The frozen funds include $9 million overseen by the state Department of Education, and $5 million already awarded to about 21 school districts.

Lamont said Trump’s latest, and broadest, round of tariffs will make CT exports less competitive and create additional costs on businesses.

On the day President Donald Trump described as America’s “Liberation Day” from decades of unbalanced trade policies, Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) warned of across-the-board price increases. “The only thing being liberated is your wallet’s gonna be liberated of one to two hundred dollars a month once these taxes — these tariffs — kick in,

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) weighed in the latest tariff announcement from President Trump, telling reporters that the new taxes will “come back to haunt” Trump and cause prices

President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs across the globe in response to what he called an economic emergency. The announcement also comes with a 25 percent tariff on all foreign cars, starting on Thursday.

U.S. President Donald Trump could change his trade policies if he comes under pressure from trading partners, German economy minister Robert Habeck suggested.

Tariffs are fees U.S.-based companies pay the federal government when they import affected products into the United States.

Dozens of protests across the Bay Area will take place Saturday with thousands mobilizing in opposition to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk as part of a nationwide protest.