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Two major insurers with strong ties to Connecticut — Bloomfield-based health services conglomerate Cigna and Munich Re, the German parent company of specialty insurer Hartford Steam Boiler — have upped their venture capital capacity in recent months, channeling resources to smaller, newer firms that can and already have helped the investor companies navigate an evolving and increasingly tech-centered marketplace.

Rob LeClerc has the kind of pedigree that investors tend to like. He has a masters degree in computer science from the University of Calgary and a PhD in computational biology from Yale. In fact, ten years ago, what he really wanted to do with his degrees was to find and fund agriculture-related projects that […]

Native American tribes manage millions of acres of wildlife habitat but face inequities in securing conservation funds. A bill in Congress would provide a boost in carrying out projects. The Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act would set aside $50 million each year for a grant program. ...

"Some things can happen, even in the absence of 'Build Back Better,'" says one backer.

A coalition of more than 100 local elected officials is pleading for action on the Public Lands Act, a bill that would add protections for more than a million acres of land and 500 miles of rivers in California. The group released a letter today thanking U.S. Sens Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, both D-Calif., for their support of the legislation. ...