WESTPORT, Connecticut, June 13 [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: * * * Acute Malnutrition Soars in South Sudan with Millions of Children at Risk Following Aid Cuts * JUBA, (Friday, June 13, 2025) - A deadly mix of conflict, climate change, and poverty has pushed 2.3 million children aged under 5 in South Sudan into life-threat  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, June 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- LIMRA posted the following news release: * * * Alliance for Lifetime Income to Merge Into LIMRA and LOMA * The two association boards unanimously approve the deal and advance the industry's commitment to help Americans achieve retirement security. WINDSOR, Conn., June 9, 2025 -- LL Global, the parent of LIMRA and LOMA, the leading trade association for the life insurance, annuity, and workplace benefits industry, announced toda  more

NEW YORK, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on June 10, 2025, entitled "Planning Region Employment and Wages in Connecticut - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 4 of the 6 largest planning regions--a county-level equivalent--in Connecticut from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that th  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on June 12 2025: * * * Blumenthal & Banks Introduce Legislation to Streamline Veterans' Benefits Appeals Process [HARTFORD, CT] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced the Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation would giv  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Banks Introduce Legislation to Streamline Veterans' Benefits Appeals Process * [HARTFORD, CT] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced the Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation would give the Board of Veterans' Appeals new tools and address procedur  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Prevent Companies from Retaliating Against Striking Workers & Terminating their Health Care * [HARTFORD, CT] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined colleagues in introducing a bill to protect striking workers from their employers terminating their health care benefits. The Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act wo  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Colleagues Push for Independent Investigation After DOGE Employee Gained Access to Sensitive Education Department Data * [HARTFORD, CT] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined colleagues in pushing the Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to open an investigation after new information revealed that DOGE may have gained access to "two   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on June 12 2025: * * * Blumenthal Blasts DOGE & Trump Admin's Chaotic Cancellation of VA Contracts at Spotlight Forum At forum, Senator heard directly from stakeholders on the impact of Collins and Musk's abrupt cancellation of contracts providing services to veterans and supporting critical VA operations * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At a spotlight for  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on June 12 2025: * * * Blumenthal Introduces Legislation Ensuring Veterans Who Signed Secrecy Oaths Receive Full Benefits [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, recently introduced legislation to ensure veterans that have participated in secrecy oath programs receive th  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Introduces Legislation Ensuring Veterans who Signed Secrecy Oaths Receive Full Benefits * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, recently introduced legislation to ensure veterans that have participated in secrecy oath programs receive the full benefits they have rightfully earned. S. 1665, the Oblig  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Leads Bicameral Legislation to Strengthen Medicaid Access for Americans Displaced by Natural Disasters * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI) today introduced the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act (DRMA) to help maintain access to critical Medicaid-s  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on June 12 2025: * * * Blumenthal Raises Concerns Over Trump Administration's Purge of Transgender Servicemembers, Presses Hegseth & Collins About Servicemembers' Access to VA Benefits [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today raised concerns about the Trump Administra  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Raises Concerns Over Trump Administration's Purge of Transgender Servicemembers, Presses Hegseth & Collins About Servicemembers' Access to VA Benefits * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today raised concerns about the Trump Administration's purge of transgender servicemembers and whether impacted  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Israeli Strikes on Iran * [WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after Israel launched strikes on several sites in Iran: "A nuclear-armed Iran is a threat to the entire world, including the United States. Paramount among our goals now must be to protect U.S. personnel in the region. I support Israel's righ  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, has completed an inventory of an associated funerary object under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The museum has determined a cultural connection exists between this object and specific Indian Tribes, making it available for repatriation. This process allows the item to be returned to its cultural home on or after July 11, 2025. The inventory revealed one associated funerary object recovered i  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, has completed an inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The museum determined a cultural connection exists between these remains and specific Indian Tribes. This makes the human remains available for repatriation to the appropriate groups starting July 11, 2025, a step in respecting ancestral ties. The inventory found physical remains of at least one individual; no as  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 10 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * CLF Reaches Clean Air Lawsuit Settlement with CT School Bus Operator Connecticut bus company to buy electric buses, fund air quality monitoring * (New Haven, CT) - Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and All-Star Transportation settled a lawsuit over Clean Air Act violations from harmful tailpipe emissions in Brookfield, New Milford, Seymour, and Waterbury, Connecticut. T  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, June 13 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Connecticut DEEP Launches New Online Tool to Support Solar Projects * The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently launched the Community Renewable Energy Siting Tool (CREST), a digital application that will lead to more trans  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * Defense Funding Bill Hurts Our Servicemembers, Undermines Military Readiness and Our Allies in Ukraine WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released their 2026 Defense funding bill, which will be considered by the Defense subcommittee tomorrow. Instead of working with House Democrats to strengthen o  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on Los Angeles ICE Raids, National Guard Deployment * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement in response to Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE) led raids in Los Angeles over the weekend that led to civil unrest and prompted the Trump administration to override state authority and deploy the National Guard: "All protests must be peaceful. Viole  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * DeLauro, Murray, Baldwin Blast Director Bhattacharya for Terminating Thousands of Active NIH Grants, Upending Research, Threatening Patient Treatment Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Fought for Veterans While Republicans Sat in Silence WASHINGTON -- During the House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill fails to fully meet veterans' needs and falls short of adequately funding military cons  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Fought for Veterans While Republicans Sat in Silence WASHINGTON -- During the House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill fails to fully meet veterans' needs and falls short of adequately funding military cons  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Educators for Excellence-Connecticut celebrated the state legislature's final budget, which fully funds the Education Cost Sharing formula for the first time in state history. Executive Director Daniel Pearson lauded the achievement, noting the significant allocation of additional funds for special education, alongside calls for proactive planning to address rising educational costs. * * * Here is the text of the statement: "For the first time in our state's history, th  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 12 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Announces Matchups, Dates for Third Annual ACC/SEC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenges * The ACC/SEC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenges return for the 2025-26 college basketball season with 32 games scheduled over the course of three days featuring two of the premier conferences in college basketball. The ACC/SEC Men's Challenge will take place over bac  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Announces Television Start Times and Windows for 2025 SEC Football Season * Following the May 29th announcement of all start times for the first three weeks, ESPN has released the approximate start times for the complete 2025 SEC football season. The schedule was unveiled during SEC Now: Inside the 2025 Schedule on SEC Network, as host Dari Nowkhah and analysts Ro  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Delivers Most-Watched NCAA Division I Softball Game on Record in WCWS Finals Game 3 * * The WCWS helped ESPN win the night in prime across broadcast and cable telecasts among F18-49, F18-34 and F2-17 A full look at the WCWS will be released via ESPNPressRoom.com and ESPNPR on Tuesday. *** Original text here: https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2025/06  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Delivers Most-Watched NCAA Division I Women's College World Series on Record * * Most-watched NCAA WCWS Finals on record with 2.2 million viewers * Championship Series Game 3 is most-watched NCAA softball game ever with 2.4 million viewers * Overall, the WCWS was up 24% from 2024 season * NCAA Softball Tournament finishes up 2% YoY The 2025 NCAA Women'  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Events Announces Creation of Dick Vitale Invitational Men's College Basketball Event in Charlotte * Annual Event Will Honor One of the Sport's Most Iconic Voices and Ambassadors * Texas vs. Duke Tips Off Inaugural Event, Nov. 4 at Spectrum Center * Vitale and ESPN Agree to Multi-Year Extension Through 2027-28 Season * ESPN Events, in collaboration with the C  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Exclusively Presents the 2025 NCAA Men's College World Series, June 13-23 * * Game 2 of Championship Series airs on ABC for second year in a row - Sunday, June 22 * NCAA Men's College World Series Studio programming prior to all three MCWS Finals games * SEC Network and ACC Network to provide on-site coverage from Omaha ESPN's first pitch through final ou  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Releases Official Trailer for Upcoming 30 for 30 "Empire Skate", Premiering June 30 at 9pm ET on ESPN and ESPN+ * Watch Trailer ESPN has released the official trailer for the next installment of its Peabody and Emmy award-winning 30 for 30 documentary film series, "Empire Skate," which will premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival on June 12 and air on ESPN on June   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 12 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Showcases the 2025 UFL Championship Game Presented by Underdog on Saturday in Primetime * Saturday, June 14 at 8 p.m. ET | ABC, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ Featuring an Immersive, AudioCast Alternate Viewing Experience on ESPN+ ESPN culminates the UFL season with the exclusive showcase of the 2025 UFL Championship Game presented by Underdog on Saturday, June 14, at   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 12 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One Schedule Update: American League-Leading Detroit Tigers to Host Minnesota Twins on June 29 * ESPN today announced an update to its 2025 Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One schedule. On June 29, the American League-leading Detroit Tigers will host the Minnesota Twins at 7 p.m. ET. The Tigers and Twins are cu  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN to Nationally Broadcast First Round of 2025 MLB Draft and MLB All-Star Selection Shows * ESPN today, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, announced it will nationally broadcast the 2025 MLB Draft - the first round as well as compensation picks prior to the second round - on Sunday, July 13, at 6 p.m. ET. The 2025 MLB Draft emanates from the Coca-Cola Roxy, ad  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Opens the 2025 Season with Week 1 Trip to Ohio State to Celebrate Legendary Analyst Lee Corso's Final Show * * College GameDay kicks off 2025 college football season in Columbus, Ohio, as National Champion Buckeyes host Longhorns in College Football Playoff Semifinal rematch * Corso will make his final headgear pick at  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 12 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's 2025 PFL World Tournament Coverage: Semifinals Schedule * Semifinals Begin Thursday, June 12, with Welterweights & Featherweights Two Additional Semifinals Dates Feature: Lightweights, Bantamweights & Women's Flyweights (June 20); Middleweights, Light Heavyweights & Heavyweights (June 27) ESPN's coverage of the 2025 PFL World Tournament continues Thursday, J  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's Most-Watched Season of Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One in Eight Years * ESPN is generating its largest Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One audience in eight years, since 2017, according to Nielsen. Through 11 games, Sunday Night Baseball is averaging 1,749,000 million viewers, up 12 percent from last year. ESPN's coverage of the Bosto  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice announcing the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Vernon, Bellows Falls, and Wilder Hydroelectric Projects. These projects, operated by Great River Hydro, LLC, are located on the Connecticut River in Windsor, Windham, and Orange counties, Vermont, and Sullivan, Cheshire, and Grafton counties, New Hampshire. The Draft EIS, prepared by FERC's Office of Energy Projects, provides  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice announcing the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Turners Falls Hydroelectric and Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Projects. These projects, operated by FirstLight MA Hydro LLC and Northfield Mountain LLC, are located on the Connecticut River near Turners Falls and Northfield in Franklin County, Massachusetts. The Draft EIS, prepared by FERC's Office of Energy Projects, pre  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, June 10 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Predicts 50% of Organizations Will Abandon Plans to Reduce Customer Service Workforce Due to AI Human Agents Reemerge as Essential Components in Customer Service Strategies Amid AI Integration Challenges * By 2027, 50% of organizations that expected to significantly reduce their customer service workforce will abandon these plans, according to   more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, June 12 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Predicts that Guardian Agents will Capture 10-15% of the Agentic AI Market by 2030 Guardian Agents Will Ensure AI Processes Stay Reliable and Secure as AI Risk Surface Expands * By 2030, guardian agent technologies will account for at least 10 to 15% of agentic AI markets, according to Gartner, Inc. Guardian agents are AI-based techno  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, June 12 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Says Enterprise Risk Management Teams Must Take 3 Steps to Assess Tariff Risks ERM Teams Have an Important Role in Preparing Their Organization's Response to Tariffs * Heads of enterprise risk management (ERM) are well positioned to identify potential tariff impacts for their organization by assessing their risk in three steps, accordi  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, June 12 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Survey Shows Just 23% of Supply Chain Organizations Have a Formal AI Strategy Short-Term ROI Concerns May Jeopardize Long-Term Transformation Potential * Just 23% of supply chain leaders report having a formal supply chain AI strategy in place within their organizations, according to a survey from Gartner, Inc. Driven by pressures to d  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, June 12 -- Harman International, a Samsung company, issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * HARMAN Debuts World's First In-Vehicle Display Powered by Samsung Neo QLED in the New Tata Motors Harrier.ev Delivering the Ultimate In-Vehicle Viewing Experience * STAMFORD, CT - Today's consumers expect their vehicles to deliver the same premium visual experiences they enjoy from high-end televisions and personal devices. But until now, the demanding require  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Introduces Legislation to Increase School-Based Violence Prevention and Intervention Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) reintroduced the School Violence Prevention Act, legislation to provide organizations with grants to create or expand school-based programs to support children at the highest risk for involvement in gun violence. In Connecticut, juveni  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Statement on Upcoming Vote for S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act * WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) issued the following statement on the upcoming House floor vote on S.331, the HALT Fentanyl Act. "The HALT Fentanyl Act will be on the House floor for the third time for a vote, and I will be voting against this legislation for a third time. This bill represents a da  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Himes Advocates for Anti-Corruption in Cryptocurrency * Washington, DC- Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) introduced an amendment to the CLARITY Act that would prohibit federal elected officials from issuing a digital asset or holding a financial interest in an issuer of a digital asset. These restrictions would apply to the President, Vice President, Senate-confirmed members of the executive branch, M  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Himes Statement on Trump Administration Actions in California * Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement: "Donald Trump has deployed a lethal fighting force into California against the explicit wishes of state leadership-- a disproportional and incendiary response obviously intended to strike fear into his dissidents and fan the flames of an already   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * Homeland Security Funding Bill Makes Americans More Vulnerable to Terrorism and Violent Extremism WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released their draft 2026 Homeland Security funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The bill covers agencies, offices, and programs in the D  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * House Democrats Expose How Republicans' Defense Funding Bill Undermines Military Readiness WASHINGTON -- During today's House Appropriations subcommittee markup of the 2026 Defense funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill undermines democracy at home and abroad and includes harmful policy riders that divide ou  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * House Democrats Highlight How Republican Funding Bill Weakens Our National Security and Makes Americans More Vulnerable to Terrorism WASHINGTON -- During today's House Appropriations Subcommittee markup of the 2026 Homeland Security funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill raises costs for families recovering f  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests 4 illegal aliens during random worksite enforcement outreach at D-Hand Car Wash in Connecticut * SOUTHINGTON, Conn. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations Hartford, along with Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations, conducted a random worksite enforcement outreach at the D-Hand Car Wash in   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI Video: Blumenthal Blasts DOGE & Trump Admin's Chaotic Cancellation of VA Contracts at Spotlight Forum * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At a spotlight forum held by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), stakeholders detailed the timeline, process, and impact of the Trump Administration's ongoing cancellation of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contracts  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, June 10 -- Harman International, a Samsung company, issued the following news release: * * * JBL introduces next-gen Bar Series for truly immersive entertainment Take the cinema experience home with JBL's most immersive and best-performing soundbar series yet * Transform your home cinema experience with the new JBL Bar Series, a lineup of soundbars that delivers detailed, rich, immersive sound for any home, fully compatible with any TV. Whether you're setting up your   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Joe Hand Promotions and ESPN Announce Multi-Year Extension to Deliver Year-Round Live Sports to Commercial Venues * Joe Hand Promotions (JHP), the nation's largest and most experienced distributor of premium live sports television to commercial establishments, and ESPN jointly today announced a multi-year extension of their agreement for ESPN+ for Business, enlisting JH  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Announces Winner of 2025 Congressional Art Competition * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced Connecticut IB Academy (CIBA) sophomore Kalina Lawrence-Clais as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition.Rep. Larson with Art Competition winner Kalina Lawrence-Clais at the U.S. Capitol "I want to congratulate Kalina on her incredible accomplishment,"  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Condemns the Trump Administration's Forcible Removal of Senator Alex Padilla from a Press Conference * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Senator Padilla was forcibly removed (link is external) from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference after attempting to ask questions about the presence of Immigration and C  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Demands Chairman Smith Hold an Immediate Markup on Larson-led Social Security Data Privacy Legislation * East Hartford, CT - Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) wrote to Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) demanding an immediate markup for Ranking Member Larson's Protecting Americans' Social Security Data Act. "There is no reason why unqua  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Introduces Resolution with Ways and Means Committee Democrats Demanding Information on the Trump Administration's Database of Americans' Private Information * East Hartford, CT - Yesterday, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced a resolution alongside Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee demanding information on the Trump Admini  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Votes Against Trump Bill to Defund PBS, NPR and AIDS Prevention * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against President Trump's bill to eliminate funding for PBS and NPR, and drastically reduce the budget for PEPFAR, an AIDS relief program that has saved an estimated 26 million lives. "House Republicans just killed Big Bird and shut down Sesame Street," said La  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, June 12 [Category: Financial Services] (TNSxrep) -- LIMRA posted the following news release: * * * Life Insurers Council: Final Expense Insurance New Annualized Premium Increased 16% in 2024 Twenty-eight final expense firms report selling over 1 million policies in 2024. * U.S. final expense life insurance new annualized premium increased 16% year over year to $1.05 billion in 2024, according to the latest LIMRA-Life Insurers Council (LIC) Final Expense Survey Report.   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Murphy, Gomez, Beyer: Let Every American Choose Medicare * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Connecticut's U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy, and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) and Donald Beyer (D-VA-08) today reintroduced the Choose Medicare Act. This revolutionary proposal opens Medicare to all Americans with a new 'Part E' and builds on the system we have to  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Murphy, Gomez, Beyer: Let Every American Choose Medicare * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Connecticut's U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy, and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) and Donald Beyer (D-VA-08) today reintroduced the Choose Medicare Act. This revolutionary proposal opens Medicare to all Americans with a new 'Part E' and builds on the system we have today by allowing Medi  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Leads Senate Colleagues in Forcing Vote to Block Trump's Corrupt Middle East Arms Deals * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, alongside U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), on Wednesday will f  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Leads Senate Vote to Block Trump's Corrupt Weapons Deals * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday forced two votes in the Senate to object to President Trump's corruption of U.S. foreign policy and block a $1.9 billion arms sale to Qatar and a $1.32 billion arms sale to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aft  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy on Trump Selling Off U.S. Foreign Policy: This Corruption Has No Precedent in American History * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to call on his Senate colleagues to stand up to President Trump's brazen corruption of U.S. foreign policy. Murphy will force a vote as early as this week on two joint resolutions of disapproval to   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement on Baseless Republican Attacks on NGOs Providing Contracted Services * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Thursday released a statement on the targeting of non-profit organizations by House Republicans. Earlier this week, Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.-07), Chairman of the House Comm  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement on Israel's Attack on Iran * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday released the following statement: "Israel's attack on Iran, clearly intended to scuttle the Trump Administration's negotiations with Iran, risks a regional war that will likely be catastrophic for America and is further eviden  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy to Defense Secretary Hegseth: You Are Not Willing to Defend Our Democracy * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, on Wednesday questioned U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a Defense Subcommittee hearing on President Trump's proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget. Murphy challenged Hegseth on his readiness to deploy the  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 27 Colleagues Slam Republican Plan to Rescind Over $1 Billion in Federal Funding for Local Public Broadcasting Stations * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 27 of their U.S. Senate colleagues in slamming a Republican attempt to rescind $1.07 billion in already-a  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Sanders, Democratic HELP Members Call for Hearings on Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" and Its Impact on Americans' Health * WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, alongside every Democratic member of the U.S. Health Education, Labor, and Pensions, Committee, today sent a letter to committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) urging him to schedule hearings with patients and health care pro  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Young Reintroduce Legislation to Protect American Workers, Limit Non-Compete Clauses * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) on Wednesday reintroduced the Workforce Mobility Act, bipartisan legislation to limit the use of non-compete clauses that negatively impact American workers. U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) co-spons  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks on June 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member DeLauro Floor Remarks on Republicans' Rescissions Package WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to Republicans' rescissions package: Mr. Speaker, I yield myself five minutes. I am opposed to this bill to ai  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on June 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member DeLauro Statement at the Full Committee Markup of the Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Funding Bill Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2026 Defense bill: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney: Abandoning AUKUS would cause Lasting Harm * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney AO (CT-02) - Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, the Co-Chair of the Friends of Australia Caucus, and Congress' leading AUKUS supporter - issued the following statement after reports (link is external) that the Pentagon is reviewing the future of AUKUS. "  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Republicans Adopt Arbitrary Allocations, Fail To Provide Funding Across Government WASHINGTON -- Following the adoption of four subcommittee allocations by the House Appropriations Committee, Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released a new fact sheet and the following statement on the incomplete funding proposals for f  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Republicans Adopt Arbitrary Allocations, Fail To Provide Funding Across Government WASHINGTON -- Following the adoption of four subcommittee allocations by the House Appropriations Committee, Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released a new fact sheet and the following statement on the incomplete funding proposals for f  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Republicans Advance Defense Bill that Abandons Our Allies, Undermines Our Military Readiness and Morale WASHINGTON -- During today's House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2026 Defense funding bill, House Democrats fought against House Republicans' bill that undermines democracy at home and abroad and includes harmful  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Rubberstamp Elon Musk's Stealing of Taxpayer Money WASHINGTON -- House Republicans just rubberstamped Elon Musk's stealing of American taxpayer money. The $9.4 billion rescissions package does nothing to address the cost-of-living crisis, hurts middle class and working families, and undermines national security. These cuts conti  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 13 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Study: Roman Telescope may be transformative in better defining dark matter In a new study, Yale's Priyamvada Natarajan and other astronomers predict the new Roman telescope will elevate the ability to study dark matter. By Jim Shelton Like going to the eye doctor for a better pair of specs, astrophysicists are getting some upgraded lenses -- both humanmade and natural -- for a closer look a  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following floor remarks on June 9, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Madam President, the U.S. Constitution and the American people give the American President vast power: the power to decide how billions of dollars are spent; the power to oversee the entire Federal criminal justice system; the power to sell arms around  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE & DEFENSE LEADERS PRESS DNI GABBARD OVER ILLEGAL INTERFERENCE WITH INDEPENDENCE OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY INSPECTOR GENERAL WASHINGTON - Today, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subc  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 12 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Usman vs. Buckley * 10 p.m. ET: Main Card (ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes* & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156) 7 p.m. ET: Prelims (ESPN+ & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156) UFC action returns this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley, live from State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Saturday, June 14. The main card will be available on ESPN  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 10 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Yale genome engineers expand the reach and precision of human gene editing A new Yale study advances the ability of genome engineers to edit multiple DNA sites by threefold, and helps prevent unwanted mutations in the process. * The promise of genome editing to help understand human diseases and create new therapies is vast, but technological limitations have limited advancement of the field  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 13 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * This 'jellyfish' has bunny ears -- and swims in a galaxy cluster A Yale-led research team offers a detailed look at the inner workings of a "jellyfish" galaxy hundreds of millions of light-years away. * Astronomers have discovered a "jellyfish" galaxy whose unusual shape and internal mechanisms -- including distinctive "bunny ears" and an inner "tail" -- are giving researchers an unprecedent  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 11 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Yale, other universities file brief in case aiming to preserve research funding that benefits America An amicus brief filed by Yale and 23 other universities details the importance of federal investment in research to America's status as a global leader. By Mike Cummings Yale and 23 other research universities filed a legal brief Monday to aid judicial review in a lawsuit about the federal government  more