HAMDEN, Connecticut, April 23 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release: As states face decisions on when to reopen, Florida voters say 72 - 22 percent that Florida should NOT loosen social distancing rules by the end of April, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released. About three quarters of registered voters, 76 percent, say that the state's economy should only reopen when public health officials deem it safe, compared to 17 percent who say it   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 21: The ACLU of Connecticut filed a federal class action lawsuit late last night on behalf of all people incarcerated in Connecticut prisons and jails, seeking emergency action to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) facilities. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two classes: people whom the State of Connecticut is incarcerating   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 23 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following statement: The Westport Police Department has announced a new drone pilot program which, police say, will be used to "monitor" social distancing and "identify" people's health symptoms, such as fevers or coughs. The following is a reaction from David McGuire, executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut: "The COVID-19 virus is a grave public health risk, so we shouldn't write off tools t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release: The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities issued a landmark ruling prohibiting all employers and insurers from denying coverage for transgender people's health care needs relating to gender transition. This ruling follows a national trend of striking down discriminatory exclusions for gender affirming medical care. The ruling states: Insurance policies that categoricall  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 22 -- The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators issued the following news: In the past three months, the IACLEA Commission on Accreditation awarded accreditation to the following agencies. The entire IACLEA leadership congratulates each and every member of the following agencies on the significant achievement of earning IACLEA Accreditation! "We are happy to recognize the University of Cincinnati for achieving its initial award of   more

BETHEL, Connecticut, April 25 -- The Journal of Vibration and Control, a peer-reviewed journal of analytical, computational and experimental studies of vibration phenomena and their control from the Society of Experimental Mechanics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2020 edition: * Acoustic performance prediction of a multilayered finite cylinder equipped with porous foam media * Dynamics modeling and control of active track tensioning system for tracked  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, April 22 -- Save the Children issued the following news release on April 21: Save the Children announced a press fellowship to support journalists covering inequality in America. Selected journalists will have embargoed access to a first-ever ranking of more than 2,600 U.S. counties, and all 50 states, on how well they protect and provide for their children, as well as exclusive briefings with experts and a $1,000 reporting grant. Journalists will participate remotely in  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, April 23 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: April 23 marks the last day of the two-week ceasefire that was unilaterally declared by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. Since the ceasefire was declared on April 9, at least 38 civilians have been killed or maimed, including five children who were killed and six others who were wounded in different attacks. In 29 cases, houses were hit/i. This was the second ceasefire announcement since the start of the  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, April 22 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: With shock and sadness 16 humanitarian organizations received the news of a fatal shooting incident involving a vehicle of the World Health Organization (WHO) carrying COVID-19 test samples in Rakhine state, Myanmar. We express our sincere condolences to the family and UN colleagues of Pyae Sone Win Maung, the WHO driver who did not survive the incident, and wish the injured official from the Ministry of He  more