AG Tong Blocks Trump Administration Cuts to AmeriCorps

(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors today announced an agreement to stop the Trump administration from dismantling AmeriCorps again without warning. The settlement resolves a multistate lawsuit brought in response to the administration’s repeated attempts to gut the nation’s volunteer service programs. Previously, as a result of the lawsuit, the Trump administration was forced to reinstate nearly $400 million in terminated AmeriCorps programs and agreed to release over $184 million in funds to service programs in Connecticut and across the country. This settlement protects the funding and participants of those programs for Fiscal Year 2026 as well. “Gutting AmeriCorps was a shortsighted, irrational attack on communities across…

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First Human Case of West Nile Virus In Stratford

Stratford, Connecticut (September 10, 2026) - The Stratford Health Department today announced the first human case of WNV-associated illness identified in a Stratford resident. Four other cases have been reported throughout the state. The resident, who is between 50–59 years of age became ill during the last week of August with WNV infection, was hospitalized, and is still recovering in the hospital. Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of antibodies to WNV. During 2025, a total of 6 human WNV infections were reported in the state. “The CT Agricultural Experiment Station program is still capturing high numbers of mosquitos testing positive for West Nile Virus at both our trapping stations (Beacon Point and Beaver Dam). Even though fall is approaching, we…

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