HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 2 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm's role in the prescription opioid crisis. Connecticut will receive nearly $4.44 million from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis, as well as $332,000 to cover the costs of the leadin  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today released a report detailing the actions of the Office of the Attorney General to educate consumers and businesses and enforce compliance with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) since the new law took effect on July 1, 2023. The Act requires the Office to issue such a report no later than February 1, which must include (  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has received the final report of the independent investigation that he ordered in response to the release of an audit conducted by the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project concerning Connecticut State Police traffic records. The independent investigation was conducted by the law firm of Finn Dixon and Herling LLP an  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 3 (TNSres) -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) today released its five-year Capital Plan for fiscal years 2024-2028, outlining the continued implementation of funding, policies, and programs from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Historic federal investments and robust state-funded programs are helping CTDOT transform the state's infra  more