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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday June 21, 2020 ( 7 items )  

68% Say Discrimination Against Black Americans A 'Serious Problem,' Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds
HAMDEN, Connecticut, June 18 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release: With the United States at a moment of racial reckoning, voters say 68 - 27 percent that discrimination against black people in the United States is a serious problem, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll released. There are wide gaps by party, as 96 percent of Democrats and 69 percent of independents say discrimination against black people is a serious p  more

ACLU of Connecticut: Reaction to Governor Lamont's Issuance of Executive Order Number 8
HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 16 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following statement on June 15 by Melvin Medina, public policy and advocacy director: Governor Ned Lamont issued an executive order requiring the Connecticut State Police to review their use of force policy, temporarily suspend acquisition of military equipment, wear body cameras, not use choke holds, and create new "community liaisons" for each state police troop. * * * "Today's executive order fro  more

Airstrike in Yemen Kills 13, Including 4 Children: Save the Children Statement
WESTPORT, Connecticut, June 15 -- Save the Children issued the following news statement on June 15 by Country Director in Yemen Xavier Joubert: "We're horrified to learn of the deaths of 13 civilians, including four children, today in Yemen. Their car was bombed while they were returning from a local market in Razeh. Our team contacted the hospital in Sa'ada immediately to offer support, but unfortunately it was too late. "This tragedy is yet more proof that, even though the war in Yemen has d  more

Biden Ahead Of Trump By 8 Points In Presidential Race, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds
HAMDEN, Connecticut, June 19 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release: If the election for president were being held, former Vice President Joe Biden would receive 49 percent of the vote and President Donald Trump would receive 41 percent, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh- pea-ack) University national poll of registered voters released. This compares to a May 20th national poll when Biden led Trump 50 - 39 percent. In poll, Democrats go to Biden 93 - 4   more

Connecticut Business & Industry Association: May Jobs Report Highlights Pandemic's Economic Damage
HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 19 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following news release: Connecticut's May employment report highlights the widespread economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic, the state's largest business organization said. "May saw the recovery of just 10% of the more than 269,000 jobs that were lost the previous month after shutdown orders and restrictions were put in place," CBIA president and CEO Joe Brennan said. "That speaks to the bre  more

Save the Children: Northwest Syria - Thousands of Children Return to Destroyed Homes Amid COVID-19 Fears in Camps
FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, June 19 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: Thousands of children and their families are on the move once again in northwest Syria, where renewed violence and fears of a coronavirus outbreak have pushed them to look for safety elsewhere. Since the ceasefire began on March 5, more than 200,000 people--at least half of them children--have moved from overcrowded displacement camps either to other displacement sites or to their damaged homes they had pre  more

Save the Children: U.N. Secretary General Must Explain Why He Lets Powerful Parties Get Away With Killing Children
FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, June 16 -- Save the Children issued the following news release on June 15: In a shocking decision, the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has removed Saudi Arabia from his annual 'list of shame'. This shows powerful parties can kill and maim children or attack schools and hospitals with impunity, the agency warned. This year's report on children and armed conflict, which documents the UN verified grave violations against children in conflict zones in 2019  more