HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 31 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on July 30, 2024: * * * Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding the Connecticut Supreme Court decision in Spillane v. Lamont partially dismissing a state court challenge to Connecticut's school vaccine requirements. The Connecticut Supreme Court today granted the State's motion to dismiss five out of six counts in the case. This was an intermediate   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement on July 31, 2024: * * * Noncitizen workers will now be offered an initial four years of protection against deportation during investigations of workplace violations, enabling labor agencies to more effectively enforce laws and seek justice for impacted workers * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Secu  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is awarding $14.5 million in state grants to aid in the purchase and protection of more than 2,626 acres of open space through 17 projects in 18 municipalities across Connecticut. Additionally, $343,015 in state grants are being awarded to create two new urban community green spaces in Stratford and Thomaston. These fun  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The White House issued the following news release: The President is announcing his intent to nominate three individuals to federal district courts and two individuals to the District of Columbia Superior Court--all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution. These choices also continue to fulfill the President's promise to ensure that the nation's courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets a  more