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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday April 04, 2021 ( 9 items )  

Congratulations to New International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators Board of Directors Members
WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 30 (TNSPer) -- The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators issued the following news: IACLEA is pleased to announce the officers who were elected by the membership during the 2021 election for the Board of Directors. The Leadership Development Committee and the Board of Directors thank all candidates for their willingness to serve and to all members who cast votes. Congratulations to the following IACLEA leaders: Canada Director Ro  more

Conn. Health Foundation: Grants Will Support Community Health Workers Responding to COVID-19
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 2 -- The Connecticut Health Foundation issued the following news release: Funding from the Connecticut Health Foundation will support 18 community health workers in Danbury, Norwalk, and Stamford to continue supporting each city's COVID-19 response efforts, help residents get vaccinated, and connect community members with needed resources. The three $100,000 grants are among 18 grants awarded, totaling $706,400. Community health workers are frontline health worker  more

D. Stafford & Associates Extends Longtime Partnership With International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators
WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 1 (TNSOps) -- The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators issued the following news: IACLEA is pleased to announce that D. Stafford & Associates (DSA) has renewed its support of the Association, extending its Corporate Partnership agreement for 2021. "D. Stafford & Associates has been a stalwart supporter of IACLEA and its cornerstone Accreditation Program. We are grateful for their collaboration and commitment to campus public safet  more

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders: One Step Closer to Passing the Conn. Parentage Act
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 30 (TNSPol) -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release on March 29, 2021: On the heels of a powerful hearing earlier this month where CT families called on lawmakers to reform state parentage law, the Connecticut Judiciary Committee today passed the Connecticut Parentage Act (CPA) on consent out of committee. If approved by the full General Assembly, HB 6321 would overhaul existing state law to ensure that all CT children -- regardless   more

Journal of Physical Activity and Health Issues Research Articles in April 2021 Edition
NEW MILFORD, Connecticut, April 3 -- The Journal of Physical Activity and Health, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features chronic disease, such as cancer, heart disease, mental health, weight control, neurologic deficits, in which physical activity may play a role in prevention, treatment or rehabilitation, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2021 edition: ORIGINAL RESEARCH: * Delivery Approaches Within Exercise Referral Schemes: A Survey of Current Practice  more

LIMRA: LL Global's Fraud-Prevention Tool Now Available in Canada
WINDSOR, Connecticut, March 31 (TNSPar) -- LIMRA issued the following news release: FraudShare -- the shared industry solution to help financial services companies better detect and prevent account takeover attempts -- is expanding to include Canadian financial services companies. LL Global, the parent company of LIMRA, LOMA and Secure Retirement Institute(R) (SRI(R)), working in collaboration with 10 leading U.S.-based financial services firms, launched FraudShare in late 2019. Since its laun  more

NAACP and ACLU Applaud Historic Committee Approval of Legislation to Abolish Prison Gerrymandering
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 30 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following news release on March 29, 2021: The Connecticut State Conference of the NAACP (NAACP CT) and the ACLU of Connecticut (ACLU CT) today celebrated the historic approval of S.B. 753, legislation to abolish prison gerrymandering, by the Connecticut General Assembly's Government Administration and Elections Committee. Guided by the leadership of co-chairs Sen. Mae Flexer and Rep. Dan Fox, the com  more

National Shooting Sports Foundation Condemns City of Gary, Ind., Scapegoating of Public Safety
NEWTOWN, Connecticut, March 30 (TNSOps) -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release: The National Shooting Sports Foundation(R), the firearm industry trade association, strongly criticized the City of Gary, Ind., effort to revive its lawsuit against firearm manufacturers that seeks to hold members of the firearm industry legally responsible for the harm caused to the city by the actions of criminals who misuse firearms. "The decision by elected officials in the  more

Sierra Club: Lamont Administration Continues Permitting More Dirty Power, Publicly Touts Clean Energy
MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, March 30 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Environment, clean energy and community activists submitted comments on Friday to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) in opposition to its tentative approval of air permits for a Middletown fossil fuel power plant. The current Middletown Repowering LLC owner, NRG, is pursuing air permits for a new turbine, which will be allowed to emit up to 1 million tons of ca  more