HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced escalating efforts to force TikTok's compliance with the active and ongoing multistate investigation into harm to youth mental health. The multistate investigation began in 2022 to determine whether TikTok is violating state consumer protection laws in ways that have fueled the ongoing crisis in the mental health of  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 9 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Quick, easy, and secure way for customers to pay their bus fare via mobile wallet and debit or credit cards * * * The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) today announced the launch of its new Tap & Ride pilot program, which allows customers to pay for their bus fare by tapping their Visa or Mastercard branded debit card, credit card, or mobile wa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAHQUAN BLACKWIN, also known as "Mula," 27, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking narcotics an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ISRAEL MENDOZA, also known as "D-Nice" and "Israel Mandosa," 44, formerly of Reading, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribut  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * TikTok Continues Failing to Produce and Preserve Responsive Records * * * Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 22-state coalition of attorneys general in urging a Tennessee court to enforce its orders requiring TikTok to comply with an ongoing multistate consumer protection investigation and to preserve and produce relevant evidence. Initiated in 2022,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WETHERSFIELD, Conn. Vanessa Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JIMMY LASSUS, 40, of Wethersfield, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to distribution of fentanyl and oxycodone. According to court documents and statements made in court, in the early morning of   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 9 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a Tennessee court to enforce its orders that require TikTok to comply with an ongoing multistate consumer protection investigation and to preserve and produce relevant evidence. "With the impact of social media on youth mental health becoming clearer, there's no question that we must act," sai  more