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Murphy, Blumenthal Send Letter to Department of Energy on New England Clean Power Link Proposal

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 8, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to consider Transmission Developers Incorporated’s (TDI) application for funding to develop the New England Clean Power Link, a transmission line that would expand New England’s access to clean energy and ease winter grid reliability issues in the region

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Governor Lamont Requests Federal Agriculture Disaster Declaration Due to Crop Damage Caused by Recent Sub-Freezing Temperatures

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 8, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont announced that he has submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking a federal agriculture disaster declaration for all eight counties in Connecticut due to the significant damage to crops in farms across the state caused by sub-freezing temperatures and frost that occurred in the early morning hours of May 18, 2023.

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Blumenthal & Hawley Demand Answers & Warn of Misuse After "Leak" of Meta's AI Model

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 8, 2023

Senators say lack of safeguards around possible release of the Large Language Model Meta AI (LLaMA), “represents a significant increase in the sophistication of the AI models available to the general public, and raises serious questions about the potential for misuse or abuse

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Governor Lamont Announces Summer Season Kicks off at Connecticut State Parks This Memorial Day Weekend

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 7, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont and Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes kicked off the beginning of the busy Connecticut State Parks summer season during a visit to Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison.

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Senator Blumenthal Week In Review 05/26/2023—06/02/2023

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 7, 2023

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after voting for the bipartisan agreement to prevent a default on the national debt

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Murphy Highlights New Haven's Halda Therapeutics as "Innovator of the Month"

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 7, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Halda Therapeutics, based in New Haven, was named “Innovator of the Month.

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Blumenthal Statement on the Bipartisan Agreement to Avoid Debt Default

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 6, 2023

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after voting for the bipartisan agreement to prevent a default on the national debt

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Murphy Statement on Vote to Raise the Debt Ceiling

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 6, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to raise the debt ceiling

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Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Tourism Attracting Record Revenues and National Press Attention

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 6, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont highlighted the recent release of data showing the tangible return on investment to promote Connecticut with an all-season advertising campaign designed to showcase the state as a more vibrant, dynamic, and inclusive tourism destination.

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Murphy: Too Much of Our MENA Assistance Is Locked in Decades-Old Assumptions

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 5, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Tuesday

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Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Monday in Observance of Memorial Day

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 5, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont, on May 26, announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be flown at half-staff on Monday, May 29, 2023, from sunrise until noon in observance of Memorial Day to honor and mourn the members of the military who have died while serving the United States Armed Forces.

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Senator Blumenthal Week In Review 05/19/2023—05/26/2023

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 5, 2023

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) announced $2,997,368 million in federal funding for The WorkPlace in Bridgeport to train nurses and create equitable opportunities for frontline healthcare professionals

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Governor Lamont Praises House Approval of Comprehensive Legislation Addressing Gun Violence

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 4, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for voting on May 25, 2023, to approve a comprehensive legislative proposal he introduced that includes several provisions to reduce gun violence, stop mass shootings, and prevent firearm accidents and suicides.

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Governor Lamont Reminds Residents That Connecticut’s Minimum Wage Is Scheduled To Increase on June 1

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 3, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont is reminding Connecticut residents that the state’s minimum wage will increase from the current rate of $14.00 per hour to $15.00 per hour beginning Thursday, June 1, 2023.

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Governor Lamont Highlights Connecticut Youth Employment Program, Encourages Participation This Summer

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 2, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont and Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo today visited Ebony Horsewomen Inc. Equestrian and Therapeutic Center in Hartford to highlight one of the many employers participating in the Connecticut Youth Employment Program and to encourage young adults to enroll in the program, particularly as schools dismiss for the summer months.

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Blumenthal & Warren Announce Legislation to Extend Crucial Health Benefits for Surviving Families of National Guard & Reservists

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 1, 2023

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, On May 26, announced legislation in the U.S, Senate, first introduced and led by U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Trent Kelly (R-MS) in the House, to extend crucial health benefits to surviving families of National Guard members and Reservists

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ACRU’s Roman: Connecticut policy requiring concealed-carry permits 'unconstitutional by nature'

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 1, 2023

The head of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) has called Connecticut's policy of requiring a permit to carry concealed weapons contrary to the Second Amendment.

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Governor Lamont and Connecticut State Department of Education Announce Recipients of 2023 and 2024 Summer Enrichment Grants

By Constitution State News Report | Jun 1, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker on May 23, 2023 announced that 110 organizations in Connecticut are being awarded more than $13 million in grants to provide learning opportunities to children during the summers of 2023 and 2024 as part of the latest round of funding under the Connecticut Summer Enrichment Program.

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Blumenthal Urges the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to Issue Recall on Theft-Prone Kia & Hyundai Vehicles

By Constitution State News Report | May 31, 2023

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urging consideration of a recall of Kia and Hyundai vehicles susceptible to theft

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Murphy in Serbia: The Future for Serbia Is with the EU and the United States – Not Russia

By Constitution State News Report | May 31, 2023

BELGRADE–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday spoke at a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade to discuss his congressional delegation visit to the Western Balkans