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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday December 31, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Eleven Years Later, IFPTE Continues to Remember the Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers issued the following statement: * * * December 14 marked the 11th anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where 26 young children and teachers were tragically killed, including paraeducator Anne Marie Murphy, who was a proud member of IFPTE Local 136-13. * * * As we mark the tragic anniversary, IFPTE President Matt Biggs and Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson is  more

NASEO-NARUC-NGA-NASUCA Northeastern Regional Roundtable: Equity Considerations in Electricity Planning and Policy
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 28 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news on Dec. 27, 2023: By Catherine Reed On December 7 and 8, 2023, NASEO co-hosted the Northeastern Equity Roundtable in Boston, Massachusetts with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), the National Governors Association (NGA), and the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA). The event brought together State Energy Offices, Public S  more

Save the Sound: Response to Tweed Airport Environmental Assessment
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 22 -- Save the Sound issued the following statement: * * * Senior legal director Roger Reynolds: "In a grim and cynical Christmas gift, the final environmental assessment for the proposed expansion of Tweed Airport was released today. Issuing this controversial and long-awaited decision the last business day before Christmas is an obvious attempt to hide it. "The decision fundamentally ignores critical input from the public, CT DEEP, EPA, the Department of Health  more