ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 1 -- The American Society of Radiologic Technologists issued the following news release: The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has named Jennifer Thompson, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(QM), of Tennessee, as the winner of the 2024 ASRT individual Award for Advocacy and the Connecticut Society of Radiologic Technologists as the affiliate award winner. Based on nominations submitted by ASRT members, the ASRT Award for Advocacy recognizes and acknowledges achievements in   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 1 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following statement on April 30, 2024: * * * The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut responded to ongoing student-led protests at colleges and universities across the state of Connecticut, including University of Connecticut and Yale University. The following reaction can be attributed to Dan Barrett, legal director of the ACLU of Connecticut: "Freedom of speech and the right to demonstrate  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a reported rally by neo-Nazis in Greenwich, Connecticut. Masked demonstrators reportedly from the neo-Nazi group NSC-131 rallied in front of Greenwich Town Hall. "We urge all political, religious and community leaders to join in the repudiation  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 2 -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release: Consumer Reports and ConnPIRG announced their support for the inclusion of Right to Repair in Connecticut's Senate Bill 3, an omnibus Consumer Protection Act. The bill takes a number of consumer-friendly actions including protecting the right to repair electronic devices, creating a broadband affordability program, ensuring network neutrality, eliminating deceptive marketing around prices and fees, and even allo  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, May 2 (TNScapv) -- 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 joint letter on April 30, 2024, with 46 organizations: In response to the announcement of a potential incursion into Rafah, Gaza, Save the Children US has joined 46 peer organizations in signing the following letter addressed to President Biden: April 30, 2024 To: President Joseph R. Biden, The  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, May 2 (TNSres) -- LIMRA issued the following news release: New annualized premium for workplace life insurance, disability insurance and supplemental health products posted solid gains for the year, according to LIMRA's workplace benefits sales surveys. "Offering an attractive benefits package can contribute directly to employers' recruitment and retention goals, since high-quality benefits encourage employee loyalty. According to LIMRA research, 62% of employees say they  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, May 2 (TNSres) -- 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: In bombed-out Gaza, thousands of child amputees and injured children are struggling to recover without adequate pain relief and devices like wheelchairs, according to Save the Children emergency medical staff, as the looming Rafah incursion threatens to kill and maim more children.   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * Tailpipe Pollution From State's Transportation Sector Has Reached Dangerous Levels * * * A new Sierra Club study has found that all 3.6 million Connecticut residents live in areas with unsafe smog levels. Local smog levels have exceeded the minimum federal air quality standard by over 40% in recent years, according to the report. As summer ushers in warmer weather and increased sunlight, poor ai  more