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Murphy, Blumenthal Announce Over $331 Million for Connecticut Projects in Military Construction Appropriations Bill

By Constitution State News Report | Aug 2, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

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Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Fully Fund Special Education

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 19, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.-02) this week to introduce the IDEA Full Funding Act

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Murphy, Blumenthal Announce $5.5 Million for Connecticut Projects in Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 18, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced the inclusion of several Connecticut Congressionally Directed Spending projects in the Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Services And General Government Appropriations bill

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Murphy, Blumenthal Announce Over $9.7 Million for Connecticut Projects, Funding for Gun Violence Prevention in Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 18, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced the inclusion of $9.768 million for Connecticut Congressionally Directed Spending projects in the Fiscal Year 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill

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Murphy, Blumenthal Applaud Inclusion of Seaman Xavier Sandor Support for Sailors Act in NDAA

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 17, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statements on the inclusion of the Seaman Xavier Sandor Support for Sailors Act, legislation they introduced, in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act

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Murphy: They Don't Make Them Like Lowell Weicker Any Longer

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 17, 2023

U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the U.S. Senate floor on Wednesday to eulogize former Connecticut Governor and Senator Lowell Weicker

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Governor Lamont Directs Flags to Return to Full-Staff Monday Evening

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 16, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to return to full-staff at sunset on the evening of Monday, July 10, 2023.

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Governor Lamont Announces Tax Cut on Beer Takes Effect July 1

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 14, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont announced that a law he signed directing Connecticut’s excise tax on beer to be reduced by 16.7% takes effect on Saturday, July 1, 2023.

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Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives Federal Agriculture Disaster Declaration Due To Sub-Freezing Weather Event This Spring

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 13, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont announced that he has received notification from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack informing him that his request has been approved for Connecticut to receive a federal agricultural disaster declaration due to the impact of the abnormal, sub-freezing weather event that occurred in the early morning hours of May 18, 2023.

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Governor Lamont Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Regarding Student Loan Forgiveness

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 13, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont condemned the U.S. Supreme Court for siding against low and middle-income families in need of debt relief and reminded Connecticut employers and residents of the tools made available by his administration and the Connecticut General Assembly to address student loan debt in Connecticut.

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Blumenthal Questions PGA Tour Officials at Hearing on Proposed Agreement With Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 13, 2023

U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Chairman Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) questioned the PGA Tour’s Chief Operation Officer Ron Price and Board Member Jimmy Dunne at a hearing titled “The PGA-LIV Deal: Implications for the Future of Golf and Saudi Arabia’s Influence in the United States

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Governor Lamont, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Murphy, Congresswoman DeLauro, Mayor Elicker Announce $25 Million Federal Grant for New Bus Rapid Transit System in New Haven

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 12, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Chris Murphy, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, and Mayor Justin Elicker announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) a $25 million grant to help build a new bus rapid transit system in New Haven.

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Governor Lamont Announces Another Deployment of Connecticut Firefighters To Fight Canadian Wildfires

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 12, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont announced that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)’s Forestry Division coordinated a mobilization of four Connecticut Interstate Fire Crew (CIFC) firefighters to fight wildfires in Quebec, Canada.

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Blumenthal Delivers Opening Statement at Hearing on Proposed PGA Tour-LIV Golf Agreement

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 12, 2023

U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Chairman Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled, “The PGA-LIV Deal: Implications for the Future of Golf and Saudi Arabia’s Influence in the United States”

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Governor Lamont Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Race-Conscious Admissions

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 11, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down race-conscious admissions that promote diversity in learning environments at colleges and universities nationwide:

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Governor Lamont Activates Connecticut’s Extreme Hot Weather Protocol Beginning Wednesday Afternoon

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 11, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont announced that due to a weather forecast indicating that temperatures over the next several days are expected to be very hot and humid, he is directing Connecticut’s extreme hot weather protocol to be activated effective at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, and continuing through 8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 7, 2023.

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Blumenthal Releases Preliminary Information on the Agreement Between PGA Tour & Saudi Arabian Investment Fund

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 11, 2023

U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Chairman Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released a memorandum with preliminary information obtained in PSI’s inquiry into the proposed merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, which is owned by the Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investment Fund

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Murphy Statement on the Radical Supreme Court and Need for Ethical Reform

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 11, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement following the Senate Judiciary Committee’s announcement that they would hold a vote on Supreme Court ethics legislation later this month

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Governor Lamont Announces Launch of Recruitment Initiative for the Connecticut National Guard

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 10, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont today announced the creation of a state initiative to help incentivize prospective members to join the Connecticut National Guard. The initiative, known as the Joint Enlistment Enhancement Program (JEEP), will provide current and retired members of the Connecticut National Guard with the financial incentive of $500 per qualified lead that results in enlistment or commissioning.

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Governor Lamont Announces Return of Program Allowing Children To Receive Free Admission at Connecticut Museums During the Summer

By Constitution State News Report | Jul 10, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont announced that Connecticut Summer at the Museum – the popular state program that enables Connecticut children to receive free admission at dozens of museums across the state during the summer months – is returning for 2023 with more than 120 museums statewide participating.