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MURPHY STATEMENT ON DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL

Nov 7, 2026 Alex

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement upon discharge from The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Murphy will miss the next several weeks of votes in the Senate as he continues his recovery. “Thank you for the outpouring of support my family and I have received over the last few days. I want to be direct with you, so here is my diagnosis. Last Saturday afternoon, I felt something was not right with my body and called 9-1-1 out of an abundance of caution, and I’m glad I did. I was diagnosed with a small bleed in the thalamus region of my brain. “The doctors are very encouraged by the progress I’ve made so far. In order…

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TWO CT STUDENTS NAMED 2026 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS

Nov 1, 2026 Alex

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker are congratulating two Connecticut students who have been named 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars in recognition of their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. The recognition is one of the nation’s highest honors for graduating high school seniors. The honorees are: Vedant Rakesh Kansara (Unionville) of Farmington High School Suchita Srinivasan (Cheshire) of Cheshire High School “Connecticut is proud to celebrate Vedant and Suchita for earning one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students,” Governor Lamont said. “Their accomplishments reflect the talent, dedication, and hard work of Connecticut’s students, as well as the commitment of the educators and families who have…

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AG ANNOUNCES GM TO PAY $220M OVER DATA

Nov 1, 2026 Alex

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG ANNOUNCES GM TO PAY $220M FOR SELLING DRIVERS’ PRIVATE DATA (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today announced General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it illegally sold consumers’ private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers who then sold the data to insurance companies. For many consumers, this data was used by insurance companies in part to set insurance rates. Attorney General Tong helped lead a coalition of 36 attorneys general in the case against GM, and Connecticut will receive more than $6 million through the settlement. The settlement requires GM to obtain affirmative express consent from consumers before collecting or disclosing consumer driving and location data.…

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AG Urges Rejection of Water Price Hike

Oct 25, 2026 Alex

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG URGES REJECTION OF $25 MILLION RATE HIKE FOR CONNECTICUT WATER CUSTOMERS (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today filed a brief with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority urging rejection of an unjustified and unaffordable $25 million rate hike request from the Connecticut Water Company. If approved, the request would raise rates by more than 18 percent, or approximately $156 per year for the average customers. CT Water serves 108,000 water customers in 60 communities across Connecticut, plus 3,000 wastewater customers in Southbury. “Connecticut families pay far too much for their utilities as it is, and we cannot afford unjustified double-digit increases. We combed through every page of CT Water’s application, and we found $19 million in…

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Answers Demanded From Google About AI Classroom Push

Oct 24, 2026 Alex

BLUMENTHAL & HAWLEY DEMAND ANSWERS FROM GOOGLE ABOUT AGGRESSIVE AI PUSH IN CLASSROOMS “Google is forcing their A.I. products into classrooms across America, and children are paying the price.” [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) today demanded answers from Alphabet Inc. and Google LLC CEO Sundar Pichai about the company’s aggressive push of A.I. products to children in schools. In a letter sent to Pichai today, Blumenthal and Hawley raised concerns that Google’s relentless push of A.I. products is threatening the academic success and overall wellbeing of students. “Recently, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) interviewed more than 60 teachers, parents, students, and clinicians and found that test scores on national have declined and many…

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AG SECURES $2.7 MILLION IN SUIT AROUND CUSTOMER DATA

Oct 18, 2026 Alex

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG AND ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES SECURE $2.7 MILLION FROM PEDIATRIC HEALTH NETWORK AND IT COMPANY FOR FAILING TO PROTECT CUSTOMER DATA Boston Children’s Health Physicians and XTIUM Failed to Protect Personal Information for 62,871 Connecticut Residents and Approximately 825,000 New Yorkers (Hartford, CT) – Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured $2.7 million from Boston Children’s Health Physicians (BCHP), a New York-based pediatric health network, and XTIUM, an IT management company that provided network security services to BCHP, for failing to protect the private information of hundreds of thousands of Connecticut and New York residents. In August 2024, XTIUM suffered a breach that allowed hackers to access 18 of its clients’…

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FALSE CLAIMS ACT SETTLEMENT

Oct 16, 2026 Alex

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG ANNOUNCES FALSE CLAIMS ACT SETTLEMENT WITH FAIRFIELD COUNTY DOCTOR AND HIS PRACTICES (Hartford, CT)—Attorney General William Tong today announced today that Connecticut and the federal government have entered into a civil agreement with Dr. Steven Murphy, and his businesses, Murphy Medical Associates, LLC and Diagnostic and Medial Specialist of Greenwich, LLC, located in Stamford. Murphy and his businesses will pay $866,539 to settle allegations of submitting inflated bills to government health insurance for medical services and COVID-19 related fraud during the time-period from September 2019 through April 2022. The United States will receive $583,310 and Connecticut will receive $283,229. As part of the settlement, Murphy and his practices agreed to be excluded from all federal health care…

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New Connecticut Traffic Laws Take Effect October 1

Oct 1, 2026 Alex

CONNECTICUT — Connecticut drivers are facing several new or strengthened traffic laws beginning October 1, 2026, with changes covering left-lane driving, distracted driving, highway work zones, school buses, vehicle exhaust systems and travel restrictions during emergencies. One of the most noticeable changes involves use of the far-left lane on major highways. Beginning October 1, drivers on divided limited-access highways with more than two lanes traveling in the same direction are generally prohibited from remaining in the extreme left lane unless they are passing another vehicle. The law includes exceptions for drivers preparing to use a left-side exit, following the direction of a police officer, emergency vehicles, highway maintenance or construction operations and situations where traffic congestion makes use of the…

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BIPARTISAN S.O.S. CONGRESS ON UNCHECKED AI DEVELOPMENT

Sep 26, 2026 Alex

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG JOINS BIPARTISAN S.O.S. TO CONGRESS ON UNCHECKED AI DEVELOPMENT (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 25 attorneys general in an urgent, bipartisan S.O.S. to Congress, calling for immediate action to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). In a letter sent to Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader John Thune, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Attorney General Tong and the coalition warn that reports of recent incidents demonstrate that unchecked AI development endangers Americans and threatens our financial system, critical infrastructure, and national security. The coalition urges Congress to quickly pass substantive legislation to regulate the AI industry to ensure that development occurs at an intentional pace, incorporates safety and transparency…

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