TORRINGTON, Connecticut, Jan. 7 (TNSGra) -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation issued the following news: The Northwest CT Community Foundation Draper Foundation Fund and Marion Wm. and Alice Edwards Fund have awarded 45 charitable organizations serving some of the area's most economically distressed residents grants totaling $60,000. Grants will help provide the most basic of necessities - food, warm clothing and shelter. "Thank you very much for presenting the Torrington Veterans  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 8 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following news release on Jan. 7: In response to the violence at the U.S. Capitol building, delaying the certification of the Electoral College tally, ACLU leaders issued the following statements: National American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero said: "The fact that President Trump and his followers didn't succeed doesn't change the core fact: Members of Congress who wante  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Center for Education Reform issued the following news release on Jan. 7: Jeanne Allen, the founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform (CER), a national leader in the fight to achieve educational excellence in the United States, today issued the following statement about President-Elect Biden's decision to nominate Miguel Cardona as U.S. Secretary of Education. * * * President-Elect Joe Biden's choice of Connecticut Commissioner of Education, Miguel Cardona, i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners issued the following news release: The Federal Communications Commission has confirmed nominations of state utility regulators by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners to the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service. The Commission voted unanimously on December 30, 2020, to appoint Commissioner Michael Caron of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Commissioner Karen   more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Jan. 8 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release on Jan. 7: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that clarifies the scope of the FASB's recent reference rate reform guidance. In March 2020, the FASB issued guidance aimed at easing the potential accounting burden expected when global capital markets move away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), the benchmark interes  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 9 -- The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators issued the following statement: * * * The assault on the United States Capitol on January 6--and the resulting loss of life and destruction of property--was an indefensible attack on the democratic process and democracy, itself. IACLEA wishes to recognize and thank the men and women of law enforcement, including officers of the U.S. Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department, t  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Jan. 8 (TNSPer) -- LIMRA issued the following news release on Jan. 7: LL Global, Inc. -- the parent company of LIMRA, LOMA, and Secure Retirement Institute(R) (SRI(R)) -- today announced it has hired Carlo Guerrera as a membership relationship director for its retirement business. He will report directly to David Levenson, president and CEO for LIMRA, LOMA, and LL Global. Most recently, Guerrera was head of Workplace Strategic Relationships for MassMutual. He led a team r  more

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, Jan. 6 -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release: NSSF(R), the firearm industry's trade association, hailed U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson's (R-N.C.) introduction of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, H.R. 38, on the first day of the 117th Congress. The legislation was introduced with bipartisan support and 154 original co-sponsors, demonstrating the wide-ranging support for protecting law-abiding concealed carry permit holders from navigatin  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 8 -- Environment New Jersey issued the following news release: The New Jersey Assembly Appropriations Committee passed legislation (A2070) by a 8-3 vote this morning to classify neonicotinoids, commonly known as neonics, as restricted use pesticides through a recurring review process. New Jersey is a step closer to joining other states, such as Maryland, Connecticut and Vermont, that have implemented similar restrictions on neonics. The restriction would limit applica  more

TORRINGTON, Connecticut, Jan. 6 (TNSGra) -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation issued the following news: The Northwest CT Community Foundation has awarded grants to 36 area nonprofit organizations, totaling $207,000 during its third grant cycle of 2020. The Community Foundation awards discretionary grants to Northwest Connecticut charities three times a year: early spring, late June and late fall. Noteworthy among the recent awards include: * $6,500 to Falls Village Day Care Cent  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 6 -- SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, issued the following news on Jan. 5: Since SoldierStrong's inception following the tragic events of 9/11, the Stamford, Conn.-based group has donated more than $3 million of medical devices to help injured Veterans. Today's donation is the organization's 24th exoskeleton donation, including the 20th one to the VA system. Currently, 35,000 Veterans have acces  more