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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Tuesday March 04, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Attorney General Nessel Calls on Court to Keep Labor Board Functioning
LANSING, Michigan, March 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Calls on Court to Keep Labor Board Functioning LANSING - On Friday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) in Wilcox v. Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia supporting Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in her lawsuit against Pres  more

Attorney General Tong Statement on Norwalk Mayor Rilling
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Statement on Norwalk Mayor Rilling (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the announcement by Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling that he will not seek reelection. "Harry Rilling has been a great Mayor and an even better friend. I would not be Attorney General without his guidance and support over all these year  more

Ecuadoran man sentenced to more than 26 years in prison for recording his sexual abuse of a minor in Connecticut
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Ecuadoran man sentenced to more than 26 years in prison for recording his sexual abuse of a minor in Connecticut HARTFORD, Conn. - Servio Barros-Terreros, 58, an illegal alien from Ecuador last residing in Stamford, was sentenced Feb. 20 to 320 months of imprisonment for taking pictures of his repeated sexual abuse of a minor. According to a U.S. Imm  more

Governor Lamont Proposes Eliminating Fees for Obtaining and Renewing Occupational Licenses
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 3 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Proposes Eliminating Fees for Obtaining and Renewing Occupational Licenses (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is urging the Connecticut General Assembly to approve legislation he is proposing that eliminates the fees workers in certain professions are required to pay when initially applying for occupational licenses, as well as the fees associate  more

Governor Lamont To Present Legendary Rolling Stones Guitarist Keith Richards With the Inaugural Connecticut Governor's Award of Excellence
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 3 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont To Present Legendary Rolling Stones Guitarist Keith Richards With the Inaugural Connecticut Governor's Award of Excellence (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that legendary guitarist, longtime Connecticut resident, founding member of the world-renowned rock band the Rolling Stones, and community philanthropist Keith Richards will be the first recipient o  more

Medal of Honor Monday: Air Force Master Sgt. John Chapman
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Air Force Master Sgt. John Chapman Air Force Master Sgt. John Allan Chapman fought until his last breath to fend off insurgents during a reconnaissance-turned-rescue mission on an unforgiving mountaintop in Afghanistan. Chapman is credited with saving the lives of the men who came to rescue his team. To this day, he is the only Air Force Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War.  more