HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 6 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following statement: * * * - Advocates call for Comprehensive Approach to Flavored Tobacco * * * In his budget message, Gov. Lamont called for several tobacco control provisions, including restricting the sale of all flavored e-cigarettes, including menthol, in Connecticut. However, his proposal did not restrict the sale of other flavored tobacco products such as menthol cigarettes and fruit and can  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 7 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following news release on Feb. 6: Connecticut's largest business organization released its 2020 policy priorities, calling for state lawmakers to make job and economic growth the primary focus of this year's legislative session. "We've lagged other states, the region, and the nation for far too long," CBIA president and CEO Joe Brennan said today. "We're starting to see better signs of economic growt  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Feb. 6 -- The Governmental Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release: The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued guidance addressing various accounting and financial reporting issues identified during the implementation and application of certain GASB pronouncements. The issues covered by GASB Statement No. 92, Omnibus 2020, include: * Modifying the effective date of Statement No. 87, Leases, as well as associated implementation guidance  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 4 -- Keep America Beautiful issued the following news release: * * * - Recycling Organizations Come Together in Memphis, Tennessee, to Address Challenges and Opportunities in a Recycling System in Transition * * * To kick off the 2020 Keep America Beautiful(R) National Conference, national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful is leading a one-day Recycling Market Development Workshop on Feb. 11, 2020 in Memphis, Tennessee, with the National Recycling Coalition and the  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 6 -- The Marijuana Policy Project issued the following news release on Feb. 5: * * * - Attorney DeVaughn Ward Joins MPP as Efforts to End Prohibition in Connecticut Ramp Up * * * The nation's largest marijuana policy organization, the Marijuana Policy Project, announced Wednesday it has hired attorney DeVaughn Ward to serve as senior legislative counsel. Ward will play an integral role in legalizing marijuana in Connecticut, where he is a longtime resident. As C  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 5 -- Keep America Beautiful issued the following news release: * * * - Iconic Community Improvement Organization Gathers Hundreds of State and Local Community Leaders for Week of Education, Inspiration, and Motivation * * * Keep America Beautiful(R), the nation's largest community improvement nonprofit organization, will host its annual Keep America Beautiful National Conference on Feb. 12-14, 2020 at The Peabody Memphis Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. The Keep Amer  more

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, Feb. 7 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Cannabis treatment significantly reduces symptoms in patients with refractory gastroparesis, according to clinical data published in the journal Cureus. Gastroparesis is a stomach condition associated with abdominal pain, heartburn, bloating, nausea, and vomiting. A team of gastroenterologists from multiple states evaluated the effects of cannabinoids on disease symp  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 6 -- The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators issued the following news: IACLEA announced that ShotSpotter, the leader in solutions that help law enforcement officials identify, locate and deter gun violence, has extended its Corporate Partner agreement for two years. The IACLEA collaboration began in 2017, and ShotSpotter became a Corporate Partner in 2019. "IACLEA's partnership with ShotSpotter has been highly productive," said I  more