New England governors seek more money for heating aid

All six New England governors are asking Congress to put an additional $3 billion into the Low-Income Heating Assistance Program. The bipartisan group of governors, including Gov. Ned Lamont (D), is worried the LIHEAP program won’t have enough funding to get through the winter. In the letter, the governors expressed concern that heating oil prices could be 50% higher than they were last year. Lamont also told reporters during an event in North Haven that Connecticu...