STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, issued the following news release: Since the war in Ukraine catapulted the region into a major humanitarian crisis two years ago, Americares has provided more than 500 tons of medicines and medical supplies and $5.3 million in emergency funding to protect the health of the most vulnerable survivors. Americares support includes specialty medicines and medical supplies to treat people with complex   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- BSA - The Software Alliance issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * BSA | The Software Alliance Senior Vice President of US Government Relations Craig Albright issued the following statement after the introduction of SB 2, comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) legislation in Connecticut: "All Americans deserve thoughtful rules to address high-risk uses of artificial intelligence. Legislation that builds trust in and supports the adoption of responsib  more

WALLINGFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- Connecticut Hospital Association issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) released the following statement regarding the Department of Social Services (DSS) Medicaid Rates Study Interim Report, Part 1 that is the subject of today's Human Services and Appropriations Committees joint informational briefing: "This report confirms the alarming situation that healthcare providers have long called for acti  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 21 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate students to participate in an in-person Emerging Leaders' Summit on April 5, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The event is being presented in partnership with Southern Connecticut State University. Students enrolled at HACU-member institutions i  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- LIMRA issued the following news release: Total U.S. life insurance new annualized premium increased 1% year over year to $15.6 billion in 2023, according to LIMRA's preliminary U.S. Life Insurance Sales Survey. New annualized premium has set a record for each of the past three years. "Driven by strong growth in the second half of the year, annual life insurance premium continues to expand post-pandemic. The gains were widespread with 6 in 10 companies   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 21 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Reproductive Equity Now is launching its 2024 Connecticut legislative agenda today, intended to take the state beyond the protections previously guaranteed under Roe v. Wade to ensure equitable access to reproductive health care for all. The organization looks forward to   more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- 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: Tens of thousands of children in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique are at risk of deadly disease as the 2024 cyclone season threatens to bring more floods, potentially worsening the region's worst cholera outbreak in decades, said Save the Children. Save the Children analyzed data from the W  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- Save the Sound issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of the United State heard oral arguments on challenges to an Environmental Protection Agency rule aimed at reducing ozone pollution from power plants and other industry. The policy, known as the "Good Neighbor" rule, governs emissions from 23 states that blow over state lines to affect others downwind. Roger Reynolds, senior legal director at Save the Sound,  more