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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Saturday October 19, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Continues Historic Clean Energy Commitment to Lowering Costs and Creating Jobs for People in Pennsylvania and 38 States, Guam and Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA also opens applications for $600 million in additional funding for farms, small business owners through the Rural Energy for America Program HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 18, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced during a visit to Pennsylvania that USDA is partnering with farmers and small business owners to expand access to clean energy, create jobs and help low  more

Chief Gus Jablonski -- Enlisted Pioneer of Helicopter Flight
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Capt. Sean M. Cross, U.S. Coast Guard retired The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (https://www.history.uscg.mil/Research/THE-LONG-BLUE-LINE/) (uscg.mil) Part I * * * Our mech  more

Conn. A.G. Tong Opposes Needless Barriers to Mifepristone Access in North Carolina
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release Oct. 18, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced Connecticut has joined a coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia opposing needless barriers to mifepristone access in North Carolina. The coalition filed an amicus brief in Bryant v. Stein (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/24-1576_amicus-brief-bryant-v-stein.pdf?rev=1d07055352074e5591c0c788714ad  more

DOE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $2 Billion to Protect the Grid Against Growing Threats of Extreme Weather, Expand Transmission
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * 38 Projects Across 42 States Will Upgrade Nearly 1,000 Miles of Transmission, Increase Grid Capacity for Growing Electricity Demand, and Deliver Thousands of Jobs As Part of the Investing in America Agenda * * * In support of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $2 billion for 38 projects that will protect the U.S. power g  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL FILES BRIEF OPPOSING NEEDLESS RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS TO MIFEPRISTONE IN NORTH CAROLINA
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, today filed a brief opposing efforts in North Carolina to restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone. Raoul and the coalition filed the amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/74b24de40a/24-1576_Amicus%20Brief%20Bryant%20v%20Stein.pdf?language_id=1) in Bryant v. Stein, askin  more

Mass. A.G. Campbell Co-Leads Multistate Coalition In Support of Ending Needless Barriers to Mifepristone Access in North Caroline
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 19 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she, along with District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb, has co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing needless barriers to mifepristone access imposed by the state of North Carolina. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.mass.gov/doc/bryant-v-stein-amic  more

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Multistate Coalition to Support Ending Needless Barriers to Mifepristone Access in North Carolina
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * 18 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Arguing that North Carolina Mifepristone Requirements Conflict with FDA Jurisdiction * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing needless barriers to mifepristone access imposed by the state of North Carolina. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.maryland  more

N.Y. A.G. Urges Federal Court to Reverse Restrictions on Access to Abortion Medication Mifepristone
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * AG James and 17 AGs File Amicus Brief to Protect Access to Mifepristone in North Carolina * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 17 attorneys general today filed an amicus brief in support (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/24-1576_amicus-brief-bryant-v-stein.pdf) of a district court decision finding that North C  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Leads Urgent Letter to Biden Administration on the Hostage Designation of Tigran Gambaryan
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 19 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2024: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and seventeen other state attorneys general joined in asking President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken to designate Tigran Gambaryan as a hostage pursuant to the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act. The attorneys general express grave concern for the life of Mr. Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and law enforcement l  more