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Total OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Connecticut decreases in 2021

By Constitution State News | May 7, 2023

There were 35,113 total OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Connecticut in 2021, a 1.5 percent decrease from 2020, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

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Week of April 22: 20 people in 25-44 age group are estimated to have died in Connecticut

By Constitution State News | May 6, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 20 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending April 22.

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ICYMI: Blumenthal & Blackburn Op-Ed: It's Time to Put Kids' Online Safety Ahead of Big Tech Profits

By Constitution State News Report | May 6, 2023

In case you missed it, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) penned an op-ed in The Hill laying out the case for their bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, reintroduced yesterday with the support of over 30 original Senate co-sponsors and hundreds of advocacy groups

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Murphy Raises Concerns with Army Secretary on FLRAA Selection Process

By Constitution State News Report | May 6, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, on Tuesday spoke at a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the Army with U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth and General James C. McConville, Chief of Staff of the Army

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61.1% decrease in number of VA loans issued across Connecticut from Q1 2022 to Q1 2023

By Constitution State News | May 5, 2023

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 550 home loans totaling $184.9 million in Connecticut during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2023, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Total OASDI beneficiaries in Connecticut increases in 2021

By Constitution State News | May 5, 2023

There were 699,597 total OASDI beneficiaries in Connecticut in 2021.

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Blumenthal & Murphy Applaud Nomination of Vernon Oliver to Serve on the U.S. District Court

By Constitution State News Report | May 5, 2023

May 3, 2023, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) applauded President Biden’s nomination of Vernon Oliver to fill a vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

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Murphy, Sanders Urge Department Of Education To Take Steps To Improve Statewide Assessments

By Constitution State News Report | May 5, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate HELP Committee, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) in response to ED’s request for information on successful ways to help states develop and implement more innovative statewide assessments. In a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona

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Connecticut among 24 states that don't allow concealed carry without a permit, new study finds

By Constitution State News Report | May 4, 2023

Connecticut is among 24 states that bar residents from carrying concealed weapons without a permit, a new tally of weapons permit laws by the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) concludes.

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Murphy Proposes Additional Investments at DHS to Fight Fentanyl, Protect American Families

By Constitution State News Report | May 4, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday proposed potential investments to stem the flow of fentanyl into the United States

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Blumenthal at Hearing on Supreme Court Ethics Reform: "The Nation's Highest Court is Seeming to Put Itself Higher Than the Law"

By Constitution State News Report | May 4, 2023

In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing today on, “Supreme Court Ethics Reform

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Total OASDI retired beneficiaries in Connecticut increases in 2021

By Constitution State News | May 3, 2023

There were 532,298 total OASDI retired beneficiaries in Connecticut in 2021.

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Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Urge Corporate Bakers to Stop Unnecessarily Adding Sesame to Baked Goods

By Constitution State News Report | May 3, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) and Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) on Tuesday in a letter urging the American Bakers Association (ABA) to stop unnecessarily adding sesame to baked goods and protect consumers with sesame allergies

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Blumenthal & Blackburn Introduce Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act

By Constitution State News Report | May 3, 2023

May 2, 2023, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Kids Online Safety Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation to protect children online and hold Big Tech accountable

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End of life: Connecticut deaths during week ending April 15 did not exceed death expectancy

By Constitution State News | May 2, 2023

Connecticut's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending April 15, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Connecticut ranked 32nd in total OASDI disabled workers in 2021

By Constitution State News | May 1, 2023

There were 74,895 total OASDI disabled workers Connecticut in 2021, ranking it 32nd in the United States.

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Connecticut ranks 29th in total retired beneficiaries in 2021

By Constitution State News | May 1, 2023

There were 532,298 OASDI retired beneficiaries in Connecticut in 2021, ranking it 29th in the United States, according to the official Social Security Administration website.