HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 29 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong responded today to a draft decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) rejecting the Connecticut Water Company's $21.8 million rate hike. The requested rate hike would have increased water rates by around 18 percent for 107,000 customers across 60 cities and towns in Connecticut. PURA's draft decision instead orders a rate increase of only  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 30 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced the creation of the Connecticut Innovation Clusters Program, a $100 million initiative to support the continued growth of critical sectors of the Connecticut economy, including biotechnology, financial technology, insurance technology, and advanced manufacturing in support of national defense. Administered by the Connecticut Department of Econo  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 29 -- 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 RUPERT DE LAS CASAS, 64, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to approximately 85 months of imprisonment, time already served, and three years of supervised release for his participation in two separate cocaine traffi  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 29 -- 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, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that EDWARD MUNDAY, of Coventry, Vermont, a former resident of New Fairfield, Connecticut, has paid $154,200 to resolve allegations that he fraudulently used a su  more

WATERBURY, Connecticut, May 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash joined U.S. Representative Hayes, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Mayor of Waterbury, and local community members to commemorate the groundbreaking of the cleanup at the Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site in Waterbury, Connecticut.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 90 new clean school buses in six school districts across Connecticut * * * Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The rebates will help selectees purc  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 14 attorneys general, today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the July 2020 murder of Garrett Foster, who was shot and killed by Daniel Perry in Austin, Texas when protesting racial injustice. A jury found Perry guilty of murder in April 2023, but earlier this month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbot  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts The federal Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program aims to protect the health and welfare of residents in long-term care facilities. Through federal funding, each state has a program that provides various services to long-term care residents, including resolving complaints and advocating for systemic improvements. State programs were responsible for serving over 3 mi  more

NEW YORK, May 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 13 attorneys general today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the July 2020 murder of Garrett Foster, who was protesting racial injustice when he was shot and killed by Daniel Perry in Austin, Texas. A jury found Mr. Perry guilty of murder in April 2023, but earlier this month, Texas Governor G  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, R.I. - A ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the reopening of a pier at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC), a detachment of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport located on Andros Island in the Bahamas, was held on May 8. In recent years, Pier 1902 had sustained advanced structural deterioration, resulting in live load reductions that severely impac  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Expand Access to Capital for Small- and Medium-Sized Climate Businesses Through President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. is making the largest public investment in climate action in history. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, the largest-ever investment in climate action, introduced and expanded grants, loans, tax incen  more