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Connecticut Data Privacy Act: Statutory Changes and the Start of Fines
JD Supra - California
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July 15, 2025
Connecticut continues to refine its data privacy act as it implements its first violation settlement. TicketNetwork, Inc., reached a settlement of $85,000 for deficiencies in its privacy notice to consumers. Despite receiving notice from the...
Elections commission closes 21 “campaign-in-a-box” investigations
Connecticut Inside Investigator
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July 15, 2025
On July 2, the State Elections Enforcement Commission voted to dismiss complaints against twenty-one 2020 Democratic campaigns for state representative and senate candidates over “campaign-in-a-box” concerns raised by auditors, but SEEC officials...
Connecticut Public Schools Face Major Leave Law Changes This Fall – A Guide for Schools
JD Supra - California
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July 15, 2025
New Requirements for Non-Certified School Employees Take Effect October 1, 2025 Starting October 1, 2025, Connecticut public schools will experience a significant shift in how they handle employee leave benefits. Public Act 25-174 extends two key...
Tired of slow drivers in the left lane? A new law targets ‘camping’ in CT
The Connecticut Mirror
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July 15, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. If you’ve ever been stuck behind a slow driver cruising in the far left lane of a highway, Connecticut lawmakers are aiming to make your commute a little...
Bradley International Airport Gets New Oshkosh Striker ARFF Vehicles
Fire Buyer International
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July 15, 2025
Oshkosh Airport Products has announced the delivery of three state-of-the-art Striker Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicles to Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The new additions to BDL’s fleet...
New Connecticut Flood Insurance Disclosure Requirements
JD Supra - California
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July 15, 2025
On June 10, 2025, Governor Lamont signed Senate Bill No. 9 into law. In light of the passage of the bill, on July 8, 2025, the Connecticut Insurance Department (Department) issued Bulletin PC-93-25, addressed to “all companies licensed to write...
Connecticut joins other states to sue Trump administration over education funding freeze
WFSB 3 - Connecticut
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July 15, 2025
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Connecticut leaders joined those from 24 other states to sue the Trump administration over an education funding freeze. Officials said Connecticut lost $53 million that had already been built into school budgets for after...
Farmington Welcomes Back Veteran Law Enforcer
Patch
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July 15, 2025
FARMINGTON, CT — The Town of Farmington last week did not cue the theme song to "Welcome Back Kotter," but they did officially welcome back their former police chief for a new role in town. Former Avon Police Chief Paul Melanson, who was...
Ross Berry addresses election procedures and accountability in recent social media posts
Hillsborough Sun - New Hampshire
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July 14, 2025
Ross Berry, a social media commentator, recently shared a series of tweets addressing various topics including travel logistics, public accountability, and absentee ballot requirements.On July 13, 2025, Berry questioned the plausibility of an...
Bradley International Airport Adds New Oshkosh Striker ARFF Vehicles
Fire Engineering
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July 15, 2025
Three new Oshkosh Airport Products Striker® ARFF vehicles provide strong emergency response, outstanding operational uptime, and support the airport’s future growth. APPLETON, Wisconsin (July 15th, 2025) – Oshkosh Airport Products, an Oshkosh...
Connecticut joins multistate lawsuit over federal education grants
Connecticut Public Radio
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July 14, 2025
Connecticut is one of 24 states along with Washington D.C. to sue the federal government over previously approved education funding. Several state officials including Attorney General William Tong, Governor Ned Lamont and education advocates say...
Connecticut Is A UFO Hotspot—But That’s Not the Scary Part
The Wolf - Connecticut
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July 14, 2025
Connecticut UFO Sightings According to a report from Action, the top three states for UFO sightings are Washington, Montana, and Vermont. But what about Connecticut? Action didn’t go beyond the top three, but luckily, SatelliteInternet.com did. In...
Law, family and medicine converge in documentary about Vermont’s aid in dying
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- An exploration of a determined woman’s choices at the end of her life, from the perspectives of family, medicine and law, is the subject of a new documentary and post-screening discussion coming to Williamstown’s Images...
Connecticut enacts controversial EWA law
Payments Dive
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July 14, 2025
Connecticut Gov. Edward “Ned” Lamont last week signed a bill into law that imposes earned wage access regulations that providers of those services have opposed. Lamont, a Democrat, enacted the new law on Tuesday and it takes effect Oct. 1. The two...
Connecticut Man Arrested in Maine, Accused of Trying to Meet 14-Year-Old Girl
92 Moose - Maine
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July 14, 2025
According to WMTW News 8, Lewiston Police have arrested a 22-year-old man after they say he allegedly attempted to meet up with a 14-year-old girl he had been communicating with online. This is a chilling reminder of the dangers lurking on the...
Maybe You’re Hoping Elon Musk’s New Political Party Will Fracture the Republicans. About That.
Slate Magazine
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July 15, 2025
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Anyone who’s tired of centuries of two-party dominance in American politics has probably dreamed of something coming along...
Rep. Carter: HB2009 'eases financial burdens on Arizona's military families'
PHX Reporter - Arizona
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July 14, 2025
Pamela Carter, a House Representative from Arizona, announced her legislation offering vehicle tax refunds to deployed service members. This initiative aims to assist military families financially. The statement was made on the social media...
Obama slams Big Law attorneys who won't fight Trump because they want to 'finish that kitchen rehab' at their Hamptons homes
Business Insider
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July 15, 2025
Former President Barack Obama ripped Big Law firms for caving to the Trump administration just to protect their careers and fund their lavish lifestyles. Obama was speaking at a private fundraiser in New Jersey on Friday when he expressed...
Escaped New Hampshire inmate being held in Connecticut
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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July 15, 2025
An inmate who escaped the Sullivan County House of Corrections is being held on $500,000 bond after he was found in Connecticut.Jianming Zeng, 33, was spotted at a gas station in the Norwalk, Connecticut, just before 10 a.m. Sunday, wearing only a...
Owner of Fall River assisted living facility has come under legal scrutiny in the past
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The longtime owner of the Fall River assisted living facility where nine people died in a fire Sunday, was indicted in 2012 for allegedly paying kickbacks to obtain MassHealth client referrals, but the charges were dropped after judges ruled...