| News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Thursday August 15, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Attorney General Bonta Defends Commonsense Gun Law That Prevents Illegal Gun Purchases Across State Lines
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general, joined an amicus brief in the Second Circuit in United States v. Perez, in support of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968's provision that prohibits anyone other than a licensed firearms dealer from transporting or receiving firearms from out of state. The brief argues that 18 U.S. Code secti
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Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition to Protect Regulations on Gun Sales
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 15 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release:
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Multistate Coalition Files Amicus Brief to Support Commonsense State and Federal Regulations on Sale of Guns
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe. The coalition filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Steven Perez arguing that federal l
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS COALITION TO PROTECT FEDERAL REGULATIONS OF GUN SALES
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe.
Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/41.%20Multi-State%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf?language_id=1) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in supp
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Maine PUC Issues Order Involving Generate NB Fuel Cells
AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 15 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2024-00074) on Aug. 14, 2024:
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GENERATE NB FUEL CELLS, LLC, Request for Approval of Certification For RPS Eligibility (Curtis Street Fuel Cell Facility)
ORDER
BARTLETT, Chairman; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners
I. SUMMARY
On March 28, 2024, Generate NB Fuel Cells, LLC requested certification of a 20 MW fuel cell facility located in New Britain, CT (Curtis Street Fuel Cell Facility) as a
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Mexican National Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release:
NORWALK, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE DE JESUS VEGA-CERVANTES, 45, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Norwalk, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 48 months of imprisonment trafficking fentanyl.
According to court documents an
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USDA Appoints New Members to the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 20 new members to the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. This committee is part of USDA's support for equitable access to USDA's services and programs and creating more market opportunities for local and regional production.
"The next generation of farmers, whether continuing a multi-generational operation o
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