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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Tuesday February 24, 2026 ( 13 items )  

AG Nessel Supports Lawsuit Challenging IRS Rule That Threatens Wind and Solar Projects and Could Drive Up Energy Bills
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Supports Lawsuit Challenging IRS Rule That Threatens Wind and Solar Projects and Could Drive Up Energy Bills * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 13 other attorneys general supported a lawsuit challenging a new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rule (PDF) that makes it harder for wind and solar energy projects to qualify for long-standing federal  more

Attorney General Bonta Rejects Trump Administration's Tax Policy Limiting Clean Energy Projects and Increasing Costs
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Rejects Trump Administration's Tax Policy Limiting Clean Energy Projects and Increasing Costs * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia opposing an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) notice (Notice 2025-42) that limits the eligibil  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUPPORTS LAWSUIT CHALLENGING IRS RULE THAT THREATENS WIND, SOLAR PROJECT DRIVING UP ENERGY BILLS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUPPORTS LAWSUIT CHALLENGING IRS RULE THAT THREATENS WIND, SOLAR PROJECT DRIVING UP ENERGY BILLS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general supporting a lawsuit challenging a new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) notice that makes it harder for wind and solar energy projects to qualify for long-standing federal tax credits.   more

Blumenthal Releases Whistleblower Documents Showing Drastic Cuts to ICE Training & Testing for New Recruits
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Releases Whistleblower Documents Showing Drastic Cuts to ICE Training & Testing for New Recruits * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released a memorandum and previously undisclosed documents revealing new details about drastic cuts the Trump Administration is making to the training and  more

Connecticut Announces New Revolving Loan and Grant Fund for Existing Building Energy Efficiency Upgrades
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Connecticut Announces New Revolving Loan and Grant Fund for Existing Building Energy Efficiency Upgrades By Alannah Bell, NASEO On December 18, 2025, Governor Ned Lamont announced that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) will administer the new $18 million Housing Environmental Improvement Revolving Loan and Grant Fund. Of t  more

Fannie Mae Announces Tender Offer for Any and All of Certain CAS Notes
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release: * * * Fannie Mae Announces Tender Offer for Any and All of Certain CAS Notes * WASHINGTON, DC - Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced that it has commenced fixed-price cash tender offers (each, an "Offer" and, collectively, the "Offers") for the purchase of any and all of the Connecticut Avenue Securities (r) (CAS) Notes listed below (the "Notes"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Pur  more

Gartner Survey Reveals CMO "AI Blind Spot" as 65% Expect Role Disruption, Yet Only 32% Say Significant Skill Changes Are Needed
STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Survey Reveals CMO "AI Blind Spot" as 65% Expect Role Disruption, Yet Only 32% Say Significant Skill Changes Are Needed Marketing Leaders Face a Widening AI Literacy Gap as AI Shifts From Productivity Tool to Growth Capability * Sixty-five percent of CMOs say advances in AI will dramatically change the role of the CMO in the next two y  more

Health Resources & Services Administration Publishes Vaccine Injury Petitions For January 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has published a list of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program from Jan. 1, 2026, through Jan. 31, 2026. This notice identifies individuals seeking compensation for injuries or conditions related to vaccines listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. While the Secretary of Health and Human Services is named as the respondent, the United States  more

Major Restoration and Improvements Planned for Bluff Point
STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Major Restoration and Improvements Planned for Bluff Point * The UConn-led Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve (CTNERR), in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), is planning major restoration and improvements at Bluff Point State Park. The project is being facilitated by $2.87 million in federal funding provided by the National Ocea  more

mRNA's Matryoshka Move
STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * mRNA's Matryoshka Move * Drugs made of mRNA have the potential to transform medicine-if only they could get into cells in one piece. Now, University of Connecticut researchers show in the journal ACS Nano that packaging mRNA like a virus could smuggle it into cells safely, opening up a new way to deliver mRNA into cells to treat diseases such as cancer. Messenger RNA (mRNA) is a single strand of   more

NWLC and Student Advocacy Groups Demand Department of Education Action on Student Sexual Violence Complaints Under Title IX
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * NWLC and Student Advocacy Groups Demand Department of Education Action on Student Sexual Violence Complaints Under Title IX * Today the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), with nine survivor advocacy organizations, delivered a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kim Richey, demanding that the Department of Education fulfill   more

Professor Miriam Gohara Travels to India to Collaborate with Death Penalty Clinic
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- Yale Law School issued the following news: * * * Professor Miriam Gohara Travels to India to Collaborate with Death Penalty Clinic Miriam Gohara 4, Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School, traveled to New Delhi, India, in February to consult with colleagues at the NALSAR University of Law on their work involving capital punishment litigation and research. Gohara, the Law School's deputy dean for experiential education, was invited by the university to  more

Rep. Garamendi Statement on Supreme Court Striking Down Trump's Tariffs After Filing Amicus Brief
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Garamendi Statement on Supreme Court Striking Down Trump's Tariffs After Filing Amicus Brief * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's tariffs, ruling that President Trump violated federal law by exceeding his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA  more