AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMosquito Tech Legacy: Old Lyme teen Michael Nyberg’s sound-based Larvasonic device is still used decades later to kill mosquito larvae, showing how a local STEM project can turn into long-running public-health tech. AI Workplace Rules: California signed laws limiting AI-driven hiring and firing, banning emotion/neural-data surveillance, and tightening workplace monitoring—an early model for broader US AI guardrails. Connecticut Education & Attendance: CT awarded $6.2M in LEAP grants to cut chronic absenteeism, while New Britain broke ground on a Smith Elementary expansion adding a 22-classroom Pre-K center. School Safety Tech: Connecticut researchers and students published policy work on practical state problems, including a long-fought traffic-light fix on Route 9. Public Health & Research Support: Alzheimer’s Association fundraising walks are set in Westerly, and a Market 32/Price Chopper campaign raised funds for Alzheimer’s programs. Local Justice Update: A Danbury woman accused in a 2018 newborn death case returned to court as prosecutors sought a DNA sample. Energy & Climate Fight: States and cities sued over EPA rollback of power-plant emissions limits, keeping climate litigation front and center.
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