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Teen Violence - Blumenthal joins other national, state and private agencies in the call to educate our young people, girls and boys, about the realities of violent relationships.

Privacy Protection
- Find out what privacy policies are about, what "opting out" means, and how you can protect your rights under the law.
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Identity Theft - Protect important information such as your social security number or credit card or bank account numbers.

MySpace.com (PDF-73 KB) - Attorney General's Helpful Guide for Parents.

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Recently, Congress passed and the President signed the federal Stimulus Package, which includes a program to help homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages or in danger of foreclosure. The details of the plan are available at www.financialstability.gov.

Homeowners should contact their mortgage servicers and ask to be considered for a Home Affordable Modification. Need urgent help? Contact the Homeowner’s HOPE™ Hotline: (888) 995-HOPE

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HUD-approved housing counselors in Connecticut.

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Headlines
Friday, November 20, 2009
Attorney General Announces Agreement Preserving Competition In Connecticut’s Deicing Road Salt Market
	Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced an agreement to increase competition in road salt industry by enabling a new vendor to enter the market

Friday, November 20, 2009
Attorney General, DEP Win $276,000 In Penalties Against Stamford Solid Waste Hauler For Illegal Dumps
	Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced that a Superior Court judge has imposed $276,814 in fines and penalties on a rogue waste hauler

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Attorney General Investigates Improper Sales Tax On Energy Efficiency Products
	Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced an investigation into consumer complaints that Lowe’s improperly charged sales tax on certain energy efficiency products exempt from sales tax under state law

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Attorney General To Investigate Health Net Loss Of Almost 450,000 CT Consumers’ Health, Personal Data
	Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today his office will investigate Health Net’s loss of almost 450,000 Connecticut residents’ health, personal and financial information

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Attorney General Welcomes U.S. Senate Commerce Committee’s Warning On Bogus Membership Clubs
	I am pleased that Sen. Jay Rockefeller and his committee have joined the fight against bogus membership clubs that trick consumers into enrolling and fail to produce promised discounts and deals

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Attorney General’s Statement On $15 Million Class Action Verdict That The Hartford Influenced Appraisers
	This ruling reaffirms what we already know -- when it comes to automobile repairs, insurance companies are unfairly dictating the prices and the places

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Attorney General Seeks U.S. Supreme Court Review Of FAA Flight Path Case
	Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a formal petition filed today, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rule whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia wrongly upheld new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight paths

Monday, November 16, 2009
Attorney General To Seek Greater Disclosure Of Hospital Errors, More Investigations And Civil Penalties
	Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today he will seek legislation requiring greater disclosure of medical mistakes at hospitals