HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 22 (TNSPol) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 21, 2021: Civil rights advocates, including people directly affected by the criminal legal system, gathered in front of the State Capitol Building today to call on the legislature to pass Clean Slate legislation currently pending before the Senate. S.B. 1019, a Clean Slate bill, passed out of the Judiciary Committee and awaits action from the Senate. During t  more

DANBURY, Connecticut, April 23 (TNSPar) -- The National Organization for Rare Disorders issued the following news release: CDISC and the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD(R)) have announced a partnership to develop global data standards for rare diseases. The data standards will be released in a Therapeutic Area User Guide that will be available at no cost on the CDISC website for researchers to leverage in studies to maximize data's full potential. According to the FDA, any disea  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 24 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following statement on April 23, 2021: * * * "The Finance Committee's $1 billion-plus tax hike package is precisely the wrong prescription for Connecticut's fragile economic recovery," CBIA president and CEO Chris DiPentima said today. "Small businesses will bear the brunt of many of these tax increases and it defies sensible logic that there are lawmakers who think further burdening struggling sma  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 21 (TNSPol) -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following news release: More than 40 Connecticut employer organizations have warned lawmakers that a package of proposed workplace mandates undermines the state's economic recovery and job creation prospects. In a letter sent April 19 to all members of the General Assembly, the organizations cited a dozen bills approved this session by the legislature's Labor and Public Employees Committee.  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 (TNSPol) -- Environment America issued the following news release on April 21, 2021: In a major push to protect childrens' health and address fossil fuel-powered emissions, lawmakers introduced the Clean Commute for Kids Act today in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla of California, Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut and Rep. Tony Cardenas of California, would invest $25 billion ov  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, April 21 (TNSPer) -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release on April 20, 2021: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today announced the appointment of three new members to its Small Business Advisory Committee (SBAC), effective immediately. The new members are: * Jessica R. Doran, Chief Financial Officer, Pzena Investment Management * Richard E. Forrestel Jr., Treasurer, Cold Springs Construction * Jonathan Tomazic, Partne  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, April 21 (TNSEve) -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release on April 20, 2021: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today announced it will host a virtual roundtable on implementation of the current expected credit losses (CECL) standard and related technical issues. The event will be webcast live at www.fasb.org on Thursday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The listening session is intended to help FA  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, April 23 (TNSRes) -- Keep America Beautiful issued the following news release on April 22, 2021: Keep America Beautiful(R), the nation's leading community improvement for-impact organization, today released data from its 2020 study on litter in America. The Keep America Beautiful 2020 National Litter Study provides a comprehensive understanding of the quantity, composition, and sources of litter along roadways, waterways, and in non-roadway areas across the United States.  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSPol) -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release on April 21, 2021: In a major push to protect childrens' health and address fossil fuel-powered emissions, lawmakers introduced the Clean Commute for Kids Act today in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla of California, Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut and Rep. Tony Cardenas of California, would i  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on April 21, 2021: * * * A dozen governors sent a letter urging the Biden administration to reduce pollution from the transportation sector, the nation's top polluting sector, by setting a goal for all new cars sold in the nation to be zero-emission by 2035, including milestones along the way to reach the target. The letter was signed by the governors of California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, N  more