Lisa Hagen
Federal policy reporterLisa Hagen is CT Public and CT Mirror’s shared Federal Policy Reporter. Based in Washington, D.C., she focuses on the impact of federal policy in Connecticut and covers the state’s congressional delegation. Lisa previously covered national politics and campaigns for U.S. News & World Report, The Hill and National Journal’s Hotline.
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The legislative battle to fund the construction of two new submarines continues in Washington D.C. It will impact Groton based Electric Boat. -
Federal lawmakers argued that the controversy surrounding the U.S. Coast Guard is not a thing of the past as they questioned Commandant Linda Fagan about Operation Fouled Anchor and the current handling of misconduct reports. -
An official with the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London says the Coast Guard lied to her and victims of sexual assault in damning new allegations about the coverup of the investigation known as Operation Fouled Anchor. -
Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, who was the lead Democratic negotiator on the border deal, argued that congressional Republicans put President Biden in a situation to act alone, but he believes the executive order is unlikely to hold up legally. -
Some Connecticut Republicans were subdued about Trump’s conviction; others say the trial was weaponized. -
One in eight households across Connecticut get federal support for internet service through the Affordable Connectivity Program. The funding will go away without action from Congress. -
Connecticut's five Democratic representatives joined majorities in both parties to block the removal of Johnson as U.S. House speaker. -
Connecticut will receive $3 million in federal funding to help repair a bridge on Interstate 95 in Norwalk that was destroyed by a tanker fire. The emergency relief funds will be available for use by the Connecticut Department of Transportation to go toward rebuilding the Fairfield Avenue Bridge. -
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, who has played a key role on these issues for nearly two decades, said Congress has been in this boat before — and has successfully fended off changes to build rates. -
Because of expected legal challenges, proponents of the ban are pushing for state and federal laws to place limits on non-competes.
