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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Thursday August 29, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Conn. A.G. Tong Announces $1.7 Million False Claims Settlement With Family Dentistry of Bridgeport, Hartford and Stamford Over Prohibited Patient Recruiting Fees
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 29 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: Attorney General William Tong and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Vanessa Roberts Avery today announced a $1.7 million settlement agreement with Family Dentistry of Bridgeport, Family Dentistry of Hartford, Family Dentistry of Stamford (collectively known as the Family Dentistry Entities) and owners Stanislav Gintautas, DDS and Tatiana Agababaeva  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Connecticut Dentists Pay $1.7 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and William Tong, Connecticut Attorney General, today announced that STANISLAV GINTAUTAS, DDS and TATIANA AGABABAEVA, DDS, and their businesses, FAMILY DENTISTRY OF BRIDGEPORT PC, FAMILY DENTISTRY OF HARTFORD PLLC, and FAMILY DENTISTRY OF STAMFORD, PC, have entered int  more

DEA Breaks Ground on New Laboratory in New Hampshire
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: LONDONDERRY, NH -The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration was joined today by U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane Young, representatives from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), New England HIDTA, the New Hampshire Department of Safety, the Town of Londonderry, and members of the New Hampshire federal congression  more

NEH Awards $2.72 Million to Create Research Centers Examining the Cultural Implications of Artificial Intelligence
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Five institutions receive NEH grants to coordinate research on the societal, ethical, and legal ramifications of AI technology * * * The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced grant awards totaling $2.72 million for five colleges and universities to create new humanities-led research centers that will serve as hubs for interdisciplinary coll  more

NEH Awards $2.72 Million to Create Research Centers Examining the Cultural Implications of Artificial Intelligence
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * Five institutions receive NEH grants to coordinate research on the societal, ethical, and legal ramifications of AI technology * * * The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced grant awards totaling $2.72 million for five colleges and universities to create new humanities-led research centers that will serve as hubs for interdisciplinary coll  more

NLRB Issues Decision on Pratt & Whitney Co., Uniform Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 01-RC-338112) by Region 1 Director Laura A. Sacks: * * * PRATT & WHITNEY COMPANY, INC., Employer and UNIFORM PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT, Petitioner and UTC INDEPENDENT FIRE/SECURITY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, Intervenor DECISION AND ORDER/1 Pratt & Whitney Company, Inc. (the Employer) manufactures aircraft and military equipment. Uniform Professional Fire Fighters Associati  more

Quits rates were above 3.0 percent in 3 states in June 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In June 2024, quits rates (the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment) were above 3.0 percent in 3 states: Montana (3.2 percent) and South Carolina and Wyoming (3.1 percent each). There were 73,000 quits in South Carolina, 17,000 quits in Montana, and 9,000 quits in Wyoming. Nationally, there were 3,282,000 quit  more