2012 Press Releases
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Attorney General George Jepsen Statement To The PURA About Proposed NU-NSTAR Settlement And Merger
Good morning, and thank you for allowing me the opportunity to discuss this landmark settlement we have reached with Northeast Utilities and NSTAR. I am here to urge you to approve this settlement agreement, which assures that the merger will occur in a manner that best serves the public interest in Connecticut.
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Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that he has completed his antitrust investigation of the proposed merger of Yale-New Haven Hospital and The Hospital of Saint Raphael and will not seek to block the merger under Connecticut’s antitrust law.
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Attorney General Encouraged By Reports Showing Connecticut Homeowners Receiving Mortgage Relief
Attorney General George Jepsen said mortgage modifications and other forms of relief resulting from the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement are reaching Connecticut’s distressed homeowners more quickly than anticipated.
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Attorney General Continues Work On Banking Issues Responsible For Financial Crisis
Attorney General George Jepsen joined other Attorneys General this week to continue work on their investigation into issues that contributed to the nation’s financial crisis and were not resolved by the historic $25 billion mortgage foreclosure settlement with the nation’s largest banks.
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Due to Hurricane Sandy’s continuing potential to affect fuel distribution and sale in Connecticut, Attorney General George Jepsen announced that he will issue a notice of abnormal market disruption that will commence when the existing abnormal market period ends on Nov. 3. Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein today encouraged consumers to help minimize stress on the markets by conserving gasoline where possible.
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Attorney General, Consumer Counsel Praise Draft Decision On NU-NSTAR Merger
Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz today praised a draft decision by state utility regulators that would allow the proposed merger of Northeast Utilities and Boston-based NSTAR to move forward.
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Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz today jointly petitioned the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) for an investigation into a Connecticut-licensed energy supplier that may have engaged in deceptive marketing tactics in soliciting customers.
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Attorney General, Consumer Counsel: Merger, Settlement Agreement Win Approval
Connecticut consumers were ensured benefits from the proposed merger of Northeast Utilities and Boston-based NSTAR by the final approval today of the merger and a Connecticut settlement agreement negotiated by Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz.
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Attorney General Congratulates Winner Of Law Day Essay Contest
Attorney General George Jepsen today congratulated Jonathan Tinker, 14, of Hillcrest Middle School in Trumbull for writing his way to first place in the 19th annual Law Day essay contest sponsored by the Office of the Attorney General.
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Attorney General George Jepsen and state Banking Commissioner Howard F. Pitkin have issued public service announcements aimed at helping distressed homeowners in Connecticut who are having trouble with their mortgages.
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Attorney General, Banking Commissioner Alert Consumers to Debt Collection Scams
Attorney General George Jepsen and state Banking Commissioner Howard F. Pitkin are alerting consumers about misleading scam debt collection practices and what they can do to protect themselves.
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Statement of Attorney General George Jepsen Concerning House Speaker Chris Donovan
"I am deeply troubled by the allegations in the arrest warrant affidavit that conduit contributions to Speaker Donovan’s congressional campaign were made with the intent to directly influence legislation."
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Statement of Attorney General George Jepsen About Lawsuit Filed Against the State in Sandy Hook Shooting
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State Wins Emergency Court Order To Force Owners to Secure Former Power Plant in New Haven
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Attorney General Jepsen Appoints New Executive Assistant For Press And Communications
Attorney General George Jepsen is pleased to announce that Jaclyn M. Falkowski has joined the Office as Executive Assistant for Press and Communications.