The amicus brief by Blumenthal and other Senate Democrats says failure to dismiss the case could hurt the high court’s credibility.
August 19, 2019
Posted inPolitics
Lawmakers say Coast Guard has impeded racism probe at academy
The lawmakers complained of “repeated efforts” to impede their investigation into allegations of harassment and retaliation at the Coast Guard Academy.
Posted inMoney
New report shows recreational marijuana revenue volatile in many states
While Connecticut opted not to legalize and tax recreational marijuana sales this year, many lawmakers saw the pot market as a revenue source that could rake in tens of millions of dollars annually for the state’s coffers. But a new analysis by Pew Charitable Trusts found that states with legalized pot sales are struggling to predict how much they can haul in on an annual basis.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT dairy farmers don’t see hemp as their new cash cow
Hemp and CBD production may be an industry of the future, but probably won’t help Connecticut’s struggling dairy farmers.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Endangering the Endangered Species Act
The recent announcement that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is narrowing the scope of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 is, to say the least, distressing. The most egregious changes to the Act eliminate consideration of threats to species from climate change and lift the prohibition on conducting economic impact analyses, clouding the science of survival with short term monetary gain.