CT Food, Health Programs and Planned Parenthood Among Recipients of $168M State Funding to Cover Federal Cuts
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Gov. Ned Lamont answers questions about a $168 million state allocation to cover federal funding cutbacks at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, CT on Dec. 18. Photo credit: Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie
The funding is intended to reduce the cost of health insurance for more than 150,000 Connecticut residents, provide food for more than 35,000 people, and keep 3,500 people in their homes, Gov. Ned Lamont said.
By Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie.com
Those struggling the most as a result of federal budget cuts to support programs will get some relief, according to Gov. Ned Lamont.
Lamont on Thursday announced that his administration has submitted a plan to the bipartisan leadership of the Connecticut General Assembly to tap into the recently created Emergency State Response Reserve in response to recent federal funding delays and reductions to essential health and human services supports.
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