NEW YORK, March 24 (TNSgov) -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: On behalf of four female athletes, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed their opening brief with the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Thursday urging it to give female athletes the opportunity to make their case under Title IX. Last month, the 2nd Circuit announced that the full court would hear Soule v. Connecticut Association of Schools after a three-judge panel of the court r  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, March 23 (TNSper) -- The American Pet Products Association issued the following news release: The American Pet Products Association (APPA) - the leading trade association serving the interests of the pet products industry since 1958 - has announced several new board positions and members for 2023. Terry Anderton, founder and CEO of Wagz(R) Inc., and Steve Clark, Chief Revenue Officer at Petmate, have joined the board of directors. Tommy Baroody, Vice President of Sales   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNStalk) -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following statement on March 21, 2023: * * * The Computer & Communications Industry Association today offered comments on SB 3, a bill pending in the Connecticut General Assembly, concerning online privacy and data safety protections. CCIA supports the adoption of baseline federal-level consumer privacy protections to promote a trustworthy information environment characterized by clear and consis  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, March 24 (TNSrpt) -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: One child was killed or injured on average every two days in Yemen last year by landmines or other explosive devices, the highest rate in five years, according to a Save the Children report that calls for immediate action to protect children from these deadly weapons. A study,   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 24 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: The state's largest business organization issued the following response to today's release of the February 2023 employment report. "February's gains bring year-to-date growth to 14,400 new jobs, marking a very strong start to the year," CBIA president and CEO Chris DiPentima said. "This is welcome news as we continue our pandemic recovery, and we must do ev  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, March 25 (TNSawa) -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news on March 24, 2023: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is pleased to announce the selection of Rachel Scott, a doctoral student in accounting at the University of Georgia, as the recipient of its 2023 Emerging Scholar Award. The FASB's Emerging Scholar Award program was established in 2021 to garner additional interest among young PhD candidates in research relevant to acco  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, March 22 (TNSgov) -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news on March 21, 2023: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accepted the 2023 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy (GRT) and the 2023 SEC Reporting Taxonomy (SRT) (collectively referred to as the "GAAP Taxonomy"). The FASB also finalized the 2023 DQC Rules Taxonomy (DQCRT), which together with the GAAP Taxono  more

NEW YORK, March 21 (TNSgov) -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news: LDF submitted testimony to the Connecticut General Assembly Government Administration and Elections Committee in support of the S.B. 1226, An Act Concerning State Voting Rights in Recognition of John R. Lewis. The CTVRA will make Connecticut a national leader on voting rights and equal democracy. In addition to addressing critical needs in Connecticut, S.B. 1226 will place this state at the fo  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, March 17 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: As schools across Afghanistan prepare for the new academic year next week, secondary school-aged girls must be allowed to go back to the classroom after an 18-month ban on their education, Save the Children said. A failure by the Taliban to reverse this ban will drive up child marriage,  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, March 17 (TNSfgov) -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: Families and children displaced by Cyclone Freddy in Malawi face the risk of an unprecedented cholera outbreak with a lack of running water, sanitation facilities, and open defecation in camps fuelling fears of waterborne diseases, Save the Children warned. The country was alr  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, March 22 (TNSfgov) -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release on March 20, 2023: Save the Children welcomes financial pledges from the international community to support people impacted by last month's devastating earthquakes across Turkiye and Syria, but warns it's a long road ahead to guarantee children's recovery. International donors h  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, March 13 (TNSpp) -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: As Syria enters its 13th year of conflict on March 15, the recent earthquakes that hit the country have compounded the already dire humanitarian crisis after years of suffering, pushing the country to the brink, Save the Children said. The conflict has led to multiple displaceme  more