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• State Officials, Safety Advocates, Students Mark National Teen Driver Safety Week 2013

  Making sure teen drivers are safe drivers is the focus of National Teen Driver Safety week in Connecticut, but communities, parents and teens need to be reminded that vehicle passengers are also responsible for keeping crashes from happening and avoiding injury.

• Regulators Approve Connecticut Water Settlement;$10 Million Tax Refund Will Reduce Rates Charged to Customers

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said rates charged to Connecticut Water Co. customers will be reduced by an estimated 6.4 percent beginning April 1, 2014, because state regulators have approved a negotiated settlement with the utility.

• Media Advisory: Thursday Connecticut Triad Annual Conference on Financial Abuse

• Gov. Malloy: Conn. Joins Seven Other Neighboring States in Action to Require Upwind States to Reduce Air Pollution

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut is sending a powerful message to upwind states: Stop dumping your air pollution on us – it’s time to clean up your act.

• Gov. Malloy, AG Jepsen Remind Coaches, Parents to Beware Sports-related Concussion Signs and Symptoms

  With the fall school sports season upon us, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Attorney General George Jepsen are reminding student athletes, parents and coaches that head injuries and concussions are serious and that Connecticut law requires students who suffer a blow to the head or receive a concussion diagnosis to sit out games and practices until cleared by a licensed medical professional.

• Gov. Malloy, AG Jepsen: Federal Proposal Would Undermine, Weaken Tribal Acknowledgement Criteria

  In official comments submitted to the Bureau of Indian Affairs today, Attorney General George Jepsen wrote that the BIA’s proposed regulations would “seriously weaken and undermine the core substantive criteria” for federal tribal recognition and would have the effect of reversing prior acknowledgment decisions affecting the state of Connecticut. Governor Dannel P. Malloy said that the proposed regulations would have a profound effect on the state.

• Gov. Malloy, AG Jepsen and Banking Commissioner Announce Upcoming Mortgage Assistance Event

  Connecticut’s distressed homeowners have another opportunity to explore loan modification and foreclosure prevention options with their lenders at a day-long, state-sponsored forum on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

• Gov. Malloy, AG Jepsen & President Herbst Statements on Plea Agreement in Matter Involving DEEP and Unilever

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen and UConn President Susan Herbst released the following statements today following approval of a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorneys’ Office and Conopco, Inc. (better known as Unilever) in a matter involving Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).

• Give Wisely: State Warns Residents to Beware of Charity Scams in Wake of Boston Tragedy

• Former Property Owner Found in Contempt For Failing to Comply With Court Order for Bridgeport Site

• DEEP Announces $360,000 in Funding to Seven Municipalities for Purchase of New Diesel Vehicles

• Consumer Complaint Resources Available As Required By Lender Processing Services Inc. Settlement

• Connecticut Joins National Settlement Resolving Allegations of Off-label Marketing of Rapamune

  Attorney General George Jepsen, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane and Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby today announced that Connecticut has joined with other states and the federal government in a settlement with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to resolve allegations of off-label marketing of the immunosuppressive drug, Rapamune.

• Statement on Ongoing Joint Investigation into Hartford’s Doc Hurley Scholarship Foundation

  “Our focus will continue to be on evaluating if funds raised in the past have been handled appropriately, and to ensure that any remaining funds – or future funds, if the tournament or other fundraising efforts go forward – are directed to their intended charitable purpose.”

• Connecticut Joins Federal-State Settlement With GlaxoSmithKline To Resolve Drug Marketing and Pricing Claims

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that Connecticut is among the states, along with the federal government, which have reached an agreement in principle with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for the largest healthcare fraud settlement in U.S. history.