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ProPublicaConnecticut Lawmakers Seek Overhaul of Towing Laws —A new bill addresses nearly all of the issues raised in a Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica investigation that found people’s cars were being sold shortly after they were towed.<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-lawmakers-seek-overhaul-of-towing-laws?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-lawmakers-seek-overhaul-of-towing-laws?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Connecticut</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Towing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Towing</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cars</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poverty</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Law</a>

ProPublicaFor years, a Connecticut towing company got to cut the line at the DMV in exchange for selling towed cars at deep discounts, according to a DMV report, allowing one DMV employee to resell them for steep profits.<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-dmv-employee-sells-towed-cars?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-dmv-employee-sells-towed-cars?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Connecticut</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Towing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Towing</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cars</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DMV</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Business</a>

ProPublicaHow Many Cars Have Connecticut Towing Companies Sold? The DMV Can’t Tell Us. —When reporters set out to quantify the impact of a Connecticut law that allows companies to sell some cars they’ve towed after just 15 days, the DMV said records would cost $47,000; it has revised the estimate but hasn't given us the records.<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-dmv-towing-public-records?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-dmv-towing-public-records?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Connecticut</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Towing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Towing</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cars</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DMV</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOIA</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Research</a>

ProPublicaUPDATE: The Connecticut DMV and top state lawmakers have vowed to review towing laws after a CT Mirror and ProPublica investigation found that people’s cars can be sold just 15 days after they’re towed.<a href="https://propub.li/4h1Uw2E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://propub.li/4h1Uw2E</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Connecticut</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Towing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Towing</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cars</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poverty</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DMV</a>

smiddi<a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ProPublica</a>class war<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Connecticut</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cars</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poverty</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Business</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DMV</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Towing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Towing</a>

ProPublicaConnecticut allows towing companies to sell some people’s cars after just 15 days — one of the shortest windows in the country.The sales have particularly affected low-income people, who have lost jobs after they were unable to get their cars back.<a href="https://propub.li/3DGYCPs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://propub.li/3DGYCPs</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Connecticut</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cars</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poverty</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Business</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DMV</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Towing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Towing</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:I really need <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rJBDm1Am_I&t=224s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">that</a> sticker:<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AllWheelDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AllWheelDrive</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AWD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AWD</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/4WD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4WD</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Towing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Towing</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sarcasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sarcasm</a>

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Police</a> hilariously <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/troll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#troll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/recklessdriver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#recklessdriver</a> after <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/towing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#towing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#car</a> with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antigay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antigay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bumpersticker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumpersticker</a> A <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canadian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/policedepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#policedepartment</a> showed <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pride</a> after <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/towing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#towing</a> a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#car</a> with an anti-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gay</a> bumper sticker. "Call the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/burn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#burn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/unit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unit</a>…" <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Women</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Transgender</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/12/police-hilariously-troll-reckless-driver-after-towing-car-with-anti-gay-bumper-sticker/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/12/police-hilariously-troll-reckless-driver-after-towing-car-with-anti-gay-bumper-sticker/</a>

Delta SierraFirst snow, first ditch rescue, and it was the FedEx guy on top of that!Frankly I feel like he should have let me pick one package of my choosing as a reward.But seriously, fuck FedEx (the company, not the drivers) for sending this poor guy out in 5"+ of snow with street tires. At least the van was AWD, but that doesn't mean a thing with the wrong tires. It's a cost saving measure but they're putting people at risk to save $.002/mile on fuel.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#snow</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#winter</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/truck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#truck</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/towing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#towing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rescue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rescue</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mountains</a>

Marc CarsonSpotted: Metro Towing unit, near Lassen Peak! This team really goes the extra mile. <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/toyphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toyphotography</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/towing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#towing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/matchbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#matchbox</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/photographyonmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photographyonmastodon</a>

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