| News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Thursday May 23, 2024 ( 9 items ) |
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Calif. A.G. Bonta Supports Biden Administration Effort to Protect Car Buyers
OAKLAND, California, May 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 22, 2024:
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in National Automobile Dealers Association et al. v. FTC, supporting the Federal Trade Commission's defense of its new auto sales (CARS) Rule. The rule addresses several persistent unfair and deceptive practices in the auto sales industry. In the amicus brie
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Conn. A.G. Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Petition From 19 Republican Attorneys General Seeking to Block Connecticut ExxonMobil Suit
HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on May 22, 2024:
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Attorney General William Tong released the following statement denouncing a petition filed by 19 Republican state attorneys general with the U.S. Supreme Court attempting to block cases filed by Connecticut and four other states seeking to hold ExxonMobil accountable for decades of deception on climate change.
"This must be a fake lawsuit filed in the Land of Make B
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Conn. U.S. Attorney: Former Wallingford Doctor Who Sold Opioid Prescriptions for Cash Sentenced to Federal Prison
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release:
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANATOLY BRAYLOVSKY, 52, of Wallingford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 90 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for controlled substances and health care fraud offenses related to the illegal dis
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Conn. U.S. Attorney: New Haven Man on Supervised Release Charged With Distributing Methamphetamine Pills, Crack
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release:
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday charging DONALD OGMAN, also known as "Mainey-O" and "Manny O," 42, of New Haven, with methamphetamine and cocaine distribution offenses.
As alleged in court documents, Ogman has been a leader of the
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CSCU Library Consortium Announces Inaugural Recipient of Dr. Clara Ogbaa Award
HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 23 -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on May 22, 2024:
The CSCU Library Consortium announced today the inaugural recipient of the Dr. Clara Ogbaa Award, a new annual award program designed to recognize people who have been or are currently working on projects that have significantly advanced library services to Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) students, faculty, and staff.
The award program was developed
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ILL. A.G. RAOUL URGES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROPOSED REGULATIONS WHICH WILL PROVIDE DEBT RELIEF TO FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Department of Education to swiftly implement its recently proposed regulations that would provide needed relief for some of the nation's most burdened student loan borrowers.
In their comment letter (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/0695b24cc0/State%20AG%20Comment%20Letter%20NPRM%20Student%20Debt.pdf?la
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Justice Dept.: Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Connecticut Tax Preparer and Businesses
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 21, 2024:
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut issued a permanent injunction today against a Connecticut tax return preparer, Juan Carlos Frias, and his businesses, USA Tax LLC, Multi Latin Services LLC and Connecticut Tax and Services Inc., permanently barring them from preparing federal tax returns for others.
According to Justice Department's complaint, from 2017 through 2021, F
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Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: Avelo Airlines to Launch New Nonstop Service From Dulles International to Southern Connecticut
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority issued the following news on May 21, 2024:
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Tuesday that Avelo Airlines will begin new nonstop service between Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on July 12, 2024. Avelo will operate this route twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays, utilizing Boeing next-generation 737 aircraft.
"We are pleased to welcome Avelo Airlines, our 43r
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N.H. GOV. SUNUNU: DATA - NEW HAMPSHIRE ENERGY POLICY MITIGATES RISING COSTS FOR RATEPAYERS
CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 23 (TNSres) -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
Data from the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) "Electric Power Monthly" reports finds that residential electric rates in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island have all increased at a substantially greater rate than New Hampshire from 2017 to 2024.
The data finds that on a cents-per kilowatt-hour basis for residential customers:
* Rhode Island rates
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