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Marissa Gillett's nomination to CT PURA passes committee

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Lawmakers advanced the governor’s nomination of Marissa Gillett for a second term on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority after a lengthy hearing Thursday, voting 13-8 along party lines. A political deal struck late Wednesday evening cleared the path for Gillett to remain at her post following more than a year of rising tensions between the utilities and their regulators in Connecticut. As part of the deal, Gov. Ned Lamont agreed to fill a …

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Contentious Hearing On Gillett's Reappointment Highlights Legislative Divide On CT’s Energy Regulation

HARTFORD, CT – A tense public hearing Thursday on the renomination of Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Chair Marissa Gillett exposed the divisions between lawmakers over the state’s approach to energy regulation.

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Marissa Gillett's nomination to CT PURA passes committee

Lawmakers advanced the governor’s nomination of Marissa Gillett for a second term on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority after a lengthy hearing Thursday, voting 13-8 along party lines. A political deal struck late Wednesday evening cleared the path for Gillett to remain at her post following more than a year of rising tensions between the utilities and their regulators in Connecticut. As part of the deal, Gov. Ned Lamont agreed to fill a …

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Key committee approves PURA chair's renomination after deal with Lamont, Democrats

Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) Chairman Marissa Gillett cleared a key committee vote thanks, in part, to a deal between Gov. Ned Lamont and Democrats. Democrats on the executive and Legislative Nominations Committee supported her nomination with a 13-8 vote Thursday, hours after the deal struck. “I will continue what I have done the last several years, which is serve the ratepayers of Connecticut to the best of my abilities,” Gille…

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Gillett gets green light, takes flak at 7 hour renomination meeting

PURA Chairwoman Marissa Gillett’s nomination to a second term was approved in a 13-8 vote by the state’s Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee, but not before facing a flurry of questions from lawmakers. Several took the Thursday meeting as an opportunity to get in their last swings at Gillett before her expected approval as the result of a “backroom deal” finalized late W nightednesday, which several lawmakers openly criticized.“Frank…

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NBC Connecticut broke the news in Connecticut, United States on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
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