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• Attorney General Laments State’s “F” On Anti-Smoking Efforts From American Lung Association, Calls For Increased Tobacco Prevention, Cessation Spending

• Attorney General Outraged Over Reported $102 Million Payday For United Healthcare CEO, Urges Insurance Department To Weigh Executive Pay In Future Rate Cases

• Attorney General Pleased DPUC Reduced Connecticut Water Company Rate Request, Disappointed Cut Not Deeper

• Attorney General Pleased Kardashians Seek To Sever Ties With Predatory Prepaid Debit Card

• Attorney General Praises Department Of Insurance Rejection Of 20 Percent Anthem Rate Increase

• Attorney General Praises Federal Appeals Court Ruling Upholding Berlin Sexually Oriented Businesses Ordinance That Stopped VIP Sex Store

• Attorney General Praises Feds For Admonishing State’s Failure To Openly Review Massive Insurance Rate Hikes

• Attorney General Investigating Defective GMAC/Ally Foreclosure Docs, Demands Halt To Its CT Foreclosures

• Attorney General Disappointed $104.7 Million Niantic River Railroad Bridge Contract Awarded To Out-Of-State Company, Calls On Winner To Hire State Workers

• Attorney General, DEP Seek Injunction To Stop Continued Destruction From Illegal Logging

• Attorney General, As AT&T Announces Job Cuts, Urges Stronger Phone Service Standards At Public Hearing

• Attorney General Issues Warning About Repair Scams In Areas Still Without Power

  Attorney General George Jepsen today warned Connecticut residents to be on alert for tree removal, power restoration or other repair scams in areas still without power or where heavy damage resulted from last weekend’s snowstorm.

• Student Loan Repayment Guide Available To Assist Connecticut Borrowers

  Attorney General George Jepsen, state Consumer Protection Commissioner Jonathan Harris and state Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez today introduced a new student loan repayment guide to assist borrowers in Connecticut, which ranks among the top 10 states for average student loan debt.

• Statement from Attorney General Jepsen on Comments from Volkswagen CEO at Detroit Auto Show

  "The time for empty apologies and hollow pledges of cooperation is over. It's up to Volkswagen to live up to its promises and obligations to consumers – and that starts by being honest with the American public, providing regulators with requested documents and coming clean on how they intend to address the very real problems with their vehicles."

• Statement from AG Jepsen on Today's Attorneys General Climate Change Meeting in New York

  "Climate change is a real and pressing issue, and states have a compelling interest in reducing emissions to help address the harms that climate change imposes upon our residents. I am delighted to meet with so many thoughtful leaders to strategize on ways we can protect our citizens from the greatest threat we collectively face."