AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoGun Policy Fight: The National Firearm Industry Trade Association says it will challenge Connecticut’s new ban on “convertible” striker-fire handguns, arguing it violates Second Amendment rights while pointing to federal limits on illegal automatic conversions. Federal Courts & Food Aid: A judge temporarily blocked USDA from forcing states to adopt Trump administration gender and immigration conditions to keep billions in SNAP and other funding. Surveillance Politics: Congress is scrambling to reauthorize FISA Section 702, with Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes cited as helping block a warrant requirement for backdoor searches of Americans’ data. CT in the National Spotlight: ProPublica-backed lawmakers demanded answers after a White House-linked $620 million Pentagon loan to a startup tied to Donald Trump Jr. Privacy & Pricing: New York passed a ban on “surveillance pricing” using personal data to set different prices for the same product—joining Connecticut and Maryland’s earlier moves. State Government Watch: Connecticut’s education law includes a working group with teeth on antisemitism in schools, while a parallel Islamic/Arab studies provision lacks similar enforcement structure. Energy & Environment: DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes is set to step down, with an acting successor named.
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