HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 10 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today is urging all Connecticut residents who may have been impacted by Change Healthcare's February data breach to take advantage of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection measures. "The Change Healthcare breach was one of the most significant breaches we have seen - impacting the entire healthcare delivery system, hospitals  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 10 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-MS) announced filing a bipartisan, multistate amicus brief last week in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in defense of state laws that hold web-based companies accountable for consumer protection violations. A federal district court in California found in favor of Shopify in a data privacy case (Briskin v Shopify Inc), affor  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JEFFREY SLOCUM, 56, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to three years of probation, the first 12 months of which he must serve in home confinement under electronic monitoring, for healt  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, today announced that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned an indictment charging D'METRIUS JOHNSON, formerly known as D'METRIUS WOODWARD, and also known as "Meech," 29, of Waterbury, with  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 10 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release: * * * State Invests in $500 Million of Municipal Water Pollution Control Projects, with 94% Benefiting Environmental Justice Communities * * * Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes has announced the FY 2024/25 Clean Water Fund Priority list. With this announcement, the State of Connecticut is continuing its strong i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHNATTAN FERNANDEZ-LOPEZ, 37, a citizen of the Dominican Republic formerly residing in Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment for his role in a narcotics tr  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 10 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is receiving a $38.9 million competitive grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to purchase 46 battery electric buses and install 29 chargers for the CTfastrak bus rapid transit service. The grant wi  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is receiving a $38.9 million competitive grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to purchase 46 battery electric buses and install 29 chargers for the CTfastrak bus rapid transit service. The grant will aid in CTD  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 10 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy today announced that his Chief of Staff Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti will transition to a new role as a senior advisor to the Governor. Tim Hillmann, currently serving as the Governor's Principal Deputy Chief of Staff, will assume the role of Chief of Staff later this summer. "Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti has done an outstanding job as my Chief of Staff over the pas  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - MICHAEL LOCKHART, also known as "Mikey RTN," 25, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission is the first effort of its kind. Next steps include a strategic action plan for promoting interregional transmission projects. * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration today joined fellow New England states, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York in signing a memoran  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Connecticut man pleaded guilty on July 8, 2024, to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Benjamin Cohen, 22, of Westport, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to a f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WETHERSFIELD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Meriden Police Chief Roberto Rosado today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging JIMMY LAS  more