Connecticut residents will be able to block unsolicited...

Connecticut residents will be able to block unsolicited commercial text messages beginning Oct. 1, after Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy signed SB-209 into law (http://1.usa.gov/1kAjmHx) May 29. The measure, which adds the solicitations to the state’s “Do Not Call” Registry, responds to changing technology, Malloy said in a news release (http://1.usa.gov/1kqNsNJ). In addition to the texts being an annoyance, “some cell phone plans charge a fee for each text,” the release said. It said the new law also increases the maximum fine for each registry violation from $11,000 to $20,000.