The Captive Primate Safety Act protects both primates & people. Wild animals belong in the wild, not shackled & mistreated in a backyard. This measure is about safety, but also basic humane behavior—ending exploitation of these highly intelligent animals.
Proud to participate in Efficiency for All’s MPower program graduation. With the support of American Rescue Plan funding, this class of stellar students is entering the workforce equipped with the skills to get good paying jobs & help our communities become more energy efficient.
Remembering workers lost because of safety lapses—the AFL-CIO Workers Memorial Day ceremony was a powerful call to action in Hartford. Thank you to unions fighting for workers safety & employers who do the right thing.
Friends of Gavin Anderson & family joined in droves to support building a special addition to his East Windsor home & make it more accessible. Thank you to all the volunteers—especially firefighters, police & others who made it happen.
Branford celebrates Joe Mooney—a wonderful well deserved tribute at Connecticut Hospice, where his contributions have been monumental. His public service to Branford & CT has been boundless.
Beautiful new homes for two families in Bridgeport thanks to Habitat for Humanity. Very exciting & inspiring to see the American Dream come true for them.
Grand Opening of this beautiful Jamaican restaurant—Harvey’s Kitchen—is a great boon for the Bridgeport community, & all CT. It will provide fantastic food, new jobs, & neighborhood revitalization.
Thrilling to join so many supporters at the annual Denise D’Ascenzo Foundation Walk to Fight Rare Disease. A lot of Denise’s spirit—determination, grit & grace—could be felt yesterday.
NHTSA is right to reevaluate Tesla’s recall of its Autopilot feature, especially after it became clear the fix was insufficient&could be easily reversed. However, this news also raises troubling questions about NHTSA’s work to ensure traffic safety&hold Tesla fully accountable.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a new review of Tesla’s Autopilot system, signaling apprehension that the automaker did not do enough to remedy the regulator’s concerns for driver safety with its recall of 2 million cars.
I’m writing to the FTC demanding it investigate whether infant weighted sleep products were unfairly or deceptively advertised as safe. In the meantime, Amazon must expeditiously implement its new policy to remove these products from its site & warn consumers who purchased them.
For far too long, the VA has turned away & dismissed veterans who received other-than-honorable or bad conduct discharges. Today’s announcement is a vital step in ensuring all our veterans are able to receive the critical care & benefits they may need.
The Department of Veterans Affairs posted a final rule amending its regulations regarding character of discharge determinations, expanding access to VA care and benefits for some former service members discharged under other than honorable conditions or by special court-martial.
Wesleyan is hosting an exhibit, “Unissued Diplomas,” with haunting photos & gripping bios of Ukrainian students killed by Russia during its savage, illegal invasion. It documents the human toll of Putin’s inhumanity.
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—announcing $1 million in federal funding for expanded facilities—was deeply inspiring. These dogs are rigorously trained & evaluated so people without sight are “less blind,” as one client put it.
Justice Thomas’ refusal to recuse himself at this morning’s Trump immunity hearing marks another historic low in the high court’s ethics. His moral decay infects the entire Court. It demonstrates the need for a code of ethics mandated by Congress w/a real enforcement mechanism.