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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday April 14, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Americares Airlift Benefit Raises 1.9 Million
STAMFORD, Connecticut, April 13 -- Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, issued the following news release: The 2024 Americares Airlift Benefit hosted by award-winning actor and producer Bryan Cranston raised $1.9 million to improve health worldwide. The benefit celebrated the organization's 45 years of life-changing health programs and the health workers and partners who make the programs possible. The event highlighted the organization's response to the humanitar  more

Center for Medicare Advocacy Leadership Change Announcement
WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, April 10 -- The Center for Medicare Advocacy issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The Center for Medicare Advocacy today announces a leadership change to launch the non-profit law organization into the future. Associate Director/Senior Policy Attorney David Lipschutz and Operations Director Scott Perkins, who collectively have 26 years of experience at the Center, will serve as the Center's new Co-Directors, effective July 1, 2024. The visionary Founder   more

CHA STATEMENT ON OHS REPORT ON HOSPITALS' COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM IMPACT
WALLINGFORD, Connecticut, April 4 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Hospital Association issued the following agency statement: * * * The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) released the following statement regarding the Office of Health Strategy's (OHS) Draft Hospitals' Community Benefit Report issued on April 1, 2024 and currently in a public comment period: "Connecticut hospitals are national leaders in investing in their communities, spending approximately 24% more on community benefits than th  more

HACU hosts Emerging Leaders event with Southern Connecticut State University
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 12 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: * * * The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities hosted an Emerging Leaders' Summit on April 5, 2024, on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University. The event brought together over 75 students from area colleges and universities to meet with professionals and corporate representatives to learn more about career opportunities, tips fo  more

No Compressor Station Expansion: 21 Organizations Sign Letter Opposing Connecticut Gas Proposal
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 11 (TNScapv) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Today, Stop the Brookfield Compressor Station, Sierra Club Connecticut, and Conservation Law Foundation delivered a signed coalition letter to the state's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) opposing the expansion of a fracked gas compressor station in Brookfield. The letter, signed by 21 Connecticut climate and environmental justice groups, represents the lates  more