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70-year-old West Hartford retiree Elizabeth Ross says she may need to tap into retirement savings to help feed her daughter, Elizabeth, who lives with multiple disabilities and relies on a monthly SNAP allowance for food. Ross feels as though people in need, like her daughter, who declined to be photographed, are being used as political pawns by the Trump administration. "I wish that they understood that there are people who, through no fault of their own, need help," she said, "Just to knock everybody off at once seems cruel."
Mark Mirko
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Connecticut Public
More than 360,000 Connecticut residents are going without their usual food assistance payments amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
A bald eagle sits on a rock by the water, looking off to the side so you can see its profile.
Dan Tuohy / NHPR
That bone-chilling screech you've heard in movies and on TV actually belongs to a different bird.
From documentaries to social videos, our award-winning public media stations dive into visual journalism for a New England audience and beyond. Here you can see some of our latest work for Our New England, our collaborative Instagram channel.