WASHINGTON, April 28 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CT Welcomes Hate Crime Charges for Apparently Anti-Muslim Assault The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed hate crime charges brought against two men who reportedly assaulted a man while using anti-Muslim slurs in Southington. The men r  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 3 -- Save the Sound posted the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Climate Bill HB 5004 Passes the Connecticut State House Hartford, CT--Today the Connecticut State House voted 98-47 to pass this year's main climate mitigation bill, House Bill 5004. This comes on the heels of a recent American Lung Association report which showed that Fairfield County is among the worst in New England for ozone pollution, exposing 25% of Connecticut's population to unhealt  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, May 1 [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: * * * La Maida Project, Save the Children Launch Trainer Network to Support Kids' Mental Health Needs in Rural America, Foster Wellness among Rural Educators and Caregivers New Mental Health Initiative Launching in Seven States; Partnership Sparked by La Maida Proje  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, April 30 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: * * * LIMRA: Preliminary U.S. Annuity Sales Top $105 Billion in First Quarter 2025 WINDSOR, Conn., April 29, 2025 --Total U.S. annuity sales were $105.4 billion in the first quarter of 2025, 1% below the record set in the first quarter of 2024, according to preliminary results from LIMRA's U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey, representing 84% of the total U.S. annuity market. "For the sixth consecutive quarter, total  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Connecticut House Passage of H.B. 5004 HARTFORD, Conn. -Today, the Connecticut House of Representatives passed House Bill 5004, An Act Concerning the Protection of the Environment and the Development of Renewable Energy Sources and Associated Job Sectors, as a small step toward jumpstarting a cleaner, more resilient future. "After two years without action on climate  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, April 30 [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: * * * Statement by Janti Soeripto, President & CEO, Save the Children US, on IDA replenishment Following the publication of the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA21) replenishment report, Save the Children US President & CEO Janti Soeripto sa  more