HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement: * * * Attorney General William Tong issued a statement praising enactment of "An Act Concerning Deceptive Advertising Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers." "Pregnant women seeking information about their reproductive health choices deserve accurate, timely answers. "Limited service pregnancy centers are prohibited from using false, misleading, or deceptive advertising and m more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of nine attorneys general urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to strengthen its certification policies for new natural gas pipelines to scrutinize disproportionate impacts on overburdened environmental justice communities, as well as achievement of national and state greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. In comme more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 5 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement: * * * Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after the state Senate voted 26-9 to pass legislation strengthening the Office of the Attorney General's ability to enforce civil rights laws in Connecticut. S.B. 363, An Act Concerning the Duties of the Office of the Attorney General, formally recognizes the Attorney General's role in combating hate and defending civil ri more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 4 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 3, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that additional youths this year will be able to benefit from the expansion of the Connecticut Youth Employment Program, which provides year-round employment opportunities for youths across Connecticut with community-based agencies. The additional $2 million will bring its total investment to $7.7 million and will be spent to support the program more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 4 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 2, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that more than 1,000 tenants and landlords in Connecticut have benefitted from UniteCT - the state's emergency rental and utility assistance program for households that have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic - since its launch in March. In the last week alone, the Connecticut Department of Housing, which administers the program, more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 24 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont today is applauding the completion of Goodwin University's acquisition of the University of Bridgeport, saying that the change of ownership will ensure that this longstanding and respected private institution of higher education in Connecticut can continue far into the future. The change of ownership received approval from the U.S. Department of Education, the Connecticut Offi more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 5 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 4, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration has received copies of strike withdrawal notices from SEIU District 1199 New England to group homes that provide services for those with developmental disabilities. The notices follow news of a tentative settlement agreement between the union and the owners of the group homes that was reached with the participation and su more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 4 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 3, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has directed the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services - in consultation with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities - to seek an independent study that will thoroughly review state contracting practices to determine whether women and minority-owned businesses are underutilized in state contracting, and  more PR

WATERBURY, Connecticut, June 2 (TNSAwa) -- Post University issued the following news release: Waterbury-based Drew Marine, a global leader in the maritime industry, received the Partner of the Year Award from the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business at Post University at a reception last night at the Waterbury Country Club. The business school selected Drew Marine because of the company's efforts to advance career opportunities for Post students as well as its strategic investments in workforce  more PR

REDMOND, Washington, June 3 -- Microsoft issued the following news release on June 2, 2021: On Wednesday, Microsoft Corp., in collaboration with corporate, learning and community partners, announced the launch of Accelerate: New York. The program will provide a pathway from skilling to employment for community members in the tri-state area to bridge the digital skills divide and route people to diverse and equitable hiring and re-employment opportunities. Job seekers in all five boroughs of New more PR

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, June 2 (TNSBook) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: When University of Alabama sophomore Noelia Voigt was asked to advocate for antibullying after winning the 2021 Miss Connecticut Collegiate America pageant, she decided to seize the opportunity to write a children's book on the topic and help create an antibullying app. Published in August, her book, "Maddie the BRAVE," is written for elementary-school-aged children and features a confident main chara more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 3 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A team of scientists including a University of Michigan aquatic ecologist is forecasting this summer's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area or "dead zone," an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life, to be approximately 4,880 square miles, a bit smaller than the state of Connecticut. The 2021 forecasted area is smaller than, but close to, the five-year-average measured size of more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, June 5 (TNSPer) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: Four eminent West Virginia University alumni were appointed to serve the WVU Alumni Association Board of Directors at its fourth quarterly meeting on Friday, June 4. Kamau Brown, Gabrielle St. Leger, Nesha Sanghavi and Monte Williams have been selected to serve six-year terms. During the meeting, the board also elected Todd Mount of Charleston to his first term as chair; Darren Feeley of Falls Chu more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 3 (TNSGra) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: A new, five-year, $3.59M grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) was awarded to Principal Investigator Serena Spudich, MD, Gilbert Glaser Professor of Neurology at Yale, along with co-PI, Joshua Cyktor, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh. The R01MH125737 grant is titled "CNS Viral Persistence and Neuropsychiatric Perturbations in HIV: Single cell and molecular interrogation." Yale  more PR