Twelve states sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing that the $81B merger would “extinguish competition.”
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Supreme Court to consider striking down assault weapons bans in CT, Chicago
A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether state, local bans on semiautomatic rifles violate the 2nd Amendment.
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SCOTUS upholds state laws banning transgender girls, women from athletics
Left unresolved by the outcome are challenges to state laws in CT and elsewhere that permit trans athletes to compete consistent with gender identity.
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CT among first states in group trying to preserve jobs amid AI boom
RAISE US is starting with more than $500 million to deploy on new forms of education and training, putting a focus on partnering with states.
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Trump admin. to buy back another energy company’s offshore wind leases
Trump administration is buying back offshore wind leases from Invenergy for four more wind projects, bring total spent on buybacks to $2.6B.
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Joseph Magnano, former Hartford police officer, arraigned
Joseph Magnano, who shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis, made his first court appearance Friday on a manslaughter charge.
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Trump will ease refrigerant rule in a bid to address surging grocery costs
The EPA is set to loosen a rule that requires grocery stores and AC companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment.
