HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 26 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following statement: * * * During a March 24 interview with WNPR's "Where We Live," Governor Ned Lamont speculated that he may be interested in the state of Connecticut pursuing "vaccination passports." The following is a reaction from ACLU of Connecticut executive director David McGuire: "As tempting as vaccine passports may be for policymakers who want a quick fix to restart economic activity i  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 24 -- The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators issued the following news on March 23, 2021: The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) announced today that Axon--transforming public safety with technology--is the Association's newest Corporate Partner. The company has made a multi-year commitment to support the Association's initiatives. Partnering with IACLEA, Axon will host webinars and events  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, March 25 -- SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, issued the following news: The Bozeman VA Clinic is the country's latest Department of Veterans Affairs facility to partner with national nonprofit SoldierStrong to provide a groundbreaking virtual reality system known as BraveMind to aid in treating veterans experiencing post-traumatic stress. SoldierStrong, a Stamford, Conn. organization, is dedicated t  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 26 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following statement on March 25, 2021, by President and CEO Chris DiPentima: * * * "February's employment numbers are a positive reflection of continued economic and job recovery in Connecticut. "Today's report shows the state gained 4,000 jobs so far in 2021, ticking our recovery rate up to 58% of the jobs lost due to the pandemic. "We've been saying since the fall resurgence that Connecticut nee  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, March 24 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release on March 23, 2021: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accepted the 2021 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy (GRT) and the 2021 SEC Reporting Taxonomy (SRT) (collectively referred to as the "GAAP Taxonomy"). The FASB also finalized the 2021 DQC Rules Taxonomy (DQCRT) which together with the GAAP Taxonomy  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSops) -- The National League of Cities issued the following news release on March 26, 2021: The National League of Cities (NLC) and Stanford Legal Design Lab (LDL) announced thirty cities selected to participate in the Eviction Prevention Learning Lab, a nationwide peer-to-peer network for cities and their partners to gain exposure to best practices, policies, and tools to prevent evictions. The thirty cities selected for the 2021 Eviction Prevention Learning Lab are:   more

DANBURY, Connecticut, March 26 (TNSRep) -- The National Organization for Rare Disorders issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD(R)) today announced the findings of a new study that details the number of orphan products, generics and biosimilars available to treat rare diseases. NORD commissioned Avalere to conduct the analysis to examine if laws and regulations are helping to bring new treatments to market for rare disease patients  more

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, March 26 (TNSpol) -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release: The National Shooting Sports Foundation(R), the firearm industry trade association, rejects the legal gymnastics the 7-4 en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit employed to rule the Second Amendment does not guarantee the right to bear arms outside the home. The court's ruling on Young v Hawaii ignores the clear and simple language of the Second Amendmen  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 26 (TNSpol) -- The National Waste and Recycling Association issued the following news release: The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) Connecticut chapter testified in opposition to legislation that would make significant changes to the state's bottle bill program. The bill would increase the number of products covered by the bottle bill program. "The Connecticut chapter urges the state legislature to oppose SB 1037 and replace the nickel per bottle deposit  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 25 (TNSRep) -- Save the Sound issued the following news release on March 24, 2021: Save the Sound released a guide to 18 priority projects along the central Connecticut coast that would use nature-based solutions to restore habitats and protect shoreline communities from the effects of climate change. "Coastal Connecticut is already faced with more frequent and severe flooding, and as our climate warms manmade solutions like concrete bulkheads won't be able to kee  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 23 (TNSPer) -- The Connecticut Health Foundation issued the following news release: Todd Thomas, an experienced finance professional, is joining the Connecticut Health Foundation as vice president of finance and operations. He will succeed Carol Pollack, who plans to retire July 31 after 20 years with the foundation. Thomas has served in finance, planning, and analysis roles at companies including Prudential Finance, Cogstate, Time Warner, Subway Restaurants, and P  more