Dave Altimari

1 week ago | ctmirror.org | Dave Altimari

An envelope containing white powder was mailed to the Burlington home of Central Connecticut State University President Zulma Toro on Friday, police said. The white powder was removed by hazardous materials teams and is being tested at state laboratories. State police said they were called to Toro’s home at 7:35 p.m. Friday. The Burlington Fire Department, University of Connecticut haz-mat team and state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection responded to the scene, police said.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Ginny Monk |Dave Altimari

The Connecticut Senate on Friday overwhelmingly passed the most significant reform to the state’s towing policies in decades, a measure lawmakers said would help protect drivers from predatory towing. House Bill 7162 overhauls the state’s century-old towing statutes and comes in response to an investigation by the Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica that showed how state towing laws have come to favor tow companies at the expense of drivers.

2 weeks ago | courant.com | Ginny Monk |Dave Altimari

The Connecticut Senate overwhelmingly passed the most significant reform to the state’s towing policies in decades, a measure lawmakers said would help protect drivers from predatory towing. House Bill 7162 overhauls the state’s century-old towing statutes and comes in response to an investigation by the Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica that showed how state towing laws have come to favor tow companies at the expense of drivers.

2 weeks ago | propublica.org | Ginny Monk |Dave Altimari |Heather Vogell |Anjeanette Damon

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Connecticut Mirror. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. The Connecticut Senate on Friday overwhelmingly passed the most significant reform to the state’s towing policies in decades, a measure lawmakers said would help protect drivers from predatory towing.

3 weeks ago | courant.com | Dave Altimari |Ginny Monk

The Connecticut House of Representatives on Thursday night overwhelmingly approved a bill to overhaul the state’s towing law, making it harder to tow vehicles from private property and easier for drivers to retrieve their vehicles after a tow. After weeks of negotiations and just a few minutes of debate on the House floor, lawmakers said they came to a compromise with the towing industry.