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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for 2026-06-01 ( 6 items )  
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Issues Commentary: CUSMA Review Comes Into Focus (10)
OTTAWA, Ontario, May 29 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on May 28, 2026, by Stuart Trew, director of the Trade and Investment Research Project: * * * CUSMA review comes into focus What Trump and the Democrats agree about the future of North American trade - In just over a month, North American governments are expected to decide the future of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). More likely, they will decide how to decide that future. It's still not clear to anyone, probably U.S. trade neg more PR

DHS Responds to Letter From Nine Secretaries of State, States "No Reason for ICE Personnel to Be Deployed to Polling Places" (10)
DENVER, Colorado, May 27 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release: * * * DHS Responds to Letter from Nine Secretaries of State, states "no reason for ICE personnel to be deployed to polling places." The Secretary of State's Office has received a letter from Todd M. Lyons, Acting ICE Director, in response to the March 9 letter from nine Secretaries of State that sought confirmation from Homeland Security Director Markwayne Mullin that immigration enforcement agents would not be deployed to polling locations during  more PR

Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: Connecticut Employers Need to Prepare for New Workplace AI Law - 4 Items For Your To-Do List (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 27 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight: * * * Connecticut Employers Need to Prepare for New Workplace AI Law: 4 Items For Your To-Do List Connecticut just enacted one of the most comprehensive artificial intelligence laws in the country, and employers need to start preparing now. The Connecticut General Assembly recently passed Senate Bill 5, now formally known as the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency Act, and Governor Ned Lamont has confirmed he will sign it. W more PR

Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, Sierra Club Criticize EPA Proposal on Michigan RACT Regulations (10)
WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, Detroit, Michigan, and the Sierra Club submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency challenging the agency's proposed approval of Michigan's Reasonably Available Control Technology rules for the West Michigan ozone nonattainment areas under the 2015 ozone standard. The organizations argue that Michigan's proposed RACT regulations fail to comply with the Clean Air Act and therefore should not be approved as submitted (Docket No. EPA-R05-OAR-2024-0137 more ST

Legal Defense Fund Associate Director-Counsel Cox Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Subcommittee (Part 1 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Todd A. Cox, associate director-counsel of the Legal Defense Fund, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "Enforcing Callais: Implementing the Supreme Court's Command Against Racial Gerrymandering": * * * I. INTRODUCTION Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and members of the Committee: My name is Todd A. Cox, and I am Associate Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund ("LDF"). Thank you for the opportunity to testify  more PR

The quest for the Stanley Cup reaches its peak: ESPN exclusively presents the 2026 Stanley Cup Final Presented by GEICO (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 31 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * The quest for the Stanley Cup reaches its peak: ESPN exclusively presents the 2026 Stanley Cup Final Presented by GEICO * * Vegas Golden Knights face the Carolina Hurricanes for Game 1 on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET for their first matchup in Stanley Cup Final history * Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro and Emily Kaplan announce their third Cup Final together * SkyCast, Spanish language and NHL in ASL options for every game  more PR