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Anheuser-Busch Taking The Right Approach By Reducing Alcohol Content In ‘Tilt’ beverage
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Agreement Reached With Wells Fargo Bank Over Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
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Connecticut Benefits From Settlement With WellCare on Medicaid Fraud Charges
Attorney General George Jepsen and Social Services Commissioner Roderick Bremby said Connecticut stands to receive $1.56 million from a Medicaid fraud settlement with WellCare, a Florida-based health maintenance organization.
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Connecticut Agencies Protest ISO New England Budget Increases
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen, Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority today filed a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against ISO New England Inc.’s proposal to increase its budget, paid for by electric customers, by nearly 10 percent.
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Broad Coalition Seeks Changes in Federal Incentives For Utility Transmission Construction
A broad coalition of attorneys general, state regulators, consumer advocates, consumer-owned utilities and major national and regional environmental groups has joined Attorney General George Jepsen and Kevin DelGobbo, chairman of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, in urging federal regulators to stop providing expensive and unnecessary “incentives” to encourage construction of new, high-voltage transmission facilities.
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Be Aware of Disaster Assistance Scams, Especially Related to FEMA
Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein are warning Connecticut residents to be aware of potential scams in the coming days and weeks, especially ones in which scammers offer to help people get disaster assistance from FEMA.
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Benefits of National Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement Moving Forward in Connecticut
Attorney General George Jepsen said the programs of benefits resulting from the $25 billion mortgage foreclosure servicing settlement are moving forward in Connecticut, including $119 million in loan modifications and $36 million in refinancing relief.
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Attorneys General Seek Information About Data Breach at On-Line Retailer Zappos.com, Inc.
Concerned about a recent hacking attack that may have affected more than 24 million customers, Attorney General George Jepsen, with support from eight other states, has asked Zappos.com, Inc. about its efforts to protect private customer information and its response to the breach.
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Attorneys General Challenge Google On New Privacy Policy
Attorney General George Jepsen joined with attorneys general of 36 states and territories today in raising strong concerns about a new privacy policy by Google, Inc., scheduled to take effect March 1 for all users of Google products and services.
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Attorney General Urging New Standards on Pollutants that Contribute to Asthma
Attorney General George Jepsen has joined with the Attorneys General of eight other states in urging federal regulators to adopt new standards for fine particulate matter, a type of air pollutant that contributes to respiratory symptoms and diseases, such as asthma.
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Attorney General George Jepsen asked state utility regulators Tuesday to require Northeast Utilities and Boston-based NSTAR to demonstrate how their proposed merger is in the public interest.
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Attorney General Urges Congress to Support Programs to Help Victims of Domestic Violence
Attorney General George Jepsen has joined with 52 other state and territorial Attorneys General in urging Congress to continue government support for vital programs that help women and families who fall victim to domestic violence.
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Attorney General Statement on PURA Two-storm Investigation Final Decision
"Today’s final decision, like the draft issued two weeks ago, substantially adopts the findings and recommendations that my office presented in this proceeding and is a positive step toward improving CL&P’s storm response."
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Gov. Malloy, Attorney General Jepsen Announce Allocation Of Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement Funds
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that Connecticut’s share of the $25 billion mortgage foreclosure servicing settlement will be spent to bolster and expand programs assisting Connecticut’s distressed homeowners.