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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Thursday March 13, 2025 ( 9 items )  

Attorney General Bonta in Brief Supporting Perkins Coie: President Trump's Latest Action Chills Free Speech, Undermines Rule of Law
SACRAMENTO, California, March 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta in Brief Supporting Perkins Coie: President Trump's Latest Action Chills Free Speech, Undermines Rule of Law OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief in support of the law firm Perkins Coie LLP's lawsuit seeking to block the Trump Administration from retaliating against the firm and its   more

Attorney General Bonta: California Will Continue to Stand Against Trump's Unlawful Removal of Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board
SACRAMENTO, California, March 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: California Will Continue to Stand Against Trump's Unlawful Removal of Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta continues to support the U.S. District Court's decision to reinstate Gwynne Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Today, Attorney General Bonta, alongside 21 attorneys ge  more

Attorney General Clark Files Amicus Brief to Support Lawsuit Over Trump Administration's Attack on Law Firm
MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 12 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Files Amicus Brief to Support Lawsuit Over Trump Administration's Attack on Law Firm Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general today in filing an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit brought by Perkins Coie, the Seattle law firm targeted by President Donald Trump for representing clients and taking positions disfavored by the p  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CO-LEADS COALITION ASKING COURT TO PRESERVE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CO-LEADS COALITION ASKING COURT TO PRESERVE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison led a coalition of 21 attorneys general today in filing an amicus brief in continued opposition to President Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to remove Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relation  more

Attorney General Tong Backs Legislation to Increase Accountability for Gun Industry Bad Actors
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Backs Legislation to Increase Accountability for Gun Industry Bad Actors (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today submitted testimony backing legislation proposed by his office to enable the state, municipalities and private citizens to sue bad actors in the gun industry who fail to take reasonable, commonsense measures to protect us from gun   more

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - February 2025'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast region - February 2025": * * * Regional prices were up 0.6 percent in February, up 3.9 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor S  more

Ore. A.G. Rayfield Joins Coalition of States in Defending American Freedoms Against Political Retaliation
SALEM, Oregon, March 13 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Joins Coalition of States in Defending American Freedoms Against Political Retaliation Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general today, in filing an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie, the Seattle law firm targeted by President Donald Trump. This law firm represents many clients whose positions are opposed by t  more

U.S. Chemical Safety Board Releases Volume 2 of Chemical Incident Reports
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Chemical Safety Board Releases Volume 2 of Chemical Incident Reports Reports Cover Serious Chemical Incidents in Arkansas, Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas Washington, D.C. March 12, 2025 - Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that it has released Volu  more

Washington state Attorney General's Office joins coalition of states filing an Amicus Brief in support of Perkins Coie
OLYMPIA, Washington, March 12 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington state Attorney General's Office joins coalition of states filing an Amicus Brief in support of Perkins Coie SEATTLE -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie, the Seattle law firm targeted by President Donald Trump for representing clients and taking positions d  more