CHICAGO, Illinois, March 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS COALITION IN OPPOSING FEDERAL RULE THAT WOULD LIMIT STUDENT LOAN ACCESS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS * Chicago - Attorney General Raoul, as part of a coalition of states, submitted a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Education that would cap federal student loans for graduate students in nursing, physician assistance and other he  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Iran * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement: "War must always be a last resort and never a first choice. The Trump Administration seems to be engaging in a war of choice that rejects opportunities for diplomacy. A nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable and Iran's malign activies throughout the region pose a severe   more

STORRS, Connecticut, March 2 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * BMT Nurses Shine at 2026 Tandem Meetings * The Blood and Marrow Transplantation team of UConn Health proudly presented three research posters at the 2026 Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of the ASTCT and CIBMTR, known as The Tandem Meetings, in Salt Lake City this February. The Tandem Meetings are a multidisciplinary event highlighting the latest research and breakthroughs in the evolv  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, March 2 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Building the right league and making a difference through partnership and empowerment * Last season, the Connecticut Sun sold out the nearly 20,000-seat T.D. Garden -home arena of the Boston Celtics -for the second time, an impressive achievement for both the WNBA team and a league growing by leaps and bounds. Kirsty (Beauchesne) Beauchais '17, the Sun's director of partnerships, was equally impressed b  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Elyse Shaw, director of the Education, Labor and Worker Justice Team at the Center for Law and Social Policy, from a Feb. 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Balancing Careers and Care: Examining Innovative Approaches to Paid Leave": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Omar, and members of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee. My name is Elyse Shaw. I a  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Delegation Demands Reversal to Proposed Trump Administration Rule Classifying Nursing Degrees as Non-Professional * Hartford, CT - Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education, demanding a reversal of the Trump Administration's proposed student loan cuts which would exclude nursing from "professional" graduate-level degrees, cutt  more

YONKERS, New York, March 3 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports applauds Virginia General Assembly for sending key location privacy bill to governor's desk Richmond, VA - The Virginia General Assembly approved SB 338, legislation to amend the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act to ban the sale of consumers' precise geolocation data. Consumer Reports recently led a coalition of privacy and consumer groups in support of the bill. The bill received unan  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Eight exclusive NHL games this week on ABC, ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu * * The Point returns Thursday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN+ and The Point: Trade Deadline Special on Friday at 2 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN+ * All NHL on ESPN games stream on the ESPN App via DTC or pay TV authentication * 39 NHL Power Play out-of-market games streaming on ESPN+ this week Th  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN home to over 240 women's college basketball conference tournament games during Champ Week Presented by Principal * * 23 Division I Champions to be crowned March 3-15 across ESPN platforms * March 8 serves as Championship Sunday, with six teams cutting down the net across ESPN linear networks The 2026 NCAA women's basketball post season is underway with compr  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN reaches multi-year contract extension with Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan * ESPN today announced it has reached a multi-year contract extension with Jeff Passan. The Senior MLB Insider will continue his role as one of ESPN's leading journalists and MLB voices, delivering breaking news, analysis and in-depth reporting across ESPN platforms. As part of the new agree  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release: * * * Fannie Mae Announces Results of Tender Offer for Any and All of Certain CAS Notes * WASHINGTON, DC - Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced the results of its fixed-price cash tender offers (each, an "Offer" and, collectively, the "Offers") for any and all of certain Connecticut Avenue Securities (r) (CAS) Notes listed in the table below (the "Notes") upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offe  more

NEW YORK, March 3 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism issued the following news: * * * FRONTLINE and Newmark J-School Announce 2026 Tow Journalism Fellow FRONTLINE, PBS's flagship investigative documentary series produced at GBH in Boston, and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, are pleased to announce that Leo Miranda has been selected as one of the series' 2026 Tow Journalism Fellows. The year-long position is funded by The Tow Foundation.   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from the Expeditionary Missions Consortium-Crane disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of several parties to the venture. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of the Act  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from the Customer Experience Hub disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of 35 parties. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of the Act that limit the recovery of antitrus  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The Antitrust Division received notifications from the Defense Industrial Based Consortium disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of numerous parties and the withdrawal of one entity. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of the Act that limit   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from the National Armaments Consortium disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of 58 parties and the withdrawal of 10 entities. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from the Naval Surface Technology and Innovation Consortium disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of 54 parties and the withdrawal of nine entities. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invok  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from the Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of 89 parties and the withdrawal of one entity. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Blumenthal, Murphy Announce Landmark Project Labor Agreement Requirement, Securing Union Jobs for $345 Million Hartford Courthouse Construction * Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy announced a new federal determination they negotiated with the General Services Administration (GSA) to require a Project Labor Agreement (PLA)  more

STORRS, Connecticut, March 2 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Mary Anne Amalaradjou Named CAHNR Leadership Fellow * The College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources ( CAHNR ) at the University of Connecticut has named Dr. Mary Anne Amalaradjou as its 2026 CAHNR leadership fellow. In this role, she will work with the Strategic Vision Implementation Committees (SVICs) to strengthen engagement across committees, promote alignment among priority areas, an  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 3 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Leads Coalition in Opposing Federal Rule That Would Limit Student Loan Access for Healthcare Workers Attorney General Anthony G. Brown co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in submitting a comment letter opposing a proposed rule under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) by the United States Department of Educatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy On Face the Nation: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War Of Choice With Iran * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday appeared on CBS's Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan. Murphy unequivocally condemned Trump's choice to launch a war with Iran, which the American people do not want and has already cost American lives. Murphy argued Trump's decision to  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Julie Squire, vice president of policy and general counsel at the National Association of State Workforce Agencies, from a Feb. 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Balancing Careers and Care: Examining Innovative Approaches to Paid Leave": * * * Chairman Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today to testify  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The National Council of Nonprofits issued the following news release: * * * Court Victory Safeguards SNAP Access, Protecting Families and Nonprofit Food Providers Nationwide The National Council of Nonprofits, the largest network of nonprofits in the nation, celebrates an important legal victory as it concludes its lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's abrupt termination of existing waivers protecting part-time workers and job seekers from losing access to the   more

STORRS, Connecticut, March 2 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Neag School's Sport Management Program Hosts Annual Sport Business Conference * The UConn Neag School of Education's sport management program held its 10th annual Sport Business Conference (SBC) on Feb. 15 in Lawrence D. McHugh Hall at UConn Storrs. More than 130 students from UConn and other local colleges and high schools engaged with sports business professionals and explored the industry throug  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 2 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * New Podcast with Professor John Morley Examines the Coming Legal Industry Shakeup * Professor John D. Morley, here at a 2025 lecture, has a new podcast.  Professor John D. Morley '06 has a new podcast that looks at the forces that are remaking the legal industry. " New Law Order (link is external) 4 " is series co-hosted by Morley and TalksOnLaw founder Joel Cohen. The podcast examines the technologies, bu  more

STORRS, Connecticut, March 2 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin: Founding Fellow of The Saint Lucia Academy of Technology, Science, and the Arts * A long-held vision of Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D., K.C.S.L. was to take part in establishing an independent academic academy in Saint Lucia. This was realized in 2025 with the incorporation of The Saint Lucia Academy of Technology, Science, and the Arts. The foundation  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 3 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by senior transportation policy analyst Marc Scribner: * * * How to improve the federal mileage-based user fee grant program Congress should build upon its past work of supporting propulsion-neutral alternatives to fuel taxes. * The continued viability of fuel taxes as a source for a large share of highway funding is threatened by improvements in fuel economy and the prospect of increased electric vehi  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 3 -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * Southern Joins Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools, Expanding Regional Visibility for Graduate Education Southern Connecticut State University's School of Graduate and Professional Studies has been named a full member of the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS) for the 2025-2026 academic year, marking a significant milestone in the university's continued investment  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, March 2 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology posted the following news: * * * Spotlight on Sports: Three qualify for national wrestling championships * Last week in review: For the first time since becoming NCAA postseason eligible in 2017-18, three Wildcat wrestlers qualified in a single season for the Division III National Championships as a result of their top three Region 2 finishes. Meanwhile, for the second time in four years, the season ended for the  more

STORRS, Connecticut, March 2 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Making Strong Progress Toward Overhauling Budgeting Process; More Town Halls Planned * UConn is making substantive progress toward its work to transform its budgeting processes, engaging with hundreds of faculty and staff across the institution in recent months to develop roadmaps for the new incentive-based model. UConn started the process last year, working to replace its current incremen  more

STORRS, Connecticut, March 2 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Waterbury Hospital Joins UConn Health Community Network, Strengthening Care for the Community * Effective March 1, 2026, Waterbury Hospital has officially transitioned to UConn Health Waterbury Hospital as part of the UConn Health Community Network. This transition follows months of planning and collaboration with state leaders and community partners to ensure the Waterbury community has access t  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 2 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Alum helps break 'stained-glass ceiling' for women in ministry at Black churches By Kim Lawton In January 2025, when the Rev. Boise Kimber '18 S.T.M. became president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., he listed greater inclusion of women in leadership roles(Link is external) as a top goal. The NBCUSA is one of the nation's oldest and largest predominantly African American denominations. Just ove  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 2 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * At the Beinecke, students explore archives from the dawn of the Nuclear Age In an undergraduate seminar, global affairs majors use the Yale Library's archival collections to bring a historical perspective to contemporary questions about diplomacy and national security. By Mike Cummings The words "TARGET AMERICA" are handwritten across the top of a laminated map of the Western Hemisphere. Three concentric   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 3 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on March 2, 2026, by Lisa Prevost with Joe Glynias, assistant professor of history in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences: * * * Getting to know... Joe Glynias In a Q&A, Joe Glynias discusses a Baghdadi physician who connected the Islamic and Byzantine worlds in the 11th century, critical engagement in the classroom, and practicing pizza patience. * Students in Joe Glynias' first-year seminar this semester are learnin  more