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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday October 08, 2023 ( 18 items )  

ACAP Elects Four To Its Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Association for Community Affiliated Plans issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2023: The Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) today announced the election of four health plan leaders to its Board of Directors. Patrick Curran, CEO of Health Plan of San Mateo (Calif.), was elected as chair of ACAP's Medicare and MLTSS Committee. At-large members of the Board elected today include Emma DeVito, CEO of VillageCareMAX (N.Y.); Sylvia Kelly, CEO of Comm  more

ACP Statement on Governor Healey Announcement at Offshore Wind Conference
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2023: * * * American Clean Power Association (ACP) CEO Jason Grumet released this statement after Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced during her remarks at ACP's Offshore WINDPOWER 2023 conference New England's first offshore wind multi-state coordination memorandum of understanding (MOU). Under the MOU, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island will procure an additiona  more

AFJ Hails New Nominees to Federal Courts
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The Alliance for Justice issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2023: * * * Today the White House announced President Biden's 39th slate of nominees to the federal courts. The two new district court nominees and one circuit court nominee bring the administration ever closer to filling the 91 vacancies that remain. Of note in this slate is Sarah F. Russell, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Russell is a former public defender who has  more

American Federation of School Administrators: Dynamo Buchanan Leads the Way in Connecticut
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The American Federation of School Administrators issued the following news: Principal Mary Ann Buchanan, Ed.D of Southwest School in Torrington, Connecticut, seems to be game for almost anything. She has driven a school bus, lived under cover as a "mute client" at a developmental center, built a canoe with her special needs students, completed a wilderness survival leadership course and established a charter school. As the middle child among nine, she had to learn self-s  more

Auto Care Association Partners With Other Industry Groups to Write Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Guerrera
BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 5 -- The Auto Care Association issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: The Auto Care Association today announced its collaboration with other industry groups asking the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles to clarify its intended implementation of Public Act No. 23-40 new section 24. This enactment could impose burdensome and potentially anti-competitive requirements upon automotive aftermarket service and repair facility operators in the state of Connect  more

Catherine F. Yonkaitis Named Editor of NASN School Nurse
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 6 -- The National Association of School Nurses issued the following news release: Catherine F. Yonkaitis, DNP, RN, NCSN PHNA-BC, has been named the new editor of the NASN School Nurse, effective January 1, 2024. Cathy received her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2017 and her Master of Science in Nursing and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Connecticut in 1992 and 1986, respectively. She has more than   more

Connecticut Health Foundation Announces New Strategic Plan
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 4 -- The Connecticut Health Foundation issued the following news release: The Connecticut Health Foundation is launching a new strategic plan in 2024, beginning the next chapter in the private, independent foundation's focus on health equity for people of color. The five-year plan includes four goal areas: expanding health care coverage, sustainable funding for community health workers, maternal health equity for people of color, and fostering the infrastructure nee  more

Day 2 Highlights From the 20th International Myeloma Society Annual Meeting
NORWALK, Connecticut, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation issued the following news: Day 2 of IMS brought us some recent findings covering a mix of different drug combinations for both newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory myeloma. Let's dig into a big day of updates in myeloma treatment. Pomalidomide, Velcade, Dexamethasone in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM) Revlimid is a key drug in the treatment of newly diagnosed patients with multiple m  more

Environment America Research & Policy Center: New England Governors Ink Multi-State Offshore Wind Procurement Deal
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Environment America Research and Policy Center issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2023: * * * The governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island announced on Wednesday a first-in-the-nation memorandum of understanding (MOU) to coordinate offshore wind development throughout the three-state region. Under the agreement, offshore wind developers can submit multi-state offshore wind project proposals that each state will consider for procurements   more

Experienced Policy Advocate Chris Davis Will Lead CBIA Advocacy Team
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 7 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following news release: The state's largest business organization has named veteran policymaker and government affairs leader Chris Davis as head of its policy advocacy team. Davis, who is currently manager of public affairs at the nonpartisan quasi-public Connecticut Lottery Corporation, will join CBIA as vice president of public policy Oct. 30, 2023. He succeeds Eric Gjede, who will remain with CBI  more

FASB to Host November 10 Public Roundtable on Its Post-Implementation Review of the Revenue Recognition Standard
NORWALK, Connecticut, Oct. 3 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2023: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today announced it will host a public roundtable on the FASB's Post-Implementation Review (PIR) of Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The roundtable will take place on Friday, November 10, 2023, at the FASB offices located at 801 Main Avenue, in Norwalk, Connecticut. The purpose of the roundtable is to solicit feedbac  more

FASB to Host Public Roundtable on Recent Proposal to Improve Disclosures Around Income Statement Expenses
NORWALK, Connecticut, Oct. 5 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news on Oct. 4, 2023: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today announced it will host a public roundtable on its July 2023 proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU), Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The roundtable will take place on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at the FASB of  more

Save the Children: "This is One of the Worst Harvests I Have Had in My Life" - Families in Bolivia Confront Hunger as Drought Destroys Vital Potato Crop
FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Oct. 5 -- 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 Oct. 4, 2023: In Bolivia's highlands, where life's rhythm largely follows the agricultural calendar, a crop emergency is unfolding and pushing families to the brink of hunger, Save the Children said. One staple is a particular victim--the potato--which is now under threat in the region d  more

Save the Children: Syria - Urgent Calls for a Ceasefire Following New Wave of Violence and Deaths of at Least Six Children
FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Oct. 7 -- 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 Oct. 6, 2023: * * * At least six children died in an attack on a military academy in Homs yesterday that killed more than 100 people, as violence escalates across Syria, said Save the Children. Waves of attacks across Northeast and Northwest Syria this week led to the reported deaths of at  more

Save the Sound Reaches Stormwater Pollution Prevention Deal With City of Middletown
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 4 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release: Cleaner water bodies in Middletown, Connecticut will be the result of a collaborative agreement reached with the City of Middletown following a lawsuit Save the Sound filed under the Clean Water Act. The proposed agreement was filed by Save the Sound with the Federal District Court and is subject to a 45-day review period by the U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency. The court may accept  more

Save the Sound Reaches Stormwater Pollution Prevention Deal With City of Middletown
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 4 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release: Cleaner water bodies in Middletown, Connecticut will be the result of a collaborative agreement reached with the City of Middletown following a lawsuit Save the Sound filed under the Clean Water Act. The proposed agreement was filed by Save the Sound with the Federal District Court and is subject to a 45-day review period by the U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency. The court may accept  more

Sierra Club: New England States Partner Together to Harness Offshore Wind Power
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2023: * * * Today, the governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island announced a first-of-its-kind offshore wind agreement. The multi-state memorandum of understanding (MOU) allows for the coordinated, cross-state solicitation of offshore wind projects in order to power New England with clean renewable energy, lower energy costs, and ensures the creation of green, local jobs for area resident  more

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Names Stephanie Oestreich, Ph.D., MPA, as Managing Director of the Myeloma Investment Fund
NORWALK, Connecticut, Oct. 6 -- The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation issued the following news: The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation(R) (MMRF(R)) has announced the appointment of Stephanie Oestreich, Ph.D., MPA, as Managing Director of its venture philanthropy subsidiary, the Myeloma Investment Fund(R) (MIF(R)). In this role, Dr. Oestreich will lead the overall execution of the MIF's investment strategy and serve as a member of the MMRF executive leadership team. "We are thrilled to ha  more