| News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Friday March 01, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Connecticut - 2023'
NEW YORK, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Feb. 29, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Connecticut - 2023":
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In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.1 percent in Connecticut, not significa
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Calif. A.G. Bonta: Weapons of War and Large-Capacity Magazines Do Not Belong in Our Communities
OAKLAND, California, March 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024:
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Connecticut's restrictions on large-capacity magazines (LCMs) and assault weapons in National Association for Gun Rights v. Lamont.
"Large capacity magazines and assault weapons have been used in many horrific mass shootings around the country, incl
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Conn. A.G. Tong Seeks to Ban Predatory and Deceptive Real Estate Listing Agreements Following Connecticut Investigation
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024:
Following an investigation that uncovered nearly 400 deceptive real estate agreements in Connecticut through the company MV Realty, Attorney General William Tong today urged legislators to pass legislation banning the multi-year predatory listing deals and nullifying all existing unfair contracts.
MV Realty is a Florida-based company with two licensed realtors in Conn
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Conn. Transportation Dept.: Public Invited to Informational Meeting Regarding the Replacement of Bridge No. 00848 Carrying Route 89 Over I-84 in Ashford and Union
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 1 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024:
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct a virtual public information meeting concerning the replacement of Bridge No. 00848 carrying Route 89 over Interstate 84 on March 13, 2024, at 6:30 pm.
The virtual public information meeting is being held to provide the public and local community the opportunity to offer comments or ask questions reg
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Conn. U.S. Attorney: Superseding Indictment Charges Hartford Man With Drug Trafficking, Gun Possession Offenses
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024:
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a superseding indictment charging LUIS DeJESUS, 29, of Hartford, with narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.
As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, DeJesus's crim
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N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of International Cargo Airline Plead Guilty to Defrauding Their Employer
NEW YORK, March 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024:
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the guilty pleas today of LARS WINKELBAUER and ABILASH KURIEN in connection with a massive scheme to defraud Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. ("Polar"), a leading cargo airline, of tens of millions of dollars in revenue. WINKELBAUER pled guilty today to conspiracy
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