HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 2 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm's role in the prescription opioid crisis. Connecticut will receive nearly $4.44 million from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis, as well as $332,000 to cover the costs of the leadin  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2024/23-235Amicus-Br-for-State-of-NY-et-al.pdf) in the U.S. Supreme Court defending access to medication abortion. The brief supports efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Danco Laborat  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 31 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2024/Texas-v-Biden-Amicus-Brief-Filed.pdf) supporting the federal government's actions to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for certain federal contractors. The policy was first enacted by presidential executive order in April 2021,  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today released a report detailing the actions of the Office of the Attorney General to educate consumers and businesses and enforce compliance with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) since the new law took effect on July 1, 2023. The Act requires the Office to issue such a report no later than February 1, which must include (  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 30 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Attorney General William Tong filed an enforcement action (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2024/DEEP-v-UI---Final-Complaint.pdf) today against United Illuminating over the company's longstanding failure to remediate contamination at the defunct English Station power plant in New Haven. Today's action, taken on behalf of the Department of Energy and Env  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today joined a coalition of 22 governors from states across the U.S. in filing an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-235/279230/20230908165000535_USFDA%20et%20al.%20v.%20Alliance%20for%20Hippocratic%20Medicine%20  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is awarding more than $9 million in state grants for transportation infrastructure and safety upgrades in ten rural communities throughout Connecticut. The grants are being released through the Transportation Rural Improvement Program (  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has received the final report of the independent investigation that he ordered in response to the release of an audit conducted by the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project concerning Connecticut State Police traffic records. The independent investigation was conducted by the law firm of Finn Dixon and Herling LLP an  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 1 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the fiscal year 2025 budget adjustment proposal that he will present to lawmakers when they meet in February to convene the next legislative session will include a recommendation that licensure application fees required for workers to obtain certain jobs in the education, childcare, and healthcare fields be eliminated. The governor said t  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 1 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Connecticut Department of Public Transportation (CTDOT) honors Transit Equity Day 2024 with a commitment to high-quality, accessible public transportation and filling gaps between communities and vital jobs and resources. Transit Equity Day is marked annually on the birthday of late civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, who helped spur legislation that created more equitable transport  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 30 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) today announced that it is seeking Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for Connecticut's National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program. The Connecticut NEVI Plan (https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/Sustainability-and-Resiliency/NEVI-Home-Page) has identified 12 priority zones (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DOT/documen  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 3 (TNSres) -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) today released its five-year Capital Plan for fiscal years 2024-2028, outlining the continued implementation of funding, policies, and programs from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Historic federal investments and robust state-funded programs are helping CTDOT transform the state's infra  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 1 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct a virtual public information meeting concerning installing aesthetic lighting on the Bulkeley Bridge between Hartford and East Hartford over the Connecticut River on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. The virtual public information meeting is being held to provide the public and local community   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 31 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is awarding more than $9 million in state grants for transportation infrastructure and safety upgrades in ten rural communities throughout Connecticut. The grants are being released through the Transportation Rural Improvem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate David McCormick was confronted on WTAE Pittsburgh about how much time he spends in Pennsylvania and abruptly ended the interview after he was pressed. WTAE: When asked again if he spends most of his home time in Pennsylvania, a campaign aide interjected, "He answered the question." McCormick added, "Thank you," and concluded the i  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Feb. 1 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: GE Vernova's Onshore Wind business (NYSE: GE) announced today that it has been selected by Abukuma South Wind Power LLC as the supplier for the Abukuma South Wind Farm in the area of Iwaki-city and Hirono-town, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Abukuma South Wind Power signed a turbine supply agreement with Kandenko, EPC for  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 1 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: On the 84th anniversary of the first Social Security check being issued, Connecticut hedge fund executive and mega-millionaire David McCormick's past threats to Social Security are under scrutiny. During his 2022 Senate campaign, McCormick pushed to gut Social Security and Medicare, a move that would increase health care costs and rip away benefits earned through a lifetime of work from millions of   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 31 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Connecticut hedge fund mega-millionaire David McCormick is taking heat after he was caught on tape bragging about only "spending half [his] time in Pennsylvania" and the other half with "really wealthy people." Here's what Pennsylvanians are learning about McCormick's out of touch attitude. 6ABC"Inside Story": https://youtu.be/Vdhw4m_TIRM * Host Tamala Edwards: There's always a moment in which a  more