Lisa Hagen

Connecticut students took the lead in organizing the trip to D.C. to share their stories and meet with U.S. senators who are actively considering and making some changes to President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

Connecticut officials and its federal counterparts have been working for months on a $220 million block grant for small and midsize farming states. Over the past couple of weeks, negotiations hit a new juncture, prompting some disagreements over the rollout of disaster aid passed by Congress in December.

Some in Connecticut point to a century-old federal maritime law as a reason for why energy costs are so high. And that has put the governor and a member of Congress at odds over the law, called the Jones Act – and whether changes could help lower prices.

Here’s where the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” currently stands and what it could mean for Connecticut and residents' finances.

Connecticut's congressional delegation joined other Democrats in uniform opposition to House Republicans' "big beautiful bill" designed to carry out President Donald Trump's agenda on taxes, immigration and energy.

Federal lawmakers are considering a proposal from Republicans that would for the first time require states to pay for a portion of nutrition benefits for low-income individuals and families. That cost-sharing plan, plus new work requirements, are raising concerns about whether states like Connecticut would need to cut benefits or change eligibility.

The last time William Dellacamera went to Washington, D.C., he drove his tractor. This time, he took a train, but his message was the same.

Connecticut was one of only three states to learn last month its federal grant for public libraries was terminated midyear. But this week, the federal agency overseeing those funds reversed the decision and reinstated the Connecticut State Library’s grant.

Connecticut libraries and museums are facing funding cuts from the Institute of Museums and Library Services, part of a larger effort driven by the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to curtail government spending.

The Connecticut Democrat said the Congress he serves in now is almost unrecognizable from the one he first joined nearly two decades ago.