BRANFORD, Connecticut, June 14 (TNSpp) -- The American Beverage Association issued the following news release: Residents of Branford are to begin receiving new, large-capacity recycling carts today as part of the beverage industry's Every Bottle Back initiative. The initiative, which funds projects to improve recycling rates, is investing nearly $140,000 in Branford to replace small curbside recycling bins with 96-gallon carts that can hold more recyclable materials, including the beverage indu  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSawa) -- The American Sociological Association issued the following news release: The American Sociological Association (ASA) proudly announces the 2023 award recipients, the highest honors the association confers. Awardees, selected by committees directly appointed by the ASA Council, will be honored on Saturday, August 19, 2023, as part of the 2023 ASA Annual Meeting. A formal address by ASA Prudence L. Carter will follow the ceremony. The officers of the association   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 17 (TNSres) -- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: * * * Texas and Arkansas Top List of Yearly Increases, While Colorado and Connecticut Experience Worst Losses; California and Louisiana Lead in Monthly Job Gains, While Indiana and Rhode Island Have Largest Declines * * * Construction employment increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia in May from a year earlier, while only 24 states added construc  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSpp) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIRCT), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the defacing of the Black Lives Matter mural in Hartford, Conn., weekend with a Nazi swastika and a message of white supremacy. "We condemn this attempt by neo-Nazis to spread hate and division in our communit  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 16 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: The state's largest business organization issued the following response to today's release of the May 2023 employment report. "The May employment report is encouraging news for the state's economy," CBIA president and CEO Chris DiPentima said. "May's gain of 5,000 jobs was highlighted by an increase in hiring ahead of the summer months. "With April's previou  more

DARIEN, Connecticut, June 16 (TNSpp) -- Friends of Animals issued the following news release: Wild horses and burros across the American West routinely are injured and die after being torn from their homes on public lands and sent to off-range corrals (ORCs) as part of the Bureau of Land Management's longstanding eradication policies. Despite the federal protections provided to these "living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the American West," the BLM does nothing to ensure that wi  more

NEWARK, Delaware, June 16 (TNSper) -- The International Literacy Association issued the following news release: The International Literacy Association (ILA) announced today the next editor team to lead the organization's most popular journal, The Reading Teacher (RT)--and the group is the largest, most diverse team named in the publication's history. The editor team includes * Rachael Gabriel, Professor of Literacy Education and Director, Reading and Language Arts Center, University of Connect  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 14 (TNStalk) -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following statement on June 13, 2023: * * * The "Act Concerning State Voting Rights in Recognition of John R. Lewis" ("CTVRA") -- a state-level Voting Rights Act seeking to expand access to the freedom to vote -- was signed into law today by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont as part of the state's budget. The new law will help provide new legal tools to fight discriminatory voting rules in court, expand language assista  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, June 15 -- 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 statement on June 13, 2023: * * * At least 46 civilians, including 23 children, were killed in an attack on a camp for displaced people in Ituri province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between Sunday night and Monday morning. * * * In response, Cecilia Thiam, Save the Children's H  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, June 10 -- 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: Over 9 million children in Sudan--just under half of all children in the country/i--will face severe food shortages in coming months due to conflict disrupting crop production, said Save the Children. This is an increase of 1.7 million children facing hunger since fighting flared up two m  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, June 16 (TNStalk) -- 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 statement on June 15, 2023: * * * Following reports of a migrant boat being shipwrecked off the coast of Greece, Daniel Gorevan, Senior Advocacy Advisor at Save the Children, said: "Reports of at least 78 migrants dead off the coast of Greece are shocking. According to initial testimonies fr  more