US EditionConnecticut Gov. Ned Lamont pitches millions for food pantries, Planned Parenthood
Governor Lamont proposes $168 million from a $500 million emergency reserve to counteract federal cuts affecting food, healthcare, and homelessness services for thousands in Connecticut.
- On Thursday, Gov. Ned Lamont submitted a plan to tap the Emergency State Response Reserve, committing nearly $168 million and notifying legislative leaders who have 24 hours to review or disapprove.
- Faced with SNAP work-rule shifts affecting about 36,000 residents, Lamont's plan responds to expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits and federal changes reducing health coverage supports.
- The proposal details specific allocations including nearly $115 million for ACA exchange tax-credit replacement, $24.6 million for regional food pantries and food banks, and $4.7 million for the 2-1-1 information line and community action agencies.
- Lamont says the plan will lower health insurance costs for more than 150,000 residents, provide food for more than 35,000 people and keep 3,500 people housed, while Republican leaders warned some elements, including Planned Parenthood aid, stray from the reserve's intent.
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Gov. Ned Lamont announced more than $41 million to aid residents losing nutrition assistance and offset vanishing federal funding for reproductive health services. The governor also expanded his own recent commitments to fight homelessness and provide relief for thousands losing federal assistance for health insurance. “It is a shame that the federal government is cutting back on these services that provide a safety net for those who are most in…
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont pitches millions for food pantries, Planned Parenthood
Gov. Ned Lamont announced more than $41 million Thursday to aid residents losing nutrition assistance and offset vanishing federal funding for reproductive health services.
CT Food, Health Programs And Planned Parenthood Among Recipients Of $168M State Funding To Cover Federal Cuts
The funding includes food and nutrition assistance due to changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); healthcare coverage support in response to the loss of enhanced federal tax credits for those who receive coverage through the Affordable Care Act; homelessness prevention and response services due to grant delays in the Continuum of Care program; coverage for the loss of funding to services provided by Planned Parenthood of…
Lamont details $168 million plan to cover federal cuts for food, health care, housing aid
Gov. Ned Lamont detailed his plans Thursday to use $168 million from an emergency fund lawmakers created last month. In a letter to legislative leaders, Lamont said he was tapping into the $500 million fund for access to food, housing, and health care. “We wanted to do – make sure that we had people’s backs and that our people weren’t...
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