The University of Connecticut is not currently hiring new police officers to the UConn Police Department, according to University Spokesperson Stephanie Reitz, after UConn activist group #EverybodyEatsButUConn posted on social media that UConn is filling 20 vacant police officer positions.

The parents of a sophomore at the University of Connecticut who died after being run over by a fire truck in 2016 have reached a $1 million settlement against the state and other defendants, according to the Hartford Courant.

The University of Connecticut’s chapter of ConnPIRG testified in support of a bill that will ban styrofoam in Connecticut. According to a ConnPIRG press release, the General Assembly’s Environment Committee voted in favor to pass SB 99: “An Act Concerning Use and Distribution of Polystyrene Products.”

Connecticut ranks eighth when it comes to most complaints to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), according to a recent report from Consumer Complaints Over Time, an independent organization that analyzes FCC complaints. 

The state of Connecticut has sued a Florida-based compound pharmacy for violations against the Connecticut False Claims Act. The lawsuit calls for civil penalties, treble damages and other relief under the Connecticut False Claims Act, according to a press release from the Office of the State Attorney General George Jepsen.