Connecticut Manufacturer’s Lithium Battery Safety Solutions Earn Attention at International Conference

Connecticut Manufacturer’s Lithium Battery Safety Solutions Earn Attention at International Conference

Packaging And Crating Technologies (PACT®), a Connecticut manufacturer of fire-suppressant paper wrap, earned attention at an international conference with its continuing development of safety technologies in the industry.

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Coalition of Attorneys General Sue to Block Elimination of Federal Public Health Grants

Coalition of Attorneys General Sue to Block Elimination of Federal Public Health Grants

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for what they describe as abruptly and illegally terminating $11 billion in critical public health grants to the states.

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FIduciary Responsibility of Fiscal Officials Defended by CT Treasurer and Colleagues

FIduciary Responsibility of Fiscal Officials Defended by CT Treasurer and Colleagues

Connecticut State Treasurer Erick Russell has joined a coalition of 17 financial officers—including state and big city treasurers, comptrollers, controllers, and auditors—in signing a letter urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Acting Chairman and the Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary to oppose a recent request by Republican state finance officials.

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Attorney General Seeks to Block Trump Administration Cut That Would Eliminate $35 Million in Medical Research at UConn

Attorney General Seeks to Block Trump Administration Cut That Would Eliminate $35 Million in Medical Research at UConn

Attorney General William Tong and 21 other attorneys general sued the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for unlawfully cutting funds that support cutting-edge, lifesaving medical and public health research at universities and research institutions across the country.

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