as part of the massive federal omnibus package

CNN— The Navy’s response to a series of suicides on board a US aircraft carrier was unacceptable, according to two Democratic senators, who called on Navy leadership to improve the living conditions for sailors working in shipyards and provide better mental health care.   There were “multiple mistakes” that led to... Read More about Democratic senators say Navy response to suicides on board aircraft carrier is unacceptable