WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CT Calls on Connecticut Dept. of Correction to Ensure Religious Accommodations for Muslim Inmates During Ramadan Today, the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT), a leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, issued a letter to the Connecticut Department of Correction and facility administrators across the state  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CT Supports New Haven's Lawsuit Against Trump Admin's Attacks on Sanctuary Cities The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it stands in full support of New Haven's leadership in its legal challenge to Trump's administration and su  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Feb. 11 -- Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Connecticut AG's Social Media Bill 'Takes the Internet in the Wrong Direction' Bill limits social media access for kids, teeing up legal battle Today, the Connecticut Joint Committee on General Law considered legislation limiting access to social media platforms for minors. HB 6857, from Attorney General William Tong,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Connecticut Energy Justice Groups Rally at Eversource Headquarters in Hartford HARTFORD, Conn. - Today, a coalition of Connecticut's climate and energy justice organizations gathered at Eversource Headquarters in Hartford. Fifty participants rallied outside the Connectuct's largest electricity provider to hear remarks, march together, and drop a banner and carry signs calling on Eversource   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * DEEP Air Permit is Connecticut's Last Chance to Stop Brookfield Compressor Station Expansion BROOKFIELD, Conn. - New York's Department of Environment Conservation has approved air permits for the expansion of two compressor stations along a state-crossing pipeline that cuts through Connecticut. As part of the expansion project, Berkshire Hathaway and TC Energy are also seeking to double the  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Feb. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release: * * * End of 2024 Saw More Violence in Sudan Than Any Time Since Conflict Began - Save the Children PORT SUDAN (February 10, 2025) - The last quarter of 2024 saw more violence in Sudan than at any time since the conflict began nearly two years ago, Save the Childr  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Feb. 12 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: * * * LIMRA's Artificial Intelligence Governance Group Offers New Tools and Resources to Help Companies With AI Adoption WINDSOR, Conn., Feb. 11, 2025 -- LIMRA's AI Governance Group (AIGG) continues to lead efforts to help U.S. life insurance companies safely and effectively implement artificial intelligence (AI) into their businesses with the launch of Turnkey Templates & Strategic Guides. Whether developing AI in-hou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: * * * Six States Selected for NGA Center Service-to-Career Pathways Policy Academy Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to co-chair Advisory Board WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) has launched a Service-to-Career Pathways Policy Academy in partnership with the Schultz Family Foundation and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. State te  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Feb. 14 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: * * * SWBC Life CEO Joan Cleveland Named Life Insurers Council Board Chair WINDSOR, Conn., Feb. 13, 2025 -- At the 2025 LIC Annual Conference last week, the Life Insurers Council (LIC), part of LIMRA and LOMA, announced Joan Cleveland, president and chief executive officer of SWBC Life Insurance Company, will serve as chair of the LIC Advisory Board for 2025. She succeeds Tony Mravle, president and CEO, KSKJ Life, who w  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 11 -- The American Mathematical Society issued the following news release: * * * Tomastik Prize Launched New this year: the Edmond and Nancy Tomastik Prize in Differential Equations. Nominations will be accepted until June 30, 2025. The Tomastik Prize celebrates notable work in differential equations published during the preceding six years. The work must be published in a recognized peer-reviewed venue. The prize will be awarded every three years, starting in   more