RICHMOND, Virginia, June 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on June 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Continues Fight for Virginians Amidst Cost Crisis 24-state coalition defends recent court win and appeals procedural ruling over unlawful tariffs - Attorney General Jay Jones joined 23 other Attorneys General today to defend a major court victory on behalf of Virginians. The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) recently struck down Presid  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ABC's most-watched NBA Finals Game 2 since 2018 with average audience of 16.43M viewers * Viewership up 88% from last year's Game 2 The New Yorks Knicks 105-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on June 5 was ABC's most-watched NBA Finals Game 2 since 2018 - according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel. Game 2 generated an average audience of 16.43M viewers and peaked with   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * After Years of Delay, Blumenthal Demands U.S. DOT Finalize Rule to Prevent Deaths in Hot Cars * [Hartford, CT] -Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote to Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Sean Duffy urging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to take immediate action to prevent deaths and injuries resulting from children being trapped in hot vehi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Continues Fight Against Illegal Tariffs Attorney General Mayes today took action in federal court and continued defending a major court victory for consumers. The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) recently struck down President Trump's latest efforts to unlawfully impose tariffs on products purchased by American consumers and businesses. The Tr  more

ALBANY, New York, June 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures $36.5 Million from CVS for Defrauding Medicaid * June 9, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a bipartisan coalition of 36 other attorneys general and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in securing $36.5 million from CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS) for fraudulently overbilling Medicaid for insulin prescriptions. From 2010   more

SALEM, Oregon, June 9 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Keeps Fighting Against Trump's Unlawful Tariffs * 24-state coalition defends recent court win and appeals procedural ruling Attorney General Dan Rayfield today took action in federal court and continued defending a major court victory for consumers. The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) recently struck down President Trump's latest efforts to unlawfully imp  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues North Haven Business Owner Over Serial Hazardous Waste and Air Pollution Control Violations * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today, on behalf of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), sued Bruno F. Suraci, Jr., his North Haven metal finishing business NikLyn, and related companies for serial viol  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Frost Introduce the Right to Record Act * [WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) introduced the Right to Record Act, a bicameral bill to protect individuals' First Amendment rights while engaging with federal law enforcement officers. The new legislation is being introduced as protests and public d  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Announces He Will Live UC & Force Amendment Votes On The Major Richard Star Act This Week * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today announced he will ask for unanimous consent this week to advance the Major Richard Star Act -bipartisan legislation to deliver 59,000 combat-injured veterans their f  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Moves To Force Vote To Guarantee the Right to Contraception * Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) filed a discharge petition to force a House floor vote on her bill, the Right to Contraception Act, H.R. 999, to guarantee by law the right to contraception. A discharge petition is a legislative tool in the House of Representatives that allows a majority of member  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN delivers most-watched NCAA DI Women's College World Series on record * * Championship Series Game 2 scored most-watched college softball game on record with 2.5 million viewers, peaked with 3.0 million viewers * Second most-watched NCAA WCWS Finals on record with 2.2 million viewers * Overall, the WCWS was up 20% from 2025 season (previous high) * NCAA So  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 8 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Platforms Present Opening Week of the 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League Season Beginning June 9 * Opening Night Doubleheader Features Volts vs. Spark and 2025 Championship Rematch Between Bandits and Talons Opening Week Includes Championship Rematch Weekend, Home Openers, Top Draft Picks and Marquee Pitching Matchups Across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU Landmark   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN to Provide Expansive News and Information Coverage of World Cup 2026 * * 17 Former World Cup players join ESPN's English- and Spanish-language team * ESPN FC and ESPN Deportes to deliver daily World Cup news, analysis and studio programming throughout the tournament * Original digital features with The Food Network's chef Bobby Flay, improv comedian and rapp  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's coverage of 2026 Special Olympics USA Games begins June 20, live from University of Minnesota in Minneapolis * * Nearly 50 hours of live competition will stream on ESPN+ throughout the week * Kevin Connors and Jen Lada will host the Opening Ceremony, with special performances by Jon Batiste and Demi Lovato * ABC presents Preview and Review highlight specia  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's presentation of 2026 Stanley Cup Final off to best start through three games since 2015 * Double-Overtime Game 3 delivers largest audience on ESPN networks since 2002 Carolina Hurricanes-Vegas Golden Knights on ABC averaged 5 million viewers The 2026 Stanley Cup Final Game 3 between the Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights (Saturday, June 6, 8 p.m. E  more

ITHACA, New York, June 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Farmed oysters may boost New York's dwindling wild populations * Farmed oysters are mixing with and potentially adding to populations of wild oysters - a once-abundant species in New York's estuaries and rivers that has declined drastically over the last century. A new study, which published April 23 in the journal Molecular Ecology, offers genetic evidence and the first documented proof that farmed eastern oys  more

ITHACA, New York, June 9 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Farmed oysters may boost New York's dwindling wild populations * Credit: Provided By Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle June 9, 2026 LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email Share Farmed oysters are mixing with and potentially adding to populations of wild oysters - a once-abundant species in New York's estuaries and rivers that has declined drastically over the last ce  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 10 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * FFRF Action Fund opposes Trump attorney for appeals court The FFRF Action Fund is opposing the confirmation of Matthew Schwartz, a personal lawyer of President Trump, to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Action Fund h  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 10 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on June 9, 2026: * * * Congress Proposes First Comprehensive Federal AI Framework: Here's What It Means for Employers Congress has taken its most significant step yet toward establishing a national framework for artificial intelligence, with a bipartisan pair of House lawmakers releasing a sweeping 269-page discussion draft that touches everything from frontier model safety to workforce protections. While m  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Friends of Animals, headquartered in Darien, Connecticut, submitted a public comment letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service opposing changes to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule. The letter addresses the agency's advance notice of proposed rulemaking that contemplates amending the vessel speed restrictions designed to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale from collisions with vessels 65 feet or greater in length. The letter,   more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, June 10 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following Q&A on June 9, 2026, involving Vice President Analyst Andrew Frank: * * * Gartner Says AI-Powered Disinformation Is Becoming a Brand Risk Marketers Can't Ignore As GenAI changes how brands are discovered, interpreted and judged, CMOs are facing a new category of threat: industrial disinformation. False or misleading narratives can now spread faster, scale further and do mor  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, June 10 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Says Frontier Finance Teams Will Overhaul Enterprise Decision Making by 2030 Analysts Advise CFOs to Build Strategic Simulations, Smarter Risk-Taking Capabilities and Digital Finance Talent during Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo - CFOs must learn from frontier finance teams how to position finance, so they can reshape enterprise decision  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, June 10 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Survey Finds 49% of U.S. Consumers Say GenAI Has Made Content Quality Worse Analysts Explore How CMOs Can Adapt Media Strategy for Fragmented Attention and AI-Driven Content Skepticism during Gartner Marketing Symposium/Xpo in Denver - Forty-nine percent of U.S. consumers agree that GenAI has made the quality of content available worse  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 9 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces New Funding for Grant Program To Help Nonprofit Organizations Increase Security Measures * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is releasing $5 million in state funding to support another round of Connecticut's Nonprofit Security Grant Program. Launched by Governor Lamont in 2021, the program provides financial assistance to support inf  more

STORRS, Connecticut, June 9 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Lane Discusses Civic Engagement, Voting Rights, Power of Community on National Podcast * As political polarization, voter fatigue, and public distrust in institutions continue to shape the national conversation, Shannon R. Lane believes one message is more important than ever: democracy only works when people participate. Lane, director of the Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Votes Against $70 Billion Blank Check to ICE * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against the Republican budget that hands another $70 billion to ICE and Border Patrol, with no guardrails, oversight, or accountability. Larson has called for disbanding ICE and diverting their funding to build more affordable housing and lower healthcare costs (link is external).   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * May continues ESPN studio shows' year-long viewership success * * Best May ever for SportsCenter (6 p.m. ET), Get Up, First Take, The Pat McAfee Show and NBA Today * PTI has best May since 2019, remains ESPN studio show viewership leader ESPN's sports studio shows continued their year of viewership success in May, with multiple shows enjoying their best May ever a  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 9 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU, UConn Extension collaborate to develop biotech games * A new game, " Portal to Possibilities: Biotech Edition," from the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service and University of Connecticut Extension, offers young players an opportunity to explore science careers. The media production team from NMSU's Innovative Media Research and Extension and Learning Games Lab   more

STORRS, Connecticut, June 9 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Owning the Market: When Everything is on the Line, Sometimes the 'Little Guy' Wins * In a recently published article in the Harvard Business Review, UConn management professor Timothy B. Folta and two European colleagues discovered that in hypercompetitive business markets, a less-resourced but more spirited and focused company is likely to fight a rival to the bitter end. Much of Folta's work in   more

STORRS, Connecticut, June 8 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Appointed to Hitchcock Professorship at the University of California * The Hitchcock Professorship is one of Berkeley's oldest and most cherished endowments. The Professorship was established in 1885 by Dr. Charles Hitchcock and his daughter, Lillie Hitchcock Coit, to provide "free lectures upon scientific and practical subjects" for the University community. The pr  more

STORRS, Connecticut, June 8 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Receives Honorary Doctorate from University of South Florida * Laurencin was nominated by Levi Thompson, Dean, College of Engineering and Norma Alcantar, Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering at USF. In a recommendation letter to Moez Limayem, USF President, Sophia Han, Ph.D., Chair, Honors and Awards Council, USF Faculty Senate noted "Sir Cato T. Laur  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Larson, Neal, and Doggett Statement on the 2026 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report * Washington, D.C. -Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01), and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) released the following statement on the 2026 Social Security   more

STORRS, Connecticut, June 9 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Rare Cancer Diagnosis Leads to Remarkable Recovery for 86-Year-Old UConn Health Patient * Just a few months ago, Richard Casciano Sr. was in constant pain, losing weight rapidly, and struggling to walk. Today, the 86-year-old is back to doing what he loves, socializing with friends, planning future travel, and even talking about golfing and deep-sea fishing. His remarkable turnaround began with   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, 2026: * * * Republicans Advance Funding Bill Cutting $2 Billion from Affordable Care Act, Firing 30,000 Teachers and Eliminating Job Training During today's House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies funding bill, Democrats fought against Republicans' extreme b  more

STORRS, Connecticut, June 9 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Experts Push FIFA to Protect Players from Extreme Heat * The 2026 World Cup begins on June 11 in North America, along with the start of summer and high temperatures that pose a threat to athletes, fans, and workers. This prompted a group of experts, including two faculty members in UConn's Korey Stringer Institute ( KSI ), to sign an open letter calling for the international soccer governing  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following statement by senior associate counsel Nathan Moelker: * * * A Wave of Support: Pro-Life Allies Across America Rally Behind ACLJ for Pregnancy Resource Centers When the government decides to use its power to silence those who defend life, it doesn't just threaten one ministry - it threatens every American's right to speak, to believe, and to serve according to their conscience. That's exactly what's at stake in  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 9 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association posted the following news release: * * * Willie Underwood III, MD, inaugurated as 181st AMA president * Willie Underwood III, M.D., MSc, M.P.H., a urologic surgeon based in Buffalo, N.Y., was sworn in today as the 181 st president of the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation's largest and most influential physician organization.  Assuming the presidency at a pivotal moment for American healthcare, Dr  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science, based in New Haven, Connecticut, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the agency's draft guidance for industry on flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) premarket applications, focusing on considerations related to youth risk. The letter, co-written by Christina N. Kyriakos, and Danielle R. Davis, supported FDA's recommendation that applicants provide scientific ev  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 10 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Let's Dance: Examining the influence of David Bowie and Prince on American pop culture A new anthology edited by Yale's Daphne Brooks reflects on the pop icons' lasting legacies 10 years after their deaths. By Lisa Prevost When Daphne A. Brooks first heard that the musical artist Prince had died, she didn't believe it was true. A reporter from the NPR show "Marketplace" called her with the news and asked   more