Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Wins Case Protecting Federal Support For Homelessness Services
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Wins Case Protecting Federal Support For Homelessness Services
Attorney General Kris Mayes and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. If the coaliti
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief to Protect Public from Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Serious Health Risks
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief to Protect Public from Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Serious Health Risks
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief in support of a Biden-era Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk management rule that would phase out all uses of trichloroethylene (TCE). TCE is a highly tox
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Attorney General Bonta Urges Federal Government to Protect Consumers, Deny Opportunity Financial Merger
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Urges Federal Government to Protect Consumers, Deny Opportunity Financial Merger
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in sending letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), urging the agencies to deny Opportunity Financial's (OppFi) applicatio
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Attorney General Clark Joins Coalition Urging Federal Government to Deny Opportunity Financial Merger
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 6 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Joins Coalition Urging Federal Government to Deny Opportunity Financial Merger
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Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general today in sending letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), urging the agencies to deny Opportunity Financials' (OppFi) application to acquire and mer
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION URGING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DENY OPPORTUNITY FINANCIAL MERGER
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION URGING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DENY OPPORTUNITY FINANCIAL MERGER
Merger Would Grant OppFi a National Bank Charter, Allowing Triple-Digit Interest Rates
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 18 attorneys general today in sending letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB),
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Attorney General Tong Issues Statement Following Latest Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Issues Statement Following Latest Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship
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(Hartford, CT)- Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed two executive orders seeking once again to attack birthright citizenship. These orders come just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Trump's efforts to
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Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging Federal Government to Deny Opportunity Financial Merger
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging Federal Government to Deny Opportunity Financial Merger
Merger Would Grant OppFi a National Bank Charter, Allowing Triple-Digit Interest Rates
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(Hartford, CT)- Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general today in sending letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Rese
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Attorney General Tong Secures Dismissal in Challenge to Connecticut's Felon-in-Possession Laws
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Secures Dismissal in Challenge to Connecticut's Felon-in-Possession Laws
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(Hartford, CT)- Attorney General William Tong announced today that the U.S. District Court in Connecticut granted the state's motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state's laws banning firearm possession by convicted felons.
In the lawsuit, Freeman v. Bondi,
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Attorney General Tong Secures Victory on Nexstar/TEGNA Motion
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Secures Victory on Nexstar/TEGNA Motion
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Court Calls Nexstar's Attempt to Take Over TEGNA Despite Court Order "Shocking" and "Brazen"
(Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement after a court granted the States' motion raising concerns about actions by TEGNA Inc. (TEGNA) and Nexstar Media Group, Inc
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Blumenthal & DeLauro Call on Yale to Reject Settlement With Trump Administration
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Blumenthal & DeLauro Call on Yale to Reject Settlement With Trump Administration
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[WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) wrote Yale University President Maurie McInnis requesting records and information regarding the University's ongoing negotiations with the Trump Administration, following reports that Yale has submitte
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Blumenthal & DeLauro Call on Yale to Reject Settlement with Trump Administration
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Blumenthal & DeLauro Call on Yale to Reject Settlement with Trump Administration
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[WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) wrote Yale University President Maurie McInnis requesting records and information regarding the University's ongoing negotiations with the Trump Administration, following reports that Yale has submitte
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Blumenthal & Peters Release GAO Report Finding DOGE Misled Americans About Claimed Savings
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Blumenthal & Peters Release GAO Report Finding DOGE Misled Americans About Claimed Savings
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[Hartford, CT] -U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finding that DO
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Blumenthal & Wasserman Schultz Introduce Legislation to Address Youth Vaping Use
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Blumenthal & Wasserman Schultz Introduce Legislation to Address Youth Vaping Use
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Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) introduced the Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction (PROTECT) Act, bicameral legislation to address the alarming rise in e-cigarette use among youth.
The PROTECT Act authorizes
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Blumenthal Celebrates Senate Passage of Landmark Sanctions Bill to Hold Purchasers of Russian Oil & Gas Accountable
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Blumenthal Celebrates Senate Passage of Landmark Sanctions Bill to Hold Purchasers of Russian Oil & Gas Accountable
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[WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) celebrated Senate passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 in an overwhelming bipartisan vote. The legislation, led by Blumenthal and U.S. Senator Darline Graham (R-SC), would ho
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DeLauro Statement on Court Ruling Ordering Trump Administration to Release $65 Million in Blocked Funding for Children's Legal Services
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2026:
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DeLauro Statement on Court Ruling Ordering Trump Administration to Release $65 Million in Blocked Funding for Children's Legal Services
Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a ruling ordering the Trump administration to release $65 million in withheld payments to legal service provider
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DeLauro Statement on Court Ruling President Trump's Billionaire Ballroom Illegal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2026:
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DeLauro Statement on Court Ruling President Trump's Billionaire Ballroom Illegal
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued this statement following a ruling by a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that President Trump's billionaire ballroom proje
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Former Officials Urge Supreme Court to Hold Energy Companies Accountable for Climate Change Harms
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- Yale Law School posted the following news:
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Former Officials Urge Supreme Court to Hold Energy Companies Accountable for Climate Change Harms
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A bipartisan group of former senior U.S. government climate experts has asked the Supreme Court to allow Boulder, Colorado, to hold energy companies accountable for local damage caused by climate change. The officials filed an amicus brief in Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of B
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Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Tourism Growth More Than Doubled the National Rate in 2025
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Tourism Growth More Than Doubled the National Rate in 2025
Connecticut Welcomed 72.2 Million Visitors, Generated $20.1 Billion in Economic Impact, and Is Outpacing Both New England and the Nation in 2026 Hotel Occupancy Growth
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Governor Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Office of Statewide Marketing and Tourism today are highlighting the release of th
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Governor Lamont Announces State Support for Repairs at Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Governor Lamont Announces State Support for Repairs at Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry
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(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing Connecticut state agencies to help identify funding to support repairs to the Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry following damage that occurred at the historic site last weekend caused by an apparent act of vandalism.
"The Na
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Indiana University Law School: Professor Silva Appointed to Inaugural Mary Beth Ramey Professorship
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 7 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release:
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Professor Silva Appointed to Inaugural Mary Beth Ramey Professorship
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Professor Lahny Silva has been appointed as the inaugural holder of the Mary Beth Ramey Professorship, a new endowed professorship at the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law, effective August 1.
The endowed professorship was established and funded by Mary Beth Ramey, J.D. '72, and her husband, Rich Hail
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 5 Connecticut Incumbents for Reelection to Congress
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 5 Connecticut Incumbents for Reelection to Congress
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AFGE says these candidates always stand with federal workers
BRIDGETON, N.J. -The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of five incumbent members of Congress for reelection to the U.S. House representing Connecticut in the 20
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Larson Blasts Trump Attack on Gender-Affirming Care for Connecticut Families
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Larson Blasts Trump Attack on Gender-Affirming Care for Connecticut Families
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East Hartford, CT - Today, following the Trump Administration's latest move to bully hospitals out of providing care to transgender youth in Connecticut, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement.
"President Trump and Secretary Kennedy think they know better than families and doctors when it comes
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Larson Gathers Machinists and Industry Leaders to Celebrate $1.3 Billion Federal Contract Boost for Engine Manufacturing in Connecticut
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Larson Gathers Machinists and Industry Leaders to Celebrate $1.3 Billion Federal Contract Boost for Engine Manufacturing in Connecticut
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East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined with local leaders, including East Hartford Mayor Connor Martin and Middletown Mayor Gene Nocera, machinists, and industry leaders from Pratt & Whitney and suppliers across the state, at the IAM Lo
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Md. A.G. Brown Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) unlawful attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencin
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Murphy Mobilizes Senate Democrats Against Trump's Radical ATF Rule Changes, Historic Assault on Public Safety Nationwide
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Murphy Mobilizes Senate Democrats Against Trump's Radical ATF Rule Changes, Historic Assault on Public Safety Nationwide
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) led a group of Democrats in filing a series of official comments against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' (ATF) April 2026 proposed regulatory changes to federal firearms law. Murphy's comments opposed recent
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Murphy to Trump: Stop Gaslighting Americans on Iran, Stop Using the War for Your Corrupt Market Manipulation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Murphy to Trump: Stop Gaslighting Americans on Iran, Stop Using the War for Your Corrupt Market Manipulation
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to call out President Trump's months-long gaslighting of the American public on the state of the Iran war. Murphy laid out how Trump's constant false promises of an imminent Iran war deal are par
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R.I. A.G. Neronha, Coalition Secure Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 8 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2026:
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Attorney General Neronha, coalition secure order protecting federal support for homelessness services
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement after U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy granted summary judgment in a lawsuit which unlawfully attempted to cap funding for permanent housing projects.
"While the Trump Administr
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Sandoz Takes Further Steps to Resolve Legacy US Generic Medicine Litigation
BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 3 -- Sandoz, a company that say it focuses on generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars, issued the following news release:
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Sandoz takes further steps to resolve legacy US generic medicine litigation
Ad hoc announcement pursuant to art. 53 SIX Swiss Exchange Listing Rules
* When completed, settlement with 43 US states and territories would mean no remaining US federal or state governmental claims
* Separate indirect reseller settlement resolves all remaining cla
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Save the Children Urges Administration to Preserve the Core Promise of Head Start While Pursuing Practical Improvements
WESTPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 8 -- 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 on Aug. 7, 2026:
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Save the Children Urges Administration to Preserve the Core Promise of Head Start While Pursuing Practical Improvements
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Save the Children and its political advocacy arm, Save the Children Action Network (SCAN), today expressed concern that the Admi
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Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 7/31/2026-8/7/2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 7/31/2026-8/7/2026
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Celebrating Senate Passage of Landmark Russia Sanctions Bill
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) celebrated Senate passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 in an overwhelming bipartisan vote. The legislation, led by Blumenthal and U.S. Senator Darline Graham (R-SC), would hold maj
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University of Manchester: Protein Discovery Sheds Light on Scarring Diseases
MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release:
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Protein discovery sheds light on scarring diseases
UK and US scientists have uncovered an important piece of the puzzle on the signalling pathway that causes damaging scar tissue to build up in the body, raising hopes for future treatments.
Published in Nature Communications on 5 August, the University of Manchester and University of Connecticut team has revealed how a little-known p
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Yale School of Management: Prof. Minjae Kim Wins Best Entrepreneurship Paper Award From Academy of Management
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 8 -- Yale School of Management issued the following news:
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Prof. Minjae Kim Wins Best Entrepreneurship Paper Award from Academy of Management
The international professional association recognized Kim's research on the role founders play in retaining employees as their startups grow.
Minjae Kim, assistant professor of organizational behavior, has won the 2026 Best Entrepreneurship Paper Award from the Organization and Management Theory Division of the Academy
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