HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following news release: Three Connecticut state police employees who were caught on camera appearing to prevent video recording and give baseless tickets to a protester have been ordered to stand trial. In a September 16 ruling, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut turned aside John Barone, Patrick Torneo, and John Jacobi's attempt to avoid a trial in a 2016 lawsuit filed by the AC  more

DARIEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 -- Friends of Animals issued the following news release: U.S. Fish and Wildlife's issuance of permits that allow barred owls to be slaughtered is in direct conflict of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Friends of Animals said in a submission to the international Commission for Environmental Cooperation--comprised of Canada, Mexico and the U.S. In its legal proposal to ask the Commission to get FWS to comply with the MBTA, FoA said the scientific collection permits t  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Sept. 26 -- The Governmental Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release: The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) today proposed new accounting and financial reporting guidance to assist state and local governments in the transition away from existing interbank offered rates (IBORs) to other reference rates. Some governments have entered into agreements in which variable payments made or received depend on an IBOR, most notably the London Inter  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: A proposed change to the post-9/11 GI Bill could pave the way for thousands of veterans and active-duty troops to pass the benefit to a family member instead of using it themselves. The proposed bill, introduced Monday by Sens. Jon Tester, D-Montana, Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, would change the Defense Department's current transfer policy and block an upcoming plan   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced ten grants totaling $1,157,788 to reduce derelict fishing gear - lost, abandoned or discarded in the marine environment - in targeted U.S. coastal waters. The ten grants will support the removal and disposal of an estimated 330,000 pounds of derelict gear from the coastal waters of California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Maine,  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Sept. 24 -- The National Pest Management Association issued the following news release: With 20 cases of mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) reported in the United States so far this year, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is urging the public to take necessary safety precautions against these potentially dangerous insects. As vectors of disease, mosquitoes can spread viruses such as EEE by feeding on infected animals and humans. In 2019, human case  more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, Sept. 25 -- Operation Blessing International issued the following news: Grace and her husband Henry anxiously watched as Hurricane Dorian turned towards Ocracoke Island. This 69-year-old woman remembers the terror of riding out Hurricane Matthew. She had no intention of reliving that experience. As she and Henry headed for her dad's house in Connecticut, they prayed for their island. Grace and Henry kept waking up the night the storm barreled through Ocracoke. Even th  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Sept. 25 -- Save the Children issued the following statement by Country Director Tamer Kirolos: Save the Children is calling for an independent investigation after two airstrikes hit a civilian residence in Yemen today killing at least five children. According to Save the Children staff on the ground, 15 people were killed, including the five children. Seven children are among the 13 injured victims of this incident. The victims were in an apartment in Al Fakher, in th  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Sept. 27 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: One year after a devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck central Sulawesi, an estimated 67 percent of schools in the three districts where Save the Children operates through its partner Yayasan Sayangi Tunas Cilik (YSTC) are still damaged. Of the 865 schools that are still damaged in Palu, Sigi, and Dongala, 473 - or more than half - are so badly affected they remain too dangerous to use, forcing child  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 23 -- SoldierStrong, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing advanced medical technologies to veterans, issued the following news: A unique arrangement between Syracuse University, the Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center and two national nonprofits has resulted in the donation today of a groundbreaking virtual reality system to treat veterans experiencing post-traumatic stress. The donation was made during an event took place at the VA's Behavioral Hea  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 -- Teach For America issued the following news release: Teach For America named All Our Kin co-founder and chief learning officer Janna Wagner (New York '95) as the recipient of the prestigious Peter Jennings Award for Civic Leadership, and recognized All Our Kin board member Sammy Politziner (New York '99), for his role in supporting the organization. All Our Kin's innovative model works simultaneously for women's economic empowerment while expanding early childhood educatio  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release: Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is essentially tied with former Vice President Joe Biden in today's Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll. Warren gets 27 percent of the vote while Biden gets 25 percent of Democratic voters and independent voters who lean Democratic. Though well within the margin of error, this is the first time that a candidate other than Biden   more