HAMDEN, Connecticut, Feb. 16 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2021: Two days after the U.S. Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, three-quarters of Republicans say, 75 - 21 percent, that they would like to see Trump play a prominent role in the Republican Party, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of 1,056 adults released today. Overall, Americans say 60 -  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (TNSPer) -- The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities issued the following news release: The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) is extremely pleased to announce its 2021-2022 Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2021. The members of the 2020-2021 AAIDD Board of Directors are: President: Elisa Velardo, MMHS, FAAIDD North Regional Director, Connecticut Department of Developmental Services, East Hartfor  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Feb. 19 (TNSRep) -- The Center for Medicare Advocacy issued the following news release: The Center for Medicare Advocacy released a new report - Geography Is Not Destiny: Protecting Nursing Home Residents from the Next Pandemic - which explores facilities' responses to the coronavirus crisis and examines how residents' deaths were not "inevitable", as some have claimed. The report contends that COVID-19 exploited and exacerbated long-standing issues, such as staffing,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: School buses owned by All-Star Transportation have been polluting Connecticut neighborhoods with harmful tailpipe emissions in violation of the Clean Air Act. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has filed a lawsuit against All-Star Transportation and its parent company, Student Transportation of America, to put an end to the unlawful, excessive idling that is causing the pollution. "A company res  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2021: Four weeks after being sworn into office, President Joe Biden receives a positive job approval rating as Americans approve 50 - 38 percent, with 13 percent not offering an opinion, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN- uh-pe-ack) University national poll of 1,056 adults released today. This is little changed from February 3rd when Americans approved 49 - 36 percent, with 16  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 19 (TNSJou) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Nearly half of patients with migraine headaches have tried cannabinoid products, typically CBD, according to survey data published in the journal BMC Complimentary Medicine and Therapies. Researchers from Yale University's School of Medicine and the Stamford University School of Medicine analyzed survey data provided by 377 respondents recruited from the Mov  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 19 (TNSJou) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Clinicians affiliated with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) self-report lacking sufficient knowledge about the use of cannabis to competently counsel their patients, according to data published in the journal Family Practice. A team of investigators affiliated with the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland conducted semi-structured phone intervi  more

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, Feb. 16 -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2021: The anniversary of the tragic and senseless murders in Parkland, Fla., three years ago remind us why the firearm industry is committed to Real Solutions. Safer Communities(R). The loss of innocent lives because of the unthinkable acts of a criminal defies explanation but deserves our efforts to try to prevent them from occurring again. President Joe Biden's call for his   more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Feb. 17 -- The Financial Accounting Foundation issued the following statement: * * * The Trustees, Board Members and staff of the Financial Accounting Foundation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board mourn the untimely passing of FAF Trustee David Villa. David began his service on the FAF Board of Trustees in January 2018, and during his tenure with us served with distinction on the Audit and Finance Committee and the C  more