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• Attorney General, Consumer Counsel Praise Draft Decision On NU-NSTAR Merger

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz today praised a draft decision by state utility regulators that would allow the proposed merger of Northeast Utilities and Boston-based NSTAR to move forward.

• Attorney General Jepsen Announces Imminent Abnormal Market Disruption on Energy Products

• Attorney General Reorganizes Senior Staff

• ADVISORY: Triad Conference Scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1, Postponed

  The annual Connecticut Triad conference, “No Excuse for Financial Abuse,” scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Riverfront Community Center, 300 Welles Street, Glastonbury, is cancelled for weather-related reasons. It will be rescheduled at a later date.

• Gov. Malloy, Attorney General Jepsen: Agreement Will Preserve Hundreds of Acres as Open Space in Sprague

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Attorney General George C. Jepsen today announced that the state will enter an agreement to preserve 230 acres of open space in the towns of Sprague and Franklin. The acreage is part of the Watson Estate, a large expanse of agricultural fields, streams and wooded areas that abuts the Shetucket River.

• Commissioner F. Philip Prelli, Department of Agriculture, Formal Opinion 2008-012, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  Your staff has explained the background as follows. A number of months ago, a feral dog pack was found roaming around the Southern Connecticut State University area

• Hon. Donald Williams, Jr. President Pro Tempore, Hon. James A. Amann Speaker of the House, Hon. Martin Looney Senate Maj. Leader, Hon. Christopher G. Donovan House Majority Leader, Formal Opinion 2008-005, Attorney General State of Connecticut

  This letter responds to your request for an opinion regarding the legality of proposed legislation to extend the State’s ban on smoking in public places to the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun Casinos (the “Casinos”).

• Attorney General Disagrees With Fed Chair Statement That CT Law Prevented Lawsuit To Block AIG Bonuses

• Attorney General Disappointed By Defeat Of Casino Smoking Ban Bill, Will Fight On

• Attorney General Disappointed By Federal Court Decision Regarding States’ Authority To Determine Electricity Requirements

• Mortgage Loan Borrowers Encouraged To Participate In Federal Foreclosure Review And Claims Process

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Banking Commissioner Howard F. Pitkin are encouraging Connecticut borrowers who believe they suffered financial injury because of harmful mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure practices to participate in an Independent Foreclosure Review and claims process.

• Federal Court Upholds Clean Air Rules Aimed at Reducing Greenhouse Gases Contributing to Global Warming

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel Esty praised a federal appeals court decision today that upheld government standards regulating greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming.

• $40.75 Million Multi-State Settlement Reached with GlaxoSmithKline and SB Pharmco

• Consumers Reminded That Gift Cards Sold In Connecticut Have No Expiration Date

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein are reminding consumers that under Connecticut law, pre-paid gift cards and gift certificates sold in the state do not have an expiration date.

• AG Jepsen: Former Corinthian College Students Eligible for Federal Student Loan Cancellation

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that Connecticut has joined at least 42 other states and the District of Columbia in notifying residents who attended schools operated by Corinthian Colleges, Inc. that they may be eligible for cancellation of their federal student loans used to attend those schools. If a student’s federal loan is cancelled, the student will make no more payments on the loan, and any payments already made will be refunded.