HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Under a settlement reached by a coalition of 11 states joined by Attorney General William Tong, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has agreed to require the chemical industry to provide the agency with information about the use and importation of asbestos needed to protect the public from the serious health risks posed by exposure to highly toxic asbestos. Today's settlemen more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that prohibits evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic to help stop the spread of the disease. In an amicus brief filed in Ala more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong announced an amended settlement with United Illuminating and state entities to provide millions of dollars in immediate savings and long-term stability for UI customers. In conjunction with a planned start of lower summer standard service rates, UI customers would see a 5.2 percent total bill decrease starting on July 1. The Public Utilities Regulatory Aut more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 8 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong applauded a bipartisan 96-51 vote in the state House of Representatives to pass legislation strengthening civil rights enforcement in Connecticut. The Senate voted 26-9 to pass the bill on Friday evening. The bill now heads to the Governor's desk for his signature. S.B. 363, An Act Concerning the Duties of the Office of the Attorney General, formally recog more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 8 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong praised final passage of An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches, a measure sought by the Office of the Attorney General to update and strengthen Connecticut's breach notification statute. "Connecticut has led the nation in data privacy for over a decade, and this legislation ensures that we will continue to do so. Since we passed one of our nation's first more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 8 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong warned consumers that Amazon will automatically connect their smart home devices and products to a new shared network called Amazon Sidewalk on June 8--raising concerns about consumer privacy and protections. Amazon is launching a new feature called Amazon Sidewalk that will link smart home devices such as Alexa, Echo and Ring to a shared networking system more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 1 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing 25 people to serve as members of the newly formed Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council. Created by a recently adopted state law, the council will be responsible for encouraging and coordinating programs that increase community awareness and reporting of hate crimes and to combat such crimes. It also can make recommendations for legisl more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today is applauding the Connecticut State Senate for voting to give final legislative approval to the agreement his office negotiated with bipartisan lawmakers, business leaders, and labor representatives, that will restore Connecticut's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund while also reducing taxes on the majority of the state's businesses. The legislation, whi more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont is commending the Connecticut State Senate for voting to approve legislation drafted with the support and input of his administration that will legalize the recreational, adult-use of cannabis, including its sale and safe regulation. The legislation, Senate Bill 1118, next needs to be approved by the Connecticut House of Representatives before it can be transferred to Govern more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement regarding final legislative approval of the 2022-2023 biennial state budget: "The bipartisan approval of the 2022-2023 biennial state budget sends a clear message to all of the residents of our great state - this is the most progressive, transformative, and life-changing budget our state has ever seen. "We agreed across party lines that now is the time to ensure thousands of families have access t more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 10 -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) today announced it has submitted to the U.S. Department of Education (USED) its plan for use of its $110 million state set-aside of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) funds. CSDE made it a priority to engage in meaningful consultation with diverse stake more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 4 -- The Connecticut State Auditors of Public Accounts issued the following audit report on June 2, 2021, entitled "Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2017, 2018, and 2019": * * * Here are excerpts: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In accordance with the provisions of Sections 15-120o (c) and 2-90 of the Connecticut General Statutes, we have audited certain operations of the Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2017, 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine issued the following news release on June 11, 2021: District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that prohibits evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic to help stop the spread of the disease. In an amicus b more PR

MANCHESTER, Connecticut, June 11 (TNSOps) -- Manchester Community College issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: Manchester Community College today conferred 692 degrees and certificates to the 657 members of the Class of 2021. The college is hosting a special web page to honor the graduates in lieu of the formal 57th annual commencement ceremonies to help ensure health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit www.manchestercc.edu/current-students/commencement for a special  more PR

IRVING, Texas, June 10 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: The Digital Division of Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced the promotion of Susan Parker to Chief Strategy Officer/EVP Strategy & Data of the company's Digital Division. In this newly created role, she will oversee all data and strategy functions for Nexstar Media Inc.'s Digital Division, whic more PR

PLATTSBURGH, New York, June 8 (TNSPer) -- The State University of New York's Plattsburgh Campus issued the following news: Attorney and professor emeritus of accounting James Coffey has been appointed to the SUNY Plattsburgh College Council by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Coffey, a 1967 grad in liberal arts, fills a vacant position on the 10-person council. The Plattsburgh native and married father of two earned his MBA from the University of Connecticut in 1969, followed by his law degree from Suffolk more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 11 (TNSPer) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Kevan C. Herold, MD, C.N.H. Long Professor of Immunobiology and professor of medicine (endocrinology) at Yale School of Medicine, has been named chair of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) TrialNet, an international consortium dedicated to finding ways to prevent, delay, and slow progression of the disease, in which the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy insulin-producing cells. TrialNet is fund more PR