Connecticut medical researchers, patients and families 'terrified' as NIH cuts are proposed
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and researchers raise the alarm on how a federal medical research funding cap could impact "life ...
VIDEO: March Madness brings excitement and gambling risks
While the tournament offers thrilling games and exciting betting opportunities, it also coincides with Problem Gambling Awareness Month. Lawmakers were set to continue their efforts to block proposed ...
Lawmakers to speak out against cuts to federally funded medical research
Lawmakers were set to continue their efforts to block proposed cuts to federally funded medical research through the National ...
PURA seat nominee could face obstacle: CT bill surfaces that would block senator’s appointment
The proposed legislation that, among other things, would require the state’s dominant utilities, Eversource and Avangrid, to ...
Blumenthal pushes for Fed. government to restore health funding over bird flu concerns
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and the state department of public health are pushing to restore funding for federal health agencies amid concerns over recent bird flu ...
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Connecticut politicians rally with Medicaid advocates in Hartford
Members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation rallied at the State Capitol in Hartford Tuesday, alongside those who ...
On national ‘day of action,’ Democrats rally against cuts to Medicaid
The rally was part of a coordinated 'national day of action' aimed at heading off what they say are inevitable cuts to Medicaid.
Democratic Senator Says Recent FCC Investigations into Broadcasters ‘Arbitrary and Capricious'
Senator Blumenthal calls the FCC's recent activity "retaliatory actions against news organizations targeted by President ...
CT schools, food banks lose federal money to buy from local farms
The Trump administration said it won't fund the two programs that allowed schools and food banks to supply healthier food to ...
Inside and outside the Senate, Democrats begin to lose faith in Schumer
Democrats have long found the flip phone Chuck Schumer still insists on using as an endearing quirk that illustrates how ...
Why Connecticut's senators are voting against Republican spending bill, despite Schumer's support
Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he understands Schumer's support for the bill but said it would result in "immediate, cruel ...
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Blumenthal introduces bill to help VA employees, veterans affected by layoffs
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has introduced legislation he said will protect veterans from past and future federal ...