WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following letter: * * * The Honorable Matt Lesser, Connecticut State Senate, 300 Capitol Ave., Room 2800, Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Senator Lesser, I write on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding Senate Bill 395 as amended (SB395), which would prohibit health care providers in Connecticut from reporting medical debt to consumer reporting agencies for use in a consumer report. We commend   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: ANTWAN HILL, also known as "Bandz," 21, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to a racketeering offense stemming from his role in a violent New Haven street gang. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; John P. Doyle, J  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present Jamaican national convicted of second degree robbery with a weapon in Hartford. Deportation officers from ERO Boston's Hartford suboffice arrested the 25-year-old Jamaican national April 3, after he was previously released by the Connecticut Department of Correct  more

BRAINTREE, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor\'s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 1 issued the following news release: A Connecticut marine and heavy construction contractor could have prevented the October 2023 collapse of a 200-foot section of pier on Hervey Tichon Avenue in New Bedford -- which plunged five workers into the Acushnet River and injured two of them -- by adhering to legally required safety standards, a U.S. Department of Labor inspection  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: In a first for the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), three RAN officers graduated from the U.S. Navy's Submarine Officer Basic Course (SOBC) on Apr. 18, 2024, at the Naval Submarine School in Groton, Connecticut. The RAN officers' graduation represents a significant step toward realizing Pillar 1 of the trilateral AUKUS partnership, a strategic endeavor aimed at strengthening the security and defense capab  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following media advisory on April 16, 2024: On Tuesday, April 16, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will travel to Cheshire and Middletown, Connecticut, to highlight the importance of high-quality career pathways programs in correctional facilities and promote community colleges. As part of Second Chance Pell Month, Secretary Cardona will visit his first correctional facility with a stop at Cheshire Correctional Instit  more