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Iowa AG joins 44 states urging AI firms to protect children
KIMT News 3 - Minnesota
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has joined a bipartisan group of 44 state attorneys general in urging major AI companies to protect children from harm. The letter, sent to Anthropic, Apple, Chai AI, Google, Luka Inc., Meta,...
Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Rallyday Invests in Elder Care Homecare
JD Supra - California
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August 25, 2025
Rallyday Partners has announced a strategic investment in Elder Care Homecare. Elder Care, founded in 2008 and based in Scarsdale, New York, is a senior home care agency serving New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Rallyday,...
CT officials, workers decry Trump administration's halt to nearly completed offshore wind project
WSHU Public Radio - Connecticut
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August 25, 2025
Wind turbine pieces stood hundreds of feet tall above dozens of trade workers and Connecticut officials Monday, as they spoke out against the Trump administration’s sudden pause of Revolution Wind, an offshore wind farm project. It was poised to...
Tech Companies Targeted CT Schools With Misleading Sales Pitch On Safety, AG’s Office Says
CT News Junkie - Connecticut
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August 22, 2025
CrisisGo’s website. Credit: Screengrab / CrisisGo.com A pair of tech companies from California and Ohio have drawn the ire of the Connecticut attorney general’s office after attempting to sell digital mapping and panic alarm systems to several...
Businesses face new challenges under SALT tax changes
Rochester Business Journal - New York
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August 21, 2025
Key takeaways: • SALT deduction cap raised to $40K under OBBB through 2029, then reverts to $10K. • Businesses must monitor PTET policies, apportionment, and digital taxation. • New York’s Convenience of the Employer Rule impacts remote worker...
3 people from Connecticut are charged with leading check fraud scheme
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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August 22, 2025
A federal grand jury in Bridgeport indicted Michelle “Thunder” Freeman, 37, of Waterbury; Leshanda Long, 43, of Hamden; and Omar Eaddy, 40, of Bridgeport. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Two women and a man from Connecticut are accused of orchestrated a...
Why are flags flying at half staff in Connecticut on Saturday?
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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August 22, 2025
Gov. Ned Lamont issued a directive on Friday afternoon. HARTFORD, Conn. — Governor Ned Lamont said Friday that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, Aug. 23, to honor...
Connecticut High School Gets 1 Megawatt Solar Power Carport
CleanTechnica
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August 21, 2025
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Last Updated on: 21st August 2025, 10:30 am Confession time for a non-Catholic: these are some of my favorite news stories. Schools that get their own solar power reduce...
Hubspoke Brands Announces First Co-Branded Wayback Burgers and Molte Pizze in Connecticut
QSR Magazine
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August 22, 2025
Hubspoke Brands, a bold new franchising platform redefining multi-brand ownership in the fast casual restaurant space, today announced it has reached an agreement to open the first co-branded Wayback Burgers and Molte Pizze locations in...
Democrat finance officials push asset managers to reaffirm commitment to manage climate risks
ESG Dive
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August 22, 2025
Dive Brief: A coalition of 17 Democrat finance officials have sent a letter to executives at BlackRock and 17 other firms, pushing the institutions to reaffirm their commitment to managing long-term risks like climate change, according to a...
Big waves, powerful rip currents on Connecticut's coastline as Erin moves away from the East Coast
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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August 22, 2025
Big waves and powerful rip currents on Connecticut's coastline as Erin moves away from the East Coast STONINGTON, Conn. — Rough surf is impacting parts of the shoreline as Hurricane Erin continues to move away from the Northeast, which may...
Connecticut Sun Foundation helps local kids score with $250 back-to-school shopping sprees
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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August 20, 2025
The foundation helped 80 students prepare to go back to school. They were able to acquire new clothes, backpacks and school supplies. GROTON, Conn. — The Connecticut Sun Foundation is taking a break from making baskets and has begun filling them...
Questioning the Corporation
Resilience
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August 22, 2025
This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Home to almost 70 percent of Fortune 500 companies, Delaware’s reputation as America’s “corporate capital” has faced challenges in recent years. Tesla’s...
Officials urge Trump to revoke stop work order for Revolution Wind farm
NBC Connecticut
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August 25, 2025
State officials and Orsted promised Monday to do what they can to get Revolution Wind back on track after the Trump administration issued a stop work order late last week. Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Connecticut) said the project, which is 80% complete, is...
Spud Bars set sail: Idaho Candy Company sends sweet taste of home to USS Idaho
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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August 22, 2025
The 120 candy bars were shipped to Connecticut this week for the USS Idaho's historic first meal aboard the submarine. BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Candy Company shipped 120 Idaho Spud Bars to Connecticut this week for the USS Idaho's first meal...
Washington Trust bank rings the NASDAQ bell to celebrate 225 years
WJAR - Rhode Island
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(WJAR) — Washington Trust Company rang the NASDAQ bell on Friday. The bank is celebrating its 225th birthday. It first opened its doors on August 22, 1800. The original group chartered the bank in Westerly, Rhode Island. The company says it has...
6 Honored At Community Economic Development Summit
New Haven Independent - Connecticut
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August 22, 2025
Emcee Arden Santana with award recipient Kim Poole and director of tech & operations Belito Garcia. The audacity to build. That was the theme of the third annual Community Economic Development Summit at SCSU. Staged in collaboration with the Black...
Sorry, New England: Connecticut’s not going anywhere
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Write to us at startingpoint@globe.com. To subscribe, sign up here. Recently my colleague Billy Baker argued it is time to kick Connecticut out of New England, and perhaps some of you taking time to read this agree with him. Sure, the southernmost...
Get Ahead of Property Tax and Business License Compliance
CFO Dive
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What’s Up this week in Newport County: Aug. 25 – Sept. 1
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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August 25, 2025
A nearly complete wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut faces an uncertain future as the states’ Democratic governors, members of Congress and union workers are calling Monday for the Trump administration to let construction...