HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 9 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2021: * * * Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) will soon announce plans to close Northern Correctional Institution (Northern) by July 1, 2021. Northern, which opened in 1995, has long been the subject of sustained opposition from incarcerated people, their families, advocates, and lawmakers, as well as the subject of n  more

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, Feb. 11 -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release: The NSSF(R), the firearm industry's trade association, is grateful to announce Aero Precision based in Tacoma, Wash., is making a $100,000 donation to the National Shooting Sports Foundation(R), the firearm industry trade association. The firearm manufacturer and parts maker hailed the firearm industry trade association's efforts on behalf of the entire industry to perpetuate recreational  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 13 (TNSJou) -- AmeriCares issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2021: Americares and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, today announced the results of a new ground-breaking research study that found integrating mental health services in non-communicable disease prevention programs reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease among Syrian refugees and host populations in Jordan. Americares, in partnership with the University of Illinois and Royal Hea  more

GROTON, Connecticut, Feb. 12 -- The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2021, from its member company: ThayerMahan, Inc., a world leader in autonomous maritime security solutions, completed an underwater survey using its SeaScout system to capture high-quality hydrographic imagery of Connecticut's Thames River. The survey is being conducted under a National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology (NIUVT) project in conjunction w  more

SHELTON, Connecticut, Feb. 9 (TNSRes) -- BPA Worldwide, an assurance provider, issued the following news release: Global assurance provider BPA Worldwide has released the first round of Brand Reports that include only digital audience data for the six-month reporting period ended December 2020. The digital-only Brand Reports are the result of proposed changes to BPA reporting standards that were recently voted into effect by its Board of Directors. BNP Media was the first to take advantage of   more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Feb. 10 -- The Center for Medicare Advocacy issued the following joint statement on Feb. 9, 2021: In a letter sent today to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Secretary Norris Cochran, two leading Medicare beneficiary advocacy organizations, the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Medicare Rights Center, urge the Biden Administration to take swift action to strengthen Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act. As outlined in the letter  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 11 (TNSGra) -- The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven issued the following news: New Haven, CT (February 10, 2021) - The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (The Community Foundation) and its partner in philanthropy the Valley Community Foundation (VCF) announce the opening of several grant application processes and capacity building workshops for nonprofits in 2021. Grantseekers providing services in Greater New Haven and the lower Naugatuck Valley a  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 11 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2021: The state's largest business organization today welcomed Gov. Ned Lamont's pledge to balance the two-year budget without broad-based tax increases. "We're glad to see many of the administration's priorities aligning with CBIA's Rebuilding Connecticut policy recommendations, including expanding workforce development opportunities to get people back to work, inv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Environment America issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2021: The national nonprofit organization Environment America launched its 2021 campaigns for 100 percent renewable energy in 13 states Monday. The announcement comes as the Biden Administration, which campaigned on achieving carbon pollution-free power nationwide by 2035, continues to push for a federal 100 percent clean electricity target. The multi-state effort features campaigns in: California, Connectic  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 8 -- Environment Massachusetts issued the following news release: Environment Massachusetts and its national federation, Environment America, launched its 2021 campaigns for 100 percent renewable energy in 13 states Monday. The announcement comes as the Biden Administration, which campaigned on achieving carbon pollution-free power nationwide by 2035, continues to push for a federal 100 percent clean electricity target. The multi-state effort features campaigns in:  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Feb. 10 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today posted an investor education video on its August 2020 guidance on convertible instruments. The video is the latest in a series of FASB investor education videos that explain how recent or upcoming standards may impact a company's financial reports. During the video, FASB Member Gary Buesser (a former investor), FASB  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Feb. 11 (TNSPer) -- The Foundation Source issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2021: Foundation Source, the nation's largest provider of comprehensive support services to private foundations, today announces the appointment of Sunil Garga as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Garga assumes the position at a pivotal time in which the company is investing heavily in people and technology to increase capabilities for private foundations and the broade  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Family Research Council issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2021: Mary Szoch, Director of the Center for Human Dignity at Family Research Council, submitted testimony on a bill (SB 835) in the Connecticut Senate that would unfairly target pro-life pregnancy centers under the guise of restricting deceptive advertising. Mary Szoch stated: "Connecticut SB 835, An Act Concerning Deceptive Advertising Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers, masquerades  more

BETHEL, Connecticut, Feb. 10 -- The Journal of Vibration and Control, a peer-reviewed journal of analytical, computational and experimental studies of vibration phenomena and their control from the Society of Experimental Mechanics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: Review: * Combined feedback linearization and sliding mode control for vibration suppression of a robotic excavator on an elastic foundation Articles: * Admissible consen  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 12 (TNSGra) -- Keep America Beautiful issued the following news release: Keep America Beautiful(R), the nation's leading community improvement nonprofit organization, has announced the launch of a new national grant program to support communities and its nearly 700-member affiliate network in preventing littering, promoting recycling, and building clean, green, and beautiful neighborhoods. Through the support of a coalition of corporate sponsors including, Altria, T  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 11 -- The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2021: IACLEA announced today that the National Association of Clery Compliance Officers and Professionals (NACCOP) has renewed its partnership with the Association, extending its Corporate Partnership agreement for 2021. "Through the partnership with NACCOP, IACLEA members receive invaluable information related to compliance with the federal Clery   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 12 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release: Save the Sound has filed a Clean Water Act complaint in Federal Court against the Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority (GNHWPCA). Save the Sound's investigation of the pipe segment that failed and poured 2.1 million gallons of raw sewage from the Whitney Avenue Pressure Sewer into the Mill River flowing to Long Island Sound on July 6-7, 2020 revealed that the GNHWPCA knew of corrosion in the pip  more