HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today released a letter to the Connecticut Auditors of Public Accounts summarizing and concluding a whistleblower investigation into the Connecticut Port Authority. In January 2020, the Auditors received several allegations from a whistleblower regarding potentially improper and unethical conduct by Port Authority employees, board members a  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in supporting the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees. The comment letter was filed on Wednesday in response to an FTC notice of proposed rulemaking, which allowed for comments on the proposed rule's provisions, including: * Pro  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 9 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct a virtual public information meeting regarding the replacement of Bridge No. 04805 carrying Forge Hill Road over Pachaug River in Voluntown on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. The virtual public information meeting is being held to provide the public and local community the opportunity to offer  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 9 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct two public workshops concerning the proposed removal of the traffic signals on Route 9 on February 21, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on February 22, 2024, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Middletown Council Chambers at 245 deKoven Drive in Middletown. The workshops are being held to provide the public   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging STANDFORD SMITH, also known as "Pops," 34, of   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: The following states have elections for federal office in the next 90 days: P- Presidential Primary; S- State Primary; D- District Primary; T- Territory Primary; R- State Runoff *Dates subject to change. Election dates marked with an asterisk are updated and state-approved. February 2024: February 3rd: South Carolina (P) - Democratic February 6th: Nevada (P) Februa  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: After investigations and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, a federal court ordered a Milford sports bar and its owner to pay employees a total of $359,485 in back pay, emotional distress damages, withheld compensation and punitive damages for violating the anti-retaliation provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Occupational Safety and Heal  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 9 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein and Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry today led a coalition of 19 attorneys general supporting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s proposal to prohibit junk fees. These hidden junk fees end up raising costs for North Carolinians when they're shopping online, moving, purchasing tickets, and traveling. "We all know what it's like  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 9 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced applications are being accepted for New York State's fifth annual Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM) Leopold Conservation Award. Presented in partnership with Sand County Foundation, the award honors a farm and its nominating Soil and Water Conservation District for extraordinary a  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 9 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry is co-leading a coalition of 19 state Attorneys General in support of the Federal Trade Commission's proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees -- the most recent action in her ongoing efforts to protect consumers from "junk fees." The Attorneys' General comment letter was filed Wednesday in response to an FTC notice of proposed rulemaking,  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Election Assistance Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) announced the 21 award recipients for the Help America Vote College Program (HAVCP). In the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress dedicated $1 million in funding for grants to encourage college students to serve as nonpartisan poll workers for the first time since 2010. The EAC received more than 40 applications   more

SAVANNAH AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Georgia, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri, 158th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Throughout the course of two weeks, nearly 260 personnel from the Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing left the snow, sleet and freezing temperatures of a New England winter and made their way to the sunshine and more moderate climes of northern Georgia. These Airmen were not, however, on vacation--they were joining othe  more