EAST HAVEN, Connecticut, March 20 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: With Easter just around the corner, a group of PETA pig pals will hand out free Tofurky plant-based ham slices and roasts outside the Hagaman Memorial Library, just down the road from a sky-high message reminding viewers that pigs are thinking, feeling individuals who don't want to die for their holiday feasts. When: Saturday, March 23, 1 p.m. Where: 227 Main St., East Haven "P  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on March 20, 2024: * * * Tax On Streaming Queued Up in Connecticut Last week, Connecticut's Energy and Technology Committee discussed an expansion of the existing gross earnings tax on satellite and cable television service providers to now include communications service providers - which would affect the major streaming services. House Bill 5446 has received Democrat support in the legislature, but Republicans   more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, March 22 -- Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Award-winning actor and producer Bryan Cranston--best known for his iconic roles in "Malcolm in the Middle and "Breaking Bad"--will host the 2024 Americares Airlift Benefit on Thursday, April 11, in New York City. The benefit will celebrate the organization's 45 years of life-changing health programs for people affected by poverty or disaster  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on March 17, 2024: The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a bag of pork left at the entrance of Masjid An Noor in Bridgeport as a possible hate crime. This apparent hate incident occurred as Muslim are marking th  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 21 -- The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven issued the following news release: * * * Re-Elects Chair and Vice Chair * * * The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the region's largest grantmaker and charitable endowment, welcomes two new members to its board of directors effective January 1: Michael Morand, cultural heritage professional at Yale University; and Emily Wang, professor in the Yale School of Medicine and director of SEICHE Center for  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Hispanic Access Foundation issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: On Sunday, March 17, Hispanic Access Foundation hosted the first STEM Spanish bilingual educational talk that is part of the five-year-long "Senderos a la Ciencia" (Pathway to Science) talk series and mentorship project to expose underserved Latino high school students to diverse career opportunities, provide resources, and build the next generation of Latino professionals in health and S  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Landscape Architects issued the following news release: * * * New Research from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Fund Shows Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions * * * The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Fund has released new peer-reviewed research on landscape architecture solutions to the biodiversity crisis. The research was developed by Dr. Sohyun Park, ASLA, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of   more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, March 22 -- LIMRA issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: LL Global, the parent company of LIMRA and LOMA, today announced Matt Berman, president and chief executive officer, Foresters Financial, and Tom Dempsey, chief distribution officer, Integrity, have joined the LL Global board of directors in 2024 to complete the terms of other directors who were unable to fulfill the remainder of their elected terms. 2newboard-3-24-vertical.pngThe LL Global board provi  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, March 21 (TNSres) -- LIMRA issued the following news release: * * * Fourth quarter premium reached highest level in seven years * * * Canadian life insurance new annualized premium increased 4% in 2023 to $1.86 billion in 2023, according to LIMRA's Canadian Individual Life Insurance Sales Survey. This is the highest sales ever recorded in the Canadian market since the survey was established in 1993. "The record sales represent a continued steady growth post-pandemic as  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Addressing his first Opening Session as NAIC president during the organization's 2024 Spring National Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday, March 16, Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais discussed his theme for the year and laid out the NAIC's 2024 Strategic Priorities (https://content.naic.org/article/naic-announces-2024-strategic-priorities). Urgin  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, March 20 -- 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 March 18, 2024: Children and families in northern Gaza are just weeks away from famine, according to data released today by leading experts on food insecurity and malnutrition, with some of the thresholds needed to declare a famine already exceeded. New data from the global initiative o  more