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State Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday January 07, 2024 ( 18 items )  

CNN Unravels 'The Many Lives of Martha Stewart' in New CNN Original Series, Premiering Sunday, January 28 at 9PM ET/PT
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 5 -- CNN issued the following news on Jan. 3, 2024: A young female stockbroker breaking barriers on Wall Street in the 1960s; an innovative caterer from a farmhouse in Connecticut; a female self-made billionaire and media mogul; and an Alderson Federal Prison Camp inmate - these and more are The Many Lives of Martha Stewart. This four-part CNN Original Series will air over two consecutive weekends, launching with two episodes on Sunday, January 28 at 9pm and 10pm ET/PT on  more

Conn. A.G. Tong Issues Cease and Desist Letter to HighBazaar Over Recurring Unlicensed Cannabis Markets
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 5 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today issued a cease and desist letter to HighBazaar, warning organizers that the unlicensed cannabis market appears to violate multiple state statutes. An additional letter was sent to the Masonic Temple Day Spring Lodge in Hamden, which currently hosts the market. "It appears that these events involve the illegal marketing and sale of can  more

Conn. A.G. Tong Statement Regarding Vision Solar Bankruptcy Filing
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 4 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced that Vision Solar LLC filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on December 28, 2023. Attorney General Tong sued Vision Solar LLC in March 2023, after an investigation in coordination with the Department of Consumer Protection exposed Vision's use of high-pressure sales tactics, misrepresentations, delays, and unpermitted wor  more

Conn. A.G. Tong, FTC Take Action Against Manchester City Nissan for Deceiving Customers, Charging Junk Fees
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 5 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2024: Attorney General William Tong and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are taking action against auto dealer Manchester City Nissan (MCN), along with its owner and a number of key employees, for systematically deceiving consumers about the price of certified used cars, add-ons, and government fees. The complaint (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2023/001_20  more

Conn. Gov. Lamont Announces Application Period Opens for Next Round of Connecticut's Nonprofit Security Grant Program
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 5 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is preparing to release up to $5 million in state grants to help nonprofit organizations in Connecticut with the costs of implementing infrastructure upgrades that improve security and safety at their facilities. The grants come from the state's Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which was established by Governor Lamont i  more

Connecticut Wesleyan University: Grant to Fund Study on School Decision Making Processes
MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news: Assistant Professor of Education Studies Alisha Butler will launch a new study exploring the ways that families and young people can (and don't) influence school and citywide education-related decision-making processes. "How is it that non-system policy actors are attempting to include the decisions that affect what happens day-to-day in school?" Butler said. Butler's study, a collaborative   more

GAMCO Expects to Report Diluted EPS for the Fourth Quarter 2023 of $0.63 to $0.69 Per Share and 2023 Diluted EPS of $2.35 to $2.41 Per Share
GREENWICH, Connecticut, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- GAMCO Investors, a financial services company, issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2024: GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GAMI") (OTCQX: GAMI) announced today that assets under management were $31.1 billion at December 31, 2023 as compared to $29.3 billion at December 31, 2022. GAMI expects to report fourth quarter 2023 diluted earnings in the range of $0.63 to $0.69 per share versus $0.83 per share for the fourth quarter of 2022. GAMI expects to re  more

Gartner Identifies Top Nine Workplace Predictions for CHROs in 2024
STAMFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 4 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: Gartner, Inc. has revealed its top nine workplace predictions that HR leaders will need to address in 2024 and beyond to successfully position their organizations to attract and retain top talent and drive business outcomes. "We have seen several shifts affecting the workplace, including the emergence of generative AI (GenAI), pilots around establishing a four-d  more

New Haven Office Kicks Off 2024 With a New Leader - Littler Selects Paula Anthony as Office Managing Shareholder
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 5 -- Littler Mendelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Littler, the world's largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has appointed Paula Anthony as office managing shareholder (OMS) of the firm's New Haven, Connecticut office, effective January 1, 2024. Anthony succeeds Lori Alexander who will be stepping down to continue to focus on her full-time litigation and advice practice. "Paula is a skilled litigator with deep roots  more

New Issue of YJBM, on Cell Fate, Is Online
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 5 (TNSres) -- Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine issued the following news: The December 2023 issue of the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine (YJBM), on Cell Fate, has been published on PubMed Central. This focus issue features articles on cellular decisions in development, wound healing, and immune systems--and how cells determine their own fate. Highlights of the issue include an original research paper by Abass et al. (Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh,   more

New York Institute of Technology: Students Achieve Second Place Win at Biology Conference
NEW YORK, Jan. 5 -- The New York Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Bessie Nestoras Knoblauch Two students on the research team of Assistant Professor of Biological and Chemical Sciences Jacqueline Keighron, Ph.D., presented their work at the 56th annual Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists Conference held at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut in November. Biology majors Taimoor Chaudhry and Abdur-Rehman Hussain came in second place for thei  more

PA. DEMOCRATIC PARTY: WHAT PENNSYLVANIANS ARE SAYING - DAVID MCCORMICK IS "JUST ANOTHER CARPET-BAGGING MAGA SUPPORTER"
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Connecticut resident and mega-millionaire David McCormick is facing scrutiny from Pennsylvanians for his long record of selling out to China and anti-choice agenda as his failed attempts to cover up his lies continues to be exposed. ICYMI: Scranton Times-Tribune: Joseph Rogan (opinion): Pennsylvania can do better than Dave McCormick * Connecticut hedge fund manager David McCormick still wants to b  more

Yale Divinity School Launches Online Certificate Learning Program in Youth Ministry
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 5 -- Yale Divinity School issued the following news: Yale Divinity School is introducing its first-ever online certificate program: a nine-month, cohort-based program in Youth Ministry Leadership in which participants will learn from faculty and staff of YDS and other leading institutions and the Yale Youth Ministry Institute network of experts and practitioners. "Yale Divinity School is a leading voice in the field of ministerial scholarship and formation, and our  more

Yale Divinity School: Alum Jason Brown - Ecological Chaplain in an Age of Environmental Grief
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 4 -- Yale Divinity School issued the following news: By Ray Waddle The world is hurtling into a time of trial, an era of environmental grief and uncertainty that requires resolve and resilience, says Jason Brown '11 M.A.R., '11 M.F. To get through it, humanity will need activists, engineers, land managers, policymakers, therapists--and, he says, ecological chaplains, too. "I want to accompany people on the civilizational dark night of the soul that we're moving th  more

Yale Public Health School: RSV Vaccines Would Greatly Reduce Illness If Implemented Like Flu Shots
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 3 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: By Jessica M. Scully Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines recently approved for people 60 and older would dramatically reduce the disease's significant burden of illness and death in the United States if they were widely adopted like annual influenza vaccines, a new study has found. A high level of RSV vaccination would not only potentially reduce millions of dollars in annual outpatient a  more

Yale Public Health School: Spiegelman Recognized as Top Female Scientist for Second Consecutive Year
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 3 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: For the second year in a row, Yale School of Public Health Professor Donna Spiegelman, Sc.D., has been named a top female scientist by Research.com. Spiegelman ranked 27th in the website's 2023 evaluation of the best female scientists in the United States and 36th among top female scientists in the world. She was also Yale's highest-ranking female scientist on the lists, with an overall national ranking of  more

Yale Q&A: Making Connections - Initiative Puts Ukrainian History in Global Context
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 3 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on Jan. 2, 2024, with history professor Timothy Snyder: * * * A new project led by Timothy Snyder explores the history of Ukrainian lands and peoples by connecting them to global and regional developments over times. * * * Ukrainian history and world history have been linked for thousands of years, from the spread of what would become Indo-European languages by the Yamna culture to the global consequences of   more

Yale: Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise in Slowing Joint Degeneration in Osteoarthritis
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale researchers have identified a drug target that may alleviate the joint breakdown associated with the debilitating condition. * * * Yale researchers have identified a drug target that may alleviate joint degeneration associated with osteoarthritis, a debilitating condition that afflicts as many as 30 million people in the United States alone, they report Jan. 3 in the journal Nature. Pain relieve  more