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• Part II: Connecticut Wine v. Indiana Beer Over NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship

  Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that he has extended a friendly wager to Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller over the outcome of tonight’s NCAA Women’s National Championship game between the University of Connecticut Huskies and the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

• Governor Malloy: Changes to State Laws Regarding the Residential Electricity Market Will Benefit Connecticut Consumers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as of July 1st several changes to laws concerning Connecticut’s electricity market will have gone into effect, creating greater transparency and increasing protections for residential consumers by requiring electricity suppliers to provide very clear and specific information about how much they are being charged for electricity.

• Attorney General’s Statement On U.S. Supreme Court Refusal To Review Defective FAA Flight Paths

• Statement from Attorney General Jepsen on US Supreme Court Cert Denial in Apple eBooks Appeal

  "In 2013, the District Court ruled that Apple conspired to restrain the marketplace for eBooks. Today's denial is welcome news for consumers – it affirms an important antitrust ruling that Apple orchestrated a conspiracy among publishers to raise eBook prices and clears the way for consumers to receive the relief guaranteed them under the settlement."

• Attorney General Advises Consumers: Three Metropark USA Stores in State are Closing

• Attorney General Jepsen: Impact Statement Recommending Plum Island Sale is Inadequate

  Attorney General George Jepsen said today that the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) recommending the federal government’s sale of Plum Island lacks significant critical evaluation and analysis.

• Attorney General In Federal Court Brief: Pratt Negotiations With State And Union Were A “Sham

• Attorney General, In Federal Court Filing, Raises Concerns About Google Settlement

• State Joins Multistate Settlement with PointRoll to Resolve Internet Privacy Allegations

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein today announced that Connecticut has joined a $750,000 multistate settlement with digital advertising company PointRoll, Inc. that resolves an investigation into whether the company violated consumers' privacy by unlawfully circumventing the privacy settings in Apple Inc.'s Safari Web browser.

• Governor Malloy, Attorney General and DMV Warn Consumers about Flood-Damaged Vehicles

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen and the Department of Motor Vehicles joined together today to advise consumers purchasing new or used cars to be alert for flood-damaged vehicles following the heavy rain that struck the Northeast earlier this week.

• Gov. Malloy, Attorney General Jepsen, Commissioner Klee Comment on Draft EPA Rule on Pollution from Power Plants

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen, and Commissioner Robert Klee of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, offered the following comments today concerning the release of a draft rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulating carbon pollution from existing electric power plants.

• MEDIA ADVISORY: AG Jepsen, DEA, Consumer Protection, Law Enforcement and Advocates to Announce 2012 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in Connecticut

  Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem, and improper disposal of unused prescription medications poses a potential health and safety hazard. Attorney General George Jepsen and the Drug Enforcement Administration will be joined by leaders in law enforcement, consumer protection and advocacy in highlighting the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this coming Saturday, September 29.

• Coalition of 16 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Supporting Washington State Lawsuit against President Trump’s Executive Order

  Attorney General George Jepsen has joined with 15 other attorneys general in asking a federal appeals court to leave in place a temporary restraining order issued by the federal District Court in Seattle that has halted President Donald Trump's executive order barring individuals from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States.

• AG Jepsen Names Jane Rosenberg Connecticut's New Solicitor General

  Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that long-time Assistant Attorney General Jane Rosenberg has been promoted within the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General to serve as an Associate Attorney General and the state's Solicitor General.

• States Withdraw Federal Challenge; New Rule Protects Women’s Access To Health Services