Who’s Actually Deciding Your Electric Bill? Inside a PURA Rate Case
Connecticut electric rates are set by PURA through a formal rate case, not by the utility. How the pending Eversource docket works and who can intervene.
Law, plainly
Law, plainly.
Summer 2026 legal intern at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. Before law school, I founded an environmental nonprofit, co-founded a media company, and spent a decade working abroad, mostly in China.
Seeking summer 2027 positions · RI, MA, CT
Before law school I founded an environmental nonprofit and co-founded a media company. Now I write about how the law works for the people it affects.
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Connecticut electric rates are set by PURA through a formal rate case, not by the utility. How the pending Eversource docket works and who can intervene.
Connecticut’s Green Bank reports $6.70 of private capital per public dollar. What that multiplier means, why it matters, and where the federal fight stands.
Connecticut’s Green Bank runs on a ratepayer charge and RGGI proceeds, not tax dollars. The statute, the 2016 and 2017 budget fights, and the leverage math.
A look at how civil legal aid is funded (LSC, IOLTA, state money, philanthropy) and why the funding source an office picks limits what legal work it can do.
The cy pres doctrine lets courts redirect charitable gifts when their original purpose becomes impossible.
Give assets away within five years of applying for Medicaid long-term care and a penalty clock starts.
Health care proxies, living wills, and MOLST forms do different jobs at the end of life.
Die without a will and state intestacy law writes one for you.
Death doulas support the dying, but licensing law hasn’t caught up.
Wills and trusts do different jobs. A law student explains what each controls, what probate changes, and why many estate plans quietly use both.
I am looking for summer 2027 legal positions, including summer associate roles, with law firms, government offices, and public-interest organizations in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.