HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 7 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following news release on May 6: The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut will allow a federal class action lawsuit seeking emergency action to protect people incarcerated by the State of Connecticut to proceed. In a ruling issued, Judge Janet Bond Arterton denied a procedural motion filed by the State of Connecticut seeking to dismiss the lawsuit. With today's action from the court, the   more

PARK RIDGE, Illinois, May 6 -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists issued the following news release: Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly have issued executive orders to remove restrictive physician involvement and enable nurse anesthetists to practice at the full extent of their education and training. They join 12 other state governors who have issued executive orders to help meet the demand in care for patients with COVID-19. "The Connecticut Associati  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 6 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the 2020 Peggy Sullivan Award for Public Library Administrators Supporting Services to Children was awarded to Alice Knapp, president of the Ferguson Library (Stamford, Connecticut). The Sullivan Award is presented annually to an individual in a library administrator role who has shown exceptional understanding and support of public librar  more

NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts, May 6 -- The Center for Public Representation issued the following news: The Center for Public Representation, Disability Rights Connecticut, and partners filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS OCR) regarding the failure to provide people with disabilities with reasonable accommodations to hospital no-visitor policies in effect during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first OCR complaint filed regarding a  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 4 -- Estuaries and Coasts, a journal that says it focuses on ecosystems at the interface between the land and the sea, covering research on physical, chemical, geological or biological systems, as well as applications to management of those ecosystems from the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2020 edition: * Beryllium-7 Elucidate Sediment Dynamics of the Branford River Estuary, Connecticut, USA *  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 9 -- The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators issued the following statement by President John Vinson as National Police Week begins this weekend: On Sunday, millions will begin the observance of National Police Week 2020, a time to honor police officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice in dedication to public safety. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reports more than 21,000 fatalities since the first line-of-duty d  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, May 7 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release: As the states at the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis consider how and when to reopen their economies, new state polls in NY, NJ, and CT find majorities of voters in all 3 states are overwhelmingly supportive of their governors' responses and their states' restrictions. Majorities also say it will take at least a few months before their states are safe to begin to lift their stay at h  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, May 8 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: Almost one in four children living under COVID-19 lockdowns, social restrictions and school closures are dealing with feelings of anxiety, with many at risk of lasting psychological distress, including depression. In recent surveys by Save the Children of over 6000 children and parents in the United States, Germany, Finland, Spain and the U.K., up to 65 percent of the children struggled with boredom and feelin  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, May 6 -- Save the Children issued the following statement by Yemen Country Director Xavier Joubert: The first case of COVID-19 has now been confirmed in the north of Yemen, in the capital Sana'a. According to the Ministry of Health, there are now at least 21 confirmed cases and three confirmed deaths in the country. * * * "This is the worst-case scenario we have been fearing: the coronavirus is spreading across the country and has now reached the north of Yemen, home t  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, May 7 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have marked their son Archie's first birthday by releasing a short video that shows Meghan reading him one of his favorite books, Duck! Rabbit!, as part of #SAVEWITHSTORIES, aimed at helping children impacted by the coronavirus both here in the United States and around the world. The film, shot by Harry in California last weekend and posted on the #SAVEWITHSTORIES Instagram chan  more