HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 22 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: Attorney General William Tong today announced an historic $26 billion agreement with pharmaceutical distributors Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen and manufacturer Johnson & Johnson to bring desperately needed resources to fight the opioid crisis. Connecticut will receive approximately $300 million as part of the landmark settlement. In addition to the cash pay more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following joint statement: * * * Attorney General Tong today released a joint statement with Attorneys General Josh Stein (NC), Maura Healey (MA), Letitia James (NY), Kathy Jennings (DE), Jeff Landry (LA), Ashley Moody (FL), Herbert Slatery (TN), Josh Shapiro (PA), and Dave Yost (OH) about their ongoing negotiations with Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen - the nation's three major pharmaceutical dist more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong, Aging and Disabilities Commissioner Amy Porter, Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull and the Coalition for Elder Justice in Connecticut today launched the Elder Justice Hotline-- a "one stop shop" for older in adults in Connecticut in need of information, aid, and justice. Elder justice issues can range from age-based discrimination in th more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined eight other attorneys general today filing formal objections to an inadequate and insufficient Purdue bankruptcy plan that would grant a lifetime legal shield to the Sackler family. Attorney General Tong and the states argue that a bankruptcy court does not have the authority to prevent attorneys general from enforcing state law, including pursuing  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use its authority under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act to adopt stricter regulations to curb emissions from hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). HFCs are thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide in their ability to trap heat over a tw more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 21 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz are congratulating the Connecticut athletes who have qualified to compete in the upcoming Summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, and are wishing them the best in their competitions. "It fills me with enormous pride that we have a group of athletes from Connecticut who have advanced so far in their sports that they have qua more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 16 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut has launched CTForMe, a new online hub focused on attracting and retaining young talent to the state. The initiative include a website (www.CTForMe.com) and Instagram account (@CTForMe) that feature the organic visual stories of young talent, entrepreneurs, and professionals who live and work in Connecticut. Content on CTForMe re more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 24 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced the names of five members who will serve on Connecticut's newly established Social Equity Council. The council was created by the enactment of a new law the governor signed last month that legalizes and safely regulates the adult-use of cannabis in Connecticut. Consisting of 15 members - several of whom are appointed by legislative leaders an more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 20 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today held a bill signing ceremony at Grace Farms in New Canaan to commemorate the adoption of a new law modernizing and updating a variety of state government operations affecting procurement, digital government initiatives, and the Small and Minority Business (or set-aside) Program. The legislation also adds new members with an education background to the C more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 22 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today held a bill signing ceremony at Capital Community College in Hartford to commemorate the adoption of a new law enhancing his ongoing efforts to provide workforce development opportunities for students and workers, support job growth, and help position Connecticut as a leader in the IT, AI, and Industry 4.0 economy. During the ceremony, the governor ann more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 21 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 20, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today held a bill signing ceremony at the edge of the Farmington River in Windsor to commemorate the adoption of a new state law banning the use of firefighting foam and food packaging that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Commonly known as PFAS, the large group of man-made "forever chemicals" are used in a variety of materials and products around more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 24 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 23, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today joined legislators, state officials, agricultural advocates, and business representatives for a bill signing ceremony in Stratford near the shore of the Long Island Sound to commemorate the enactment of legislation implementing policies that will support continued growth of Connecticut's shellfish industry in an effort to increase the populations of oys more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 24 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: Governor Lamont today joined state and local officials at the Family Resource Center at Charter Oak Academy in West Hartford to celebrate the success of the American Recovery Plan Act funding that has funded summer enrichment programs for Connecticut children. The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) has helped set up 36 summer enrichment programs at Family Resources Cen more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 22 -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: CSCU President Terrence Cheng today announced that debt which community college students took on or could not repay because of the pandemic will be forgiven. Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) President Terrence Cheng today announced that debt which community college students took on or could not repay because of the pandemic will be forgiven. Paid f more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 23 -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) today announced its first cohort of 33 participating districts that will receive Aperture Education's research-backed social-emotional learning (SEL) assessments, the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) System and the DESSA-mini. CSDE previously announced its partnership with Aperture to provide, at no cost,  more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 22 (TNSPro) -- Cornell University issued the following news: Lead New York, a leadership development program for adult professionals in the food, agriculture and natural resource sectors, has announced the members of its 19th class. "We are very excited to share the roster of our newest cohort," said Larry Van De Valk, executive director of the program. "Members come from across our state, plus Connecticut, and we have representation from sectors that we have not seen in more PR

MANCHESTER, Connecticut, July 23 (TNSAwa) -- Manchester Community College issued the following news release: Manchester Community College is proud to acknowledge the success of Kristen Buteau '14, as she was recently presented with the 2021 Joseph Sullivan Young Professionals Award by the Connecticut Certification Board (CCB). Buteau, of Newington, holds a drug and alcohol recovery counselor (DARC) associate in science degree from MCC. She is currently employed at Hockanum Valley Community Cou more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 22 (TNSPer) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Yale School of Medicine recently implemented the Review, Promotion & Tenure platform offered by Interfolio. This transition to a systematic digital, online process for faculty reviews replaced an older process that presented many challenges. "Appointments and promotions are vital parts of our academic process," says Jonathan N. Grauer, MD, Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs within the Office of Academ more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 23 (TNSRes) -- Yale University issued the following news release: As a newborn mammal opens its eyes for the first time, it can already make visual sense of the world around it. But how does this happen before they have experienced sight? A new Yale study suggests that, in a sense, mammals dream about the world they are about to experience before they are even born. Writing in the July 23 issue of Science, a team led by Michael Crair, the William Ziegler III Prof more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 21 (TNSRes) -- Yale University issued the following news release: A Yale-led research team has identified the immune cells that drive the inflammation observed in necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a severe gastrointestinal complication that often affects infants born prematurely. Writing in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, a team led by Yale's Liza Konnikova describes how a type of innate immune cells known as monocytes flock to the intestine of babies with NEC more PR