AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoEV Charging Equity: A University of Connecticut study argues the real barrier to electric vehicles is access to charging—not range—by mapping charging needs against flood risk, pollution, income, and transportation burdens. Public Health & Policy: New York joined a multi-state lawsuit challenging HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s childhood vaccine rollbacks, arguing the changes ignored decades of scientific evidence and bypassed required expert review. AI in the Economy: Reuters reports McDonald’s is using AI to recommend menu prices, including an $18 Big Mac meal in Connecticut that became the focus of a lawsuit and franchisee complaints about pressure to follow the tool. Connecticut Tech & Work Visas: Connecticut employers filed 43 H-1B petitions in 2025 in the Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services industry, with all approved. Energy Infrastructure: Fit Energy plans to repurpose a former mining site in Pennsylvania for fuel cell power generation and a data center, using Connecticut-based FuelCell Energy tech. Cyber/Surveillance Governance: Bristol moves to divest from Flock ALPR cameras amid privacy concerns, shifting to Axon and tightening internal data audits. STEM in the Spotlight: Yale Earth scientist Maureen Long earns an AGU 2026 mid-career medal for interdisciplinary work on planetary evolution.
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