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Attorney General Calls On DPUC To Review Proposed NU Merger, Will Do Independent Review
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This is in response to the request for an opinion from your agency on the legality of devices known as "three button slot machines," and whether these devices fall within the definition of "video facsimile" as used in the agreements between the State of Connecticut and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe. The agreements require the tribes to contribute twenty-five percent of their gross operating revenues from the operation of video facsimile machines at the tribal casinos, provided no other person within the state may lawfully operate "video facsimile games or other commercial casino games."
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Representative Robert M. Ward, 2005-025, Formal Opinion, Attorney General of Connecticut
You have requested a formal legal opinion concerning the protections afforded to members of the General Assembly by Conn. Gen. Stat. § 2-3a, which prohibits discrimination in the workplace against those who hold the office of state senator or representative.
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You have requested our opinion on two issues raised by Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-199 which imposes an athletic tax of five percent of the gross receipts from any boxing exhibition. The first issue is whether the Commissioner of Consumer Protection is responsible for the collection of the tax or whether it is the responsibility of the Commissioner of Revenue Services. The second issue is whether the athletic tax can be waived for United States Amateur Boxing, Inc., due to the fact that it is a non-profit association that is otherwise tax-exempt.
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Attorney General Welcomes U.S. Senate Commerce Committee’s Warning On Bogus Membership Clubs
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Attorney General Will Fight CNG’S 4.4-Percent Rate Hike Request
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Notices of Material Change and Healthcare Filings
The Antitrust Section reviews the Notices of Material Change filed prior to any material change in physician group practices, per Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-486i(c). Providers are also required to file annual Hospital Affiliation Reports and Annual Group Practice Reports, per Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-486i (g), (h), and (i).
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Attorney General's Reply Brief Filed In Response To Eastern Pequot Brief (PDF-40KB)
Reply Brief of the State of Connecticut and the towns of North Stonington, Preston and Ledyard to the Answering Brief of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation
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Brief of the Attorney General's, Towns' Appeal of Eastern Pequot Recognition (PDF-219KB)
Request For Reconsideration of the State of Connecticut and the Towns of North Stonington, Preston and Ledyard on the Final Determination of the Assistant Secretary on the Petitions for Tribal Acknowledgment of the Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut and the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut
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Editorial Piece by Richard Blumenthal and Jeff Benedict Concerning Las Vegas Nights (PDF-10KB)
Repealing our Las Vegas Nights law is an act of sovereign states’ rights -- Connecticut’s right to protect its citizens from the unintended harmful consequences of an earlier legislature’s actions. The prospect of additional casinos is no longer a distant threat. At least nine groups are at various stages – three most advanced – of applying for federal recognition before the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).
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Schaghticoke/Eastern Pequot Denial Critical Victory For State And Legitimate Native American Groups
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Schaghticoke Decision (PDF-6,430KB)
Schaghticoke/Eastern Pequot Denial Critical Victory For State And Legitimate Native American Groups