HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 16 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following statement on March 15, 2024: * * * A jury came back with a not guilty verdict today for Connecticut State Trooper Brian North who was tried for first-degree manslaughter in the 2020 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Mubarak Soulemane. The following reaction can be attributed to David McGuire, executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut: "Too many families, especially Black families, are   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 12 -- The American Society of Radiologic Technologists issued the following news release: Members of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists have elected four officers to serve on the 2024-2025 ASRT Board of Directors. * * * Daniel DeMaio Daniel DeMaio, M.Ed., R.T.(R)(CT), was elected to serve as president-elect. DeMaio is an associate professor and director of the radiologic technology program at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. DeMaio curre  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Financial Technology Association issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: The Financial Technology Association (FTA), a trade association representing leading fintech companies, today urged the Connecticut General Assembly to rework House Bill 5140, legislation that would improperly categorize earned wage access services as loans and harm workers who cannot access the option from their employer. Connecticut workers have spoken out against the legislation   more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, March 13 (TNSres) -- LIMRA issued the following news release: Propelled by $286.6 billion in fixed annuity sales, total U.S. annuity sales reached a record-high $385.4 billion in 2023, jumping 23% year over year, according to final results from LIMRA's U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey. Annuity-sidebar2.png"For the second consecutive year, annuity sales have surpassed previously held records, largely due to broader engagement with independent distribution. Rising inter  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, March 15 (TNSres) -- LIMRA issued the following news release: For the third consecutive year, total U.S. life insurance new annualized premium set a new sales record. In 2023, new annualized premium increased 1% to $15.7 billion, according to LIMRA's U.S. Life Insurance Sales Survey, which represents 85% of the market. Life-4Q-sidebar.png"The pandemic spurred carriers to accelerate their digitization efforts, transforming the process of buying life insurance and improving  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 15 (TNSres) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Migraine patients report mitigating their symptoms with cannabis and many also acknowledge using marijuana in lieu of other prescription medications, according to data published in the journal Neurology Clinical Practice. Investigators affiliated with Yale University's School of Medicine surveyed responses from 1,373 patients from a tertiary headache center  more