Aimee Berger-Girvalo

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Attorney General Tong said this week he will obey a court order prohibiting the United States Department of Agriculture from forcing states to turn over data on SNAP recipients.

This week, the Connecticut House of Representatives suffered a devastating loss with the passing of State Representative Kevin Ryan.

This week I had the privilege of sitting in on a hearing held by the IDD caucus, of which I am a member.

The House convened a special session on Wednesday, addressing a number of important issues including housing. The bill, HB 8002, passed, and I voted in support of it.

There is still a lot of uncertainty coming from the federal government on whether SNAP benefits will be funded through the end of the federal government shutdown.

At a time when vital food and healthcare programs hang in the balance, it may appear as though Democrats in Washington face only two options: cooperate with Republican demands to unlock SNAP funding or stand firm in defense of essential healthcare protections.

Early voting started in Connecticut this week, and it's just as important that you vote in these local elections as in the state and federal ones.