Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut
25 Years Later: Eastern Connecticut State University Remembers Victims of 9/11
WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Sept. 12 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news:
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25 years later: Eastern remembers victims of 9/11
Chief DeLia: 'Please never forget'
Willimantic, CT (09/11/2026) -- "For those of us who experienced that day, so much of it remains vivid," said Eastern Connecticut State University President Karim Ismaili on the 25th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Eastern hosted a remembrance ceremony at its hillside amphitheater, where
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AG Brown, coalition block federal cuts to AmeriCorps' community service programs
OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 10 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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AG Brown, coalition block federal cuts to AmeriCorps' community service programs
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Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of two dozen states have reached a settlement that stops the Trump administration's most recent attempt to dismantle AmeriCorps, a widely popular program that funds and places volunteers in urban and rural communities to address critical service need
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AG Campbell Secures Settlement Blocking Trump Administration From Repeating AmeriCorps Cuts
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Secures Settlement Blocking Trump Administration From Repeating AmeriCorps Cuts
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Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors, has reached a settlement that stops the Trump Administration from dismantling AmeriCorps again without warning. The deal resolves a lawsuit brought b
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Attorney General Bonta Secures Another Win as First Circuit Rejects Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Disrupt Mail Voting
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Secures Another Win as First Circuit Rejects Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Disrupt Mail Voting
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OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured another victory for voters after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the Trump Administra
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Attorney General Bonta Secures Settlement to Protect AmeriCorps
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Secures Settlement to Protect AmeriCorps
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Settlement ensures funding will flow without interruption for FY26-27
OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors, announced a settlement that stops the Trump Administration from again attempting to dismantle AmeriCorps without warning. A
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Attorney General Phil Weiser helps reach settlement blocking Trump administration from repeating AmeriCorps cuts
DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 10 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Phil Weiser helps reach settlement blocking Trump administration from repeating AmeriCorps cuts
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Sept. 10, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors in reaching a settlement that stops the Trump administration from dismantling AmeriCorps again without warning.
The deal resolves a lawsuit brought in resp
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Attorney General Tong Secures Agreement Blocking Trump Administration from Repeating AmeriCorps Cuts
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 10 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Secures Agreement Blocking Trump Administration from Repeating AmeriCorps Cuts
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(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors today announced an agreement to stop the Trump administration from dismantling AmeriCorps again without warning. The settlement resolves a multista
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Attorney General Tong Statement on Health Insurance Rate Hikes
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Statement on Health Insurance Rate Hikes
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(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today released the following statement regarding double-digit average rate hikes approved by the Connecticut Insurance Department for Anthem, ConnectiCare and UnitedHealthcare for individual and small group plans covering approximately 220,000 people across Connecti
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BLS Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region August 2026
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - Sept. 11, 2026
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Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past month, up 3.9 percent from a year ago
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region increased 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food an
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Conn's NAMI Chapter Wins Campus Club of the Year
NEW LONDON, Connecticut, Sept. 12 -- Connecticut College issued the following news:
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Conn's NAMI chapter wins Campus Club of the Year
Connecticut College's National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) club, which was founded just this year, recently was named the 2026 On Campus Club of the Year Award by the NAMI organization.
"To me, this award is such an incredible honor because it recognizes not only what our club has accomplished so far, but also the importance of the impact that we ar
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DeLauro Statement Marking the 25th Anniversary of the Attacks on September 11, 2001
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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DeLauro Statement Marking the 25th Anniversary of the Attacks on September 11, 2001
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New Haven, CT - Today, U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement in remembrance marking 25 since the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.
"Twenty-five years ago, today, the United States of America experienced one of its darkest days in history.
On September 11, 2001, 2,977 p
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Gov. Shapiro Administration and Multi-State Coalition Secure Settlement Blocking Trump Administration From Future Efforts to Dismantle AmeriCorps
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2026:
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Shapiro Administration and Multi-State Coalition Secure Settlement Blocking Trump Administration from Future Efforts to Dismantle AmeriCorps
Today's settlement protects approximately $16 million in critical funding Pennsylvania relies on each year to respond to natural disasters, teach our children and support our seniors.
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Harrisburg, PA - Governor Josh Shapi
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Governor Lamont Announces Additional Shore Line East Rail Service Coming on October 5
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Governor Lamont Announces Additional Shore Line East Rail Service Coming on October 5
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Four New Weekday Trains Being Added To Close Gap in the Existing Schedule
(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that in the coming days additional trains will be added to the weekday schedule of CTrail's Shore Line East rail service that close gaps in the existing schedule and provi
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Governor Lamont Announces Contest To Win Ultimate Celebrity Foodie Experience With Chef Scott Conant at Upcoming Launch of the New Connecticut TV-To-Table Trail
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Governor Lamont Announces Contest To Win Ultimate Celebrity Foodie Experience With Chef Scott Conant at Upcoming Launch of the New Connecticut TV-To-Table Trail
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Grand Prize Winner Will Join Chef Scott Conant as Guest Judge in Live Cooking Challenge Featuring Connecticut Chefs Seen on National Television
(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that food lovers have a ch
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Governor Lamont Announces New Actions Against Illegal Prediction Markets Offering Sports Wagers in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Governor Lamont Announces New Actions Against Illegal Prediction Markets Offering Sports Wagers in Connecticut
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State Issues Nine Cease-And-Desists, Nearly 30 Subpoenas Related To Illegal Prediction Market Activity in Connecticut
(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli today announced that the State of Connecticut is
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Home opener, TQL Stadium ahead for RedHawk football
OXFORD, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- Miami University posted the following news:
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Home opener, TQL Stadium ahead for RedHawk football
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September is a busy month for RedHawk football fans.
Miami University's football team faces Holy Cross in the home opener at 1 p.m. on Sept. 12 at Yager Stadium, followed by a Sept. 19 trip to TQL Stadium to face the University of Cincinnati in the battle for the Victory Bell, the oldest non-conference rivalry in college football.
This will be the first football
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey for Reelection and Dan Koh for Election to U.S. House
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release:
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Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey for Reelection and Dan Koh for Election to U.S. House
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AFGE says Healy and Koh will fight for all government workers
BRIDGETON, N.J. -The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsements of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey for reelection and Dan Koh for e
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N.J. A.G. Davenport Welcomes Resolution of AmeriCorps Lawsuit
TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 12 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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AG Davenport Welcomes Resolution of AmeriCorps Lawsuit
TRENTON - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors, has reached a settlement that bars the Trump Administration from seeking to cut almost all funding from the AmeriCorps program again without warning.
The deal resolves a 2025 lawsuit filed in response to the
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NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, 57 Co-signers Issue Letter to American Bar Association Council Chair Hart
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 [Category: Law/Legal] (TNSletter) -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following letter with 57 co-signers to the American Bar Association Council Chair Melissa Hart:
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Here is the text of the letter:
September 1, 2026
Hon. Melissa Hart
Council Chair
Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
American Bar Association
1050 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036
Submitted via email
RE: Proposed Revisio
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NHeLP Files Amicus in Massachusetts v. Oz
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 [Category: Health Care] -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news:
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NHeLP Files Amicus in Massachusetts v. Oz
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People with Serious Health Conditions Will Lose Medicaid Under Trump Administration Work Requirement Rule
BOSTON, Massachusetts -The National Health Law Program (NHeLP), the Center for Public Representation, and 69 additional organizations filed an amicus brief today in Massachusetts v. Oz, detailing how the Trump administration's Medi
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Professor Bird Speaks at Top Global Legal Research Center
STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 11 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Professor Bird Speaks at Top Global Legal Research Center
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Business law professor Robert Bird gave two lectures last month at the prestigious Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, Germany.
The Institute is a top global center for foundational comparative legal research and is renowned for its academic rigor and expert policy advising.
"This visit was hel
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Revisiting 9/11, 25 Years Later
STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 11 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Revisiting 9/11, 25 Years Later
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While many can say where they were and what they were doing when America came under attack Sept. 11, 2001, a relative few can say there were physically at the World Trade Center site in the hours that followed.
As we mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11, following are the accounts of two UConn Health physicians who were among those who found themselves amid the rubb
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Ryan Scrittorale Named Benesch's Next Connecticut Division Manager
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 11 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Benesch, a consulting engineering company, posted the following news:
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Ryan Scrittorale Named Benesch's Next Connecticut Division Manager
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GLASTONBURY, CT - Benesch is pleased to announce that Ryan Scrittorale, PE, has been named the company's next Connecticut Division Manager. With nearly two decades of experience leading land development, local transportation, hydraulic, petroleum and municipal infrastructure projects, Ryan has
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Save the Children: Education for 1.5 Million Palestinian Children Disrupted for Fourth Academic Year
WESTPORT, Connecticut, Sept. 12 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release:
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Education for 1.5 million Palestinian children disrupted for fourth academic year
RAMALLAH (September 10, 2026) - All 1.5 million school-aged children in the occupied Palestinian territory are unable to access a safe and quality education for a fourth consecutive academic year.[1]
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Save the Children: Indonesia Wildfire Haze Threatens Children Across SE Asia and Closes Schools
WESTPORT, Connecticut, Sept. 12 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release:
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Indonesia wildfire haze threatens children across SE Asia and closes schools
JAKARTA (Sept. 10, 2026) - Haze from wildfires across Indonesia, intensified by El Nino-driven dry conditions, is spreading across Southeast Asia, threatening children's health and forcing more than 1.4 mi
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Save the Children: Uganda - Child Malnutrition on the Rise as Conditions Worsen in Karamoja
WESTPORT, Connecticut, Sept. 12 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release:
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Uganda: Child Malnutrition on the Rise as Conditions Worsen in Karamoja
KAMPALA (September 10, 2026) - An increasing number of children in the Karamoja region of Uganda are arriving at health clinics malnourished, according to Save the Children staff, as a global hunger monitor pre
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Steve Drechsler Named Benesch's Next Chief Operating Officer
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 11 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Benesch, a consulting engineering company, posted the following news:
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Steve Drechsler Named Benesch's Next Chief Operating Officer
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GLASTONBURY, CT - Benesch is pleased to announce that Steve Drechsler, PE, VMA, has been named the firm's next Chief Operating Officer. Over the course of his nearly 30-year career, Steve has earned a reputation as a forward-thinking technical expert with the proven ability to grow and mentor multid
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Thriving Student Research Highlighted During Orientation Week
STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 10 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Thriving Student Research Highlighted During Orientation Week
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Incoming biomedical science graduate students got a sneak peek at the wide variety of research being pursued on campus during the School of Medicine's 43rd Annual Biomedical Science Graduate Student Research Day, held on Aug. 26.
The Graduate School Office at UConn Health hosted the event in conjunction with the Graduate Student Orga
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UConn Marks 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 11 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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UConn Marks 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
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The University of Connecticut marked the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks Friday with a University-wide remembrance ceremony in the Student Union Theatre, which was coordinated by University Safety.
"In the aftermath of that day, we learned many things. We learned that the United States is a resilient nation, and we learned that our dream of a fr
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University of Hartford Marks 5 Years of Interdisciplinary Health, Engineering Education at Francis X. & Nancy Hursey Center
WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 12 -- The University of Hartford issued the following news:
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Where Innovation Comes to Life
September 10, 2026
In thanks to the investment of generous donors and corporate partners, UHart opened the doors to the Francis X. and Nancy Hursey Center for Advanced Engineering and Health Professions five years ago with a vision of bringing innovation, collaboration, and hands-on learning together under one roof. Today, that vision is thriving.
Edith Ouellet
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University of Nebraska: More Than 400 Climb Memorial Stadium Steps to Remember 9/11
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 12 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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September 11, 2026
More than 400 climb Memorial Stadium steps to remember 9/11
By Troy Fedderson | University Communication and Marketing
Darren Barile was supposed to be at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
He was 3-and-a-half years old, traveling with family from Connecticut to visit his grandparents in New York City. They were headed to the towers that morning to shop, but were running la
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Utah A.G. Brown Pushes FCC to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider' Rules to Combat Illegal Robocalls
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news:
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Attorney General Brown pushes FCC to strengthen "Know Your Upstream Provider" rules to combat illegal robocalls
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Attorney General Derek Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to keep scammers from using the U.S. phone network
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Yale: Political Polarization May Be Driven by Real Disagreements, Not Misperceptions
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 11 -- Yale University issued the following news:
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Political Polarization May Be Driven by Real Disagreements, Not Misperceptions
Rick Harrison
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
A popular theory among social scientists is that Democrats and Republicans greatly exaggerate the other side's unity and extremeness, intensifying animosity. Some efforts to reduce hostility have often centered on correcting those misconceptions.
But a new study by faculty from the Ins
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Yale: Remembering 9/11 - A New Generation Reflects on a Day That Changed the World
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 11 -- Yale University issued the following news:
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Remembering 9/11: A new generation reflects on a day that changed the world
Most of the students who gathered at Yale's Reese Stadium on Thursday to mark the anniversary of 9/11 weren't yet born that day 25 years ago. But the event offered them a chance to better understand the tragedy -- and the sacrifices made by so many then and in the years since.
Sep 10, 2026
By Kevin Dennehy
Blake Baur, an Air Force
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Yale: Then and Now, 'Tribute in Light' Pierced the Night Sky in Remembrance
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 11 -- Yale University issued the following news:
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Then and now, 'Tribute in Light' pierced the night sky in remembrance
"Tribute in Light," the iconic light display in remembrance of 9/11, was co-created by Yale alumnus Richard Nash Gould. It will be on display this year, as well.
Sep 10, 2026
By Jim Shelton
In the dark days following the Sept. 11 attacks, a Yale alumnus helped the nation see a bit of light again.
Richard Nash Gould '68 '72 M. Arch. co-
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