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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for 2026-07-26 ( 5 items )  
AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding (10)
LANSING, Michigan, July 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal funds-specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds -to coerce states into complying with the administration's political and policy priorities. Attorney General Ne more PR

Attorney General James Halts Paramount's Merger with Warner Bros. for Months (10)
ALBANY, New York, July 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Halts Paramount's Merger with Warner Bros. for Months * July 24, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 11 other attorneys general today secured a months-long halt to Paramount Skydance Corp.'s (Paramount) $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.). On July 13, Attorney General James and the coalition sued Paramount and Warner Bros., alleging that more PR

Governor Lamont Notes Federal Court's TPS Extension for Haitian Residents, Asks Employers for Patience (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 24 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Notes Federal Court's TPS Extension for Haitian Residents, Asks Employers for Patience * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today issued the following statement after a federal appeals court extended temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian nationals through Monday, July 27, 2026, pausing the federal government's move to end the program: "However brief it may be, this extension matters. It means thousands of our more PR

Governor Lamont, Congressional Delegation Announce $52.9 Million in Recovery Funds for Connecticut Farmers (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 24 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont, Congressional Delegation Announce $52.9 Million in Recovery Funds for Connecticut Farmers * Funding Aids in Production Losses Due To Severe Weather Events in 2023 and 2024 (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Connecticut Agriculture Commissioner Bryan P. Hurlburt, and the members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation today announced that the Connecticut Department of Agriculture ha more PR

UConn Nursing Secures NIH Grant for Pediatric Allergy Research (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, July 24 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Nursing Secures NIH Grant for Pediatric Allergy Research * Eileen J. Carter, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, assistant professor at the UConn Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing, has been awarded a prestigious R21 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to improve care for children with reported penicillin allergies. The two-year grant entitled, Refinement and Testing o more PR