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Connecticut invests in police social work program, following states like Vermont
Connecticut Public Radio
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July 11, 2025
A program to place more social workers in police departments is gaining further momentum in Connecticut following the close of the 2025 legislative session. A new provision in the state’s biennial budget establishes and funds the Social Work and...
Connecticut Sun’s Olivia Nelson-Ododa knows basketball won’t last forever. She’s trying to build something that will.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Even from across the world, it was a significant moment for Nelson-Ododa, who debuted her clothing and lifestyle brand, Kayelise, in September when she wore one of her designs in the tunnel before a WNBA game. “Seeing it happen, even from a...
Connecticut man who defrauded pandemic relief programs out of $750,000 is sentenced
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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July 10, 2025
Omar Rajeh, 57, of Hamden, was sentenced in Bridgeport to one year and three months in prison for defrauding multiple COVID-19 pandemic relief programs. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Connecticut man was sentenced in Bridgeport federal court on Thursday...
Connecticut Enacts Law Regulating Earned Wage Access Services
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
Connecticut has enacted a law (the amendment) amending the state’s existing small loan act (the act). In this alert, we focus on the amendment’s application of the act to “earned but unpaid wage or salary income advances” (the amendment’s term for...
Connecticut emergency departments seeing more tick related visits
NBC Connecticut
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July 10, 2025
It's tick season, and national data shows more people are going to the emergency room for tick bites than they have in years. Around 280 out of 100,000 visits to emergency departments in the Northeast were related to tick bites this May, according...
Connecticut Man Accused of Fatally Stabbing Prep School Lacrosse Star at House Party Acquitted
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW A Connecticut jury has acquitted a 20-year-old man on murder and manslaughter charges in connection with the death of a 17-year-old high school athlete Raul Valle was 16 at the time of the May 2022 stabbing which claimed the life of...
Connecticut’s Opulent Suburbs Can’t Conceal Urban Poverty: Poorest City in Every US State
24/7 Wall St.
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July 10, 2025
Connecticut has long ranked as one of the wealthiest states in America. But even within this high-income state, certain areas are immersed in poverty. Opulent suburbs like Greenwich and West Hartford are only a handful of miles from poor urban...
Connecticut AG Fines TicketNetwork $85K Over Faulty Privacy Disclosures
MediaPost
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The online marketplace TicketNetwork has agreed to pay $85,000 to settle charges that it violated Connecticut's privacy law by failing to adequately inform state residents of their rights, including the right to opt out of targeted advertising....
Connecticut farms to get 20% tax credit for equipment under new laws
News 12 Connecticut
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Gov. Ned Lamont signed two new laws Wednesday to support local family farms. Farms can now receive a 20% tax credit to buy new machinery, including drones to seed crops. Farmers will also be eligible for state grants to purchase land under the new...
Business Briefs: July 11, 2025
Greenfield Recorder - Massachusetts
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October 7, 2025
Four law students in clerk roles at DA’s office NORTHAMPTON — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office is hosting four law students this summer who are working as law clerks. Law students assist prosecutors with research and writing...
Connecticut launches campaign against dangerous speeding
Constitution State News - Connecticut
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July 9, 2025
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), alongside law enforcement and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), has initiated a speed enforcement campaign to address dangerous...
Connecticut visits Seattle after Charles' 29-point game
Record Eagle - Michigan
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Connecticut Drivers May Face Higher Car Taxes Under New Law, 'Surprising' Many People
Patch
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July 9, 2025
Posted Wed, Jul 9, 2025 at 8:36 am ET|Updated Wed, Jul 9, 2025 at 9:20 am ET CONNECTICUT — Connecticut motorists could see higher car tax bills this year after a change in how vehicles are assessed for property tax. A 2022 law, with subsequent...
Connecticut AG Fines Ticket Marketplace in State’s First CTDPA Privacy Law Enforcement Action
National Law Review
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July 9, 2025
As expected, state consumer privacy law enforcement is starting to heat up along with the summer temperatures. On the heels of the California Attorney General’s largest California Consumer Privacy Act-related settlement yet (see GT Alert), the...
Head Start to be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump admin. says
The Connecticut Mirror
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July 11, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool...
rep john larson addresses veteran affairs and constitutional rights
Hartford Reporter - Connecticut
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July 10, 2025
John B. Larson U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 1st district | Official U.S. House HeadshotJohn B. Larson U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 1st district | Official U.S. House Headshot John B. Larson, currently...
Connecticut man not guilty in stabbing death of 17-year-old prep school lacrosse player
KGAN - Iowa
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A 20-year-old Connecticut man was found not guilty of murder, as well as several other charges, in connection to the death of a 17-year-old prep school lacrosse player, according to reports. Raul Valle's fate was decided Wednesday, marking more...
Pulsz sweepstakes casino: Guide to legal states in 2025
SI Live - New York
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July 11, 2025
Founded in 2020, Pulsz has established itself as a maestro in the US sweepstakes casino industry. According to its terms of use, however, it is not available in nearly a dozen states. This guide outlines all 39 Pulsz.com legal states in the US and...
Connecticut's 2026 governor's race is starting to shape up
NBC Connecticut
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July 9, 2025
As Gov. Ned Lamont considers running for a third term, some fellow Democrats are welcoming challengers into the field. Rep. Josh Elliott (D-Hamden) who filed to run Tuesday, could bring a progressive challenger to Lamont, known as a fiscally...
Businesses, environmentalists join forces to stop NY offshore wind project they fear will harm fishing, sea life
New York Post
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July 9, 2025
They’re in uncharted waters. In a rare move, businesses and environmentalists have joined forces in court to furiously fight New York’s Empire Wind One offshore project, saying that it will devastate both the commercial fishing industry and marine...