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State Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday April 28, 2024 ( 36 items )  

2024 Race: Dead Heat - Biden 46%, Trump 46%, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds
HAMDEN, Connecticut, April 25 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release: * * * Support For Legal Abortion Reaches All-Time High * * * If the election for president were being held today, the race would be a dead heat between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump with each candidate receiving 46 percent support, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of registered voters released today. Democrats support Biden (  more

Bundesliga's Dortmund Faces Leipzig, LALIGA's Real Madrid and Barcelona Across ESPN Platforms This Weekend
BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 27 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: The 257th ElClasico winner and LALIGA's No. 1 Real Madrid, led by Jude Bellingham travel to Reale Arena to face Real Sociedad on Friday at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+ in English and in Spanish and ESPN Deportes. Ian Darke, Stewart Robson (English) and Fernando Palomo and Hugo Sanchez (Spanish) will call the match. ESPNFC pregamecoverage starts at 2:30 p.m. ET. Postgame coverage will be available immediate  more

Conn. A.G. Tong Urges UnitedHealth Group to Help Patients and Providers Harmed by Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Attorney General William Tong announced today that he has joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. urging the corporation to take more meaningful action to better protect providers, pharmacies, and patients harmed by the recent catastrophic outage of Change Healthcare. UnitedHealth Group is the   more

Conn. Energy Dept. Announces Recipients of Fourth Annual Round of Grants for Aquatic Invasive Species Control
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 27 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced the recipients of the fourth round of grant funding through the Aquatic Invasive Species Grant Program, with a total of $545,000 going to 13 projects to reduce impacts of aquatic invasive species on inland waters in Connecticut. Aquatic invasive species,   more

Conn. Energy Dept.: State's Latest Climate Report Card Shows Need to Accelerate Emissions Reductions to Meet 2030 Target
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 27 (TNSres) -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: * * * Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Led by Transportation Sector Emissions, Have Rebounded Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels When Emissions Should be Rapidly Declining * * * The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection ("DEEP") published its latest Greenhouse Gas ("GHG") Emissions Inventory, the most comprehensive accou  more

Conn. Gov. Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Applaud Legislative Confirmation of State Board of Education Members
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 26 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker are applauding the Connecticut General Assembly for voting to confirm all seven of the governor's nominees to the Connecticut State Board of Education. The Senate approved the nominees on Wednesday, and the House of Representatives confirmed the members earlier this month. Dr. Juan Carlos Salazar, Dr. Seth  more

Conn. Gov. Lamont Applauds Final Legislative Approval of State Employee Wage Reopener Agreement
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 24 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont is applauding both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly for voting today in favor of approving an agreement reached between his administration and the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) on the wage reopener for 2024-2025, as required under the current operating contract. The Senate approved it by a vote of 24 to 12 (Senate Resolutio  more

Conn. Gov. Lamont Statement on House Approval of Paid Sick Days Legislation
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the vote today in the Connecticut House of Representatives approving legislation that modifies the state's paid sick days statutes by expanding these protections to include more workers: "Our existing laws on paid sick days include important protections for some workers, however there are broad categories of w  more

Conn. Gov. Lamont, Congressional Delegation Announce Connecticut Selected To Receive $62.5 Million for Solar Projects Benefitting Low-Income Residents
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 23 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and the members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) with a $62.5 million grant under its Solar for All initiative. This competitive grant program through the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is ai  more

Conn. Transportation Dept.: Connecticut River Ferries Return for 2024 Season
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 25 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release: With spring underway, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is excited to share that Connecticut's two historical ferries are set to launch for the 2024 season. The Chester-Hadlyme Ferry and the Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry will open on Friday, April 26 at 7 a.m. Both services were delayed from an anticipated April 1 start due to high water levels on the Connecticut  more

Conn. Transportation Dept.: Public Invited to Informational Meeting Regarding CTtransit Electric Bus Garage in Stamford
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 25 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct a virtual public information meeting concerning the CTtransit Electric Bus Garage in Stamford on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. The virtual public information meeting is being held to provide the public and local community the opportunity to offer comments or ask questions regarding the propos  more

DSCC Releases New Digital Ad on David McCormick: "Out for Himself"
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: In response to Pennsylvania's GOP Senate primary, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is launching a new digital advertisement on McCormick: "Out for Himself." The spot highlights how mega-millionaire hedge fund executive McCormick is only out for himself and has a long record of lying to Pennsylvanians: McCormick lied about living in Connecticut and being a farmer, he's back  more

Eastern Connecticut State University: National Nurses Week Celebration Will Highlight Eastern's New Nursing Program
WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, April 26 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Eastern Connecticut State University will celebrate National Nurses Week on May 6-9 in recognition of the University's new Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and its partnership with Hartford HealthCare to prepare more nurses to work in eastern Connecticut. The National Nurses Week celebration will open May 6 at 11 a.m. in the Johnson Room of the J. Eugene Smith Library with remarks by Terr  more

ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Meets Motown With NFL Draft Programming From Detroit Across ESPN Platforms
BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 27 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot returns to the NFL Draft for the seventh season, going live from Detroit on Thursday, April 25, at 5 p.m. ET (ESPN). The special two-hour kick-off show, followed by ABC's NFL Draft presentation featuring many of the GameDay cast at 8 p.m., will focus on the stories behind the players, offer exclusive interviews with coaches from across the college foo  more

Henkel North America: Dividend on Prior-Year Level Resolved
ROCKY HILL, Connecticut, April 23 -- Henkel North America, a subsidiary of Henkel, issued the following news release: At the Annual General Meeting of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA on April 22, 2024, the shareholders approved all agenda items. A total of about 90 percent of the voting capital stock was represented. As in the previous year, the Annual General Meeting was again held as an in- attendance event at the CCD-Stadthalle in Dusseldorf. Dividend on prior-year level resolved As proposed by the c  more

MSU's Merivaki Explores Election Trust, Access Through Democracy Renewal Project Research Funding
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, April 26 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: A Mississippi State political scientist is among the inaugural slate of researchers granted funding through nonprofit Public Agenda's Democracy Renewal Project aimed at exploring and strengthening voter trust and experience as the country moves toward the 2024 presidential election. Thessalia Merivaki, an MSU associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, is using  more

PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: 5 DAYS, 5 WAYS - PENNSYLVANIANS CAN'T TRUST DAVE ON ABORTION
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 26 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Following David McCormick becoming the GOP Senate nominee, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party is continuing to highlight why Pennsylvanians can't trust the Connecticut mega-millionaire and hedge fund CEO to be for them. David McCormick's dangerous anti-choice agenda -- that includes support for an abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest -- makes clear that Pennsylvanians can't trust him  more

PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: 5 DAYS, 5 WAYS - PENNSYLVANIANS CAN'T TRUST DAVE TO STAND UP TO CHINA
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 26 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Following David McCormick becoming the GOP Senate nominee, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party is continuing to highlight why Pennsylvanians can't trust the Connecticut mega-millionaire and hedge fund CEO to be for them. McCormick's record of selling out to China is a reminder that Pennsylvanians can't trust him to prioritize American workers over China and U.S. adversaries. Read More About David   more

PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: 5 DAYS, 5 WAYS PENNSYLVANIANS CAN'T TRUST DAVID MCCORMICK
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 24 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on April 23, 2024: The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is launching a new series to remind Pennsylvanians of the top five reasons why they can't trust the Connecticut mega-millionaire and hedge fund CEO to be for them. Today is a reminder that you can't trust David McCormick on the details of his own life because he's lying about where he lives and where he was raised. NEW: McCormick Lied About Hav  more

PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: NEW - MCCORMICK'S CLAIM TO BE A FARMER FOLLOWS HIM AROUND IN NEW MOBILE BILLBOARD
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 26 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the statement on April 25, 2024: * * * Today, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party is launching a mobile billboard that will follow David McCormick's campaign events across the Commonwealth, highlighting breaking reporting from New York Times that exposed McCormick for lying about his upbringing -- from pretending to be a farmer to lying about how he had "started with nothing." * * * Pennsylvania Democratic Party spo  more

Pitney Bowes Launches SendPro MailCenter in Canada
STAMFORD, Connecticut, April 23 -- Pitney Bowes, a global technology company offering innovative products and solutions that enable commerce in the areas of customer information management, location intelligence, customer engagement, shipping and mailing and global e-commerce, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services, today announced the availability of Se  more

Post University Announces Grammy Award-Winning Nicole Zuraitis as 2024 Commencement Speaker
WATERBURY, Connecticut, April 26 -- Post University issued the following news release: Post University is thrilled to announce that Grammy Award-winning and Waterbury native Nicole Zuraitis will serve as the keynote speaker at the Commencement Ceremony for the graduating class of 2024. The two-part ceremony is Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the historic Palace Theater in Waterbury, Conn. As a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, and pianist, Zuraitis began her career at a young   more

Pre-Schoolers Will Get Dirty This Friday During Fun Mud Day at Eastern
WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, April 24 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Preschool children from the Child and Family Development Resource Center (CFDRC) at Eastern Connecticut State University will get down and dirty at Eastern's annual Fun Mud Day on April 26. Sixty-five children and their families will develop gross motor skills and resilience as they navigate a muddy obstacle course during two sessions at the center: 9:30-10:30 a.m. and 10:30-11:30 a.m. Led by   more

Trinity Community Learns About Impacts of AI at the Connecticut Forum
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 26 -- Trinity College issued the following news: A group of Trinity College students, faculty, and staff recently heard from experts on artificial intelligence at the Connecticut Forum discussion "Being Human in an Age of AI." The panel on April 17 at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts featured AI scholar Kate Crawford, AI ethicist and neuroscientist Nita Farahany, and New York Times technology columnist and author Kevin Roose, and was moderated by John Dan  more

Two Yale Students Named 2024 Soros Fellows
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 23 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: Kristine Guillaume, a Ph.D. student in Yale's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Ananya Agustin Malhotra, who will pursue her J.D. at Yale Law School are among 30 individuals selected as 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a merit-based program that supports graduate study for immigrants or children of immigrants. Selected from 2,323 applicants, the 2024 Soros fellows are chosen for  more

Viewership for April 21 Edition of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball - Texas Rangers vs. Atlanta Braves - Up 24 Percent From Last Year
BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 24 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release Year: Viewership for the April 21 edition of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball - the premier national Major League Baseball game of the week - was up 24 percent from the comparable game last year, according to Nielsen. The reigning World Series Champion Texas Rangers 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves averaged 1,623,000 viewers, up from 1,309,000 viewers for last New York Mets vs. San Francisco Giants g  more

WCSU Announces 2024 Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award Recipients
DANBURY, Connecticut, April 26 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: A future music teacher from East Hartford and an aspiring cardiac surgeon from Brookfield have been named recipients of the 2024 Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award by Western Connecticut State University. Desiree Velez, of East Hartford, is a high-achieving first-generation student who not only had to contend with the difficulties caused by Covid-19 as an incoming freshman, but also  more

WCSU to Host Annual Western Research Day
DANBURY, Connecticut, April 24 (TNSres) -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: Western Research Day, an annual event where Western Connecticut State University undergraduate and graduate students officially present their research and other creative projects, will be held on Friday, May 3, 2024, and the public is invited to attend to learn from this scholarship and hear keynote speaker Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in th  more

Xerox Statement on Reinventing Production Business
NORWALK, Connecticut, April 24 -- Xerox issued the following agency statement on April 23, 2024: * * * Building upon our Reinvention, Xerox continues to simplify our offerings to ensure we have the right mix of products and software that align with the evolving needs of our clients. Xerox is putting a greater focus on our innovative technology in workflow automation, intelligent assistant services, and personalization including our suite of Xerox(R) FreeFlow(R) Workflow Software, Predictive A  more

Yale Law School: Anne Alstott '87 Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 25 -- Yale Law School issued the following news: Jacquin D. Bierman Professor in Taxation Anne Alstott '87 has been elected to the 2024 class of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. This year, the 250 members elected to the Academy come from 31 areas of expertise, spanning the physical and biological sciences, arts and humanities, social sciences, and more. "We honor these artists, scholars, scientists, and leaders in the public, nonprofit, and private sector  more

Yale Law School: MFIA Clinic Lawsuit Succeeds in Lifting Gag Rules at Pittsburgh Jail
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 25 -- Yale Law School issued the following news: In a win for government accountability in Pennsylvania, the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press have succeeded in lifting Allegheny County Jail rules that forbid employees from talking to the press or posting information on social media. As part of a settlement reached in the federal First Amendment lawsuit on April 23, the Pittsburgh ja  more

Yale Law School: Soros Fellowship for New Americans Announces 2024 Recipients
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 25 -- Yale Law School issued the following news: Ananya Agustin Malhotra, the daughter of immigrants who came to the United States from India and the Philippines, has been named a 2024 recipient of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Malhotra plans to join the Yale Law School class of 2027 in the fall. Malhotra is among 30 recipients selected from a pool of more than 2,300 applicants for the fellowship, which is a merit-based graduate program for   more

Yale Law School: WIRAC Aids Communications Workers' Union in Challenge of Contractor Mandate
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 25 -- Yale Law School issued the following news on April 23, 2024: Today, the Communications Workers of America Local 1298 filed a formal petition with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority ("PURA") to invalidate the Connecticut state agency's requirement that utility pole owners, including Southern New England Telephone Company d/b/a Frontier Communications of Connecticut ("Frontier"), use nonunion, third-party contractors to work on damaged poles. The Worker  more

Yale University: Common Antibiotic May Be Helpful in Fighting Respiratory Viral Infections
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 23 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale researchers say that nasal application of neomycin shows promise in the prevention and treatment of respiratory viral infections * * * By Jim Shelton A new, Yale-led study suggests that a range of respiratory viral infections -- including COVID-19 and influenza -- may be preventable or treatable with a generic antibiotic that is delivered to the nasal passageway. A team led by Yale's Akiko Iw  more

Yale University: Study - Proposed Changes to Medicare, Medicaid Could Cost Thousands of Lives
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 23 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: By Mallory Locklear Proposed changes to the United States' Medicare and Medicaid programs could lead to thousands of additional deaths each year, a new Yale study reveals. Recent proposals to reduce program costs include a recommendation to raise the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67 -- put forward by a 2022 report from the House of Representatives' Republican Study Committee -- and a proposed wor  more

Yale University: Study Identifies Driver of Liver Cancer That Could Be Target for Treatment
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 26 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Inhibiting a certain protein in mice reduced obesity-induced liver tumor development, Yale researchers found. It could reveal a future treatment route. * * * By Mallory Locklear Metabolic diseases like obesity can increase the risk of developing liver cancer, research has shown. But how one disease predisposes to the other is unclear. In a new study, Yale researchers uncovered a key role played by   more