MANCHESTER, Connecticut, Sept. 21 (TNSEve) -- Manchester Community College issued the following news release: Manchester Community College, home of the Connecticut Poetry Circuit, is joining with the Circuit to sponsor author and poet Ada Limon Tuesday, October 26, from 7 to 8 p.m. Limon will read from her work live via WebEx. To join the event, visit https://ctedu.webex.com/meet/TBotomcc.commnet.edu. There is no charge, and the public is invited to attend. Limon is the author of the poetry c more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 22 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2021: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in urging the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) to restore penalties for automakers that failed to meet corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for model year 2019-2021 vehicles. In 2016, NHTSA imposed an inflation-adjusted penalty of $14 for every tenth of a  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 25 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending New York's law regulating when individuals may obtain a license to carry firearms in public. The coalition argues that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not provide Americans with an unrestricted right to carry loaded fire more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 22 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2021: Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold its precedents protecting a woman's pre-viability right to choose to terminate a pregnancy. In an amicus brief filed with the Court, the coalition argues that Mississippi's pre-viability abortion ban is unconstitutional and should remain un more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2021: Attorney General William Tong, who has made fighting robocalls a top priority, today released an update on telecom companies' progress in implementing the Anti-Robocall Principles he signed onto in 2019. Since September 2019, companies that agreed to these Principles have identified more than 52 billion spam or spoofed numbers calls, authenticated the caller ID numbe more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 25 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general expressing concern to President Joe Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the treatment of thousands of Haitian refugees currently seeking humanitarian aid along the border in Texas. The coalition also urged the administration to reevaluate its rush to unfairly expel refugees more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 23 -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release: On Wednesday morning, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker, and state and local officials made a surprise visit to Bloomfield to announce paraeducator Kyle Mansfield has been named the 2022 Anne Marie Murphy Paraeducator of the Year. Mansfield is being recognized for his many years working in the human services field with students across  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner James C. Rovella today are mourning the loss of Reuben Bradford, former commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. He died this morning at the age of 75. Commissioner Bradford had a long, distinguished career in public service. He proudly served as a Co more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of Do Your Thing CT!, a new influencer campaign highlighting the dining, shopping, experiences, and other services that are unique to Connecticut. A joint effort between the Office of Governor Lamont and the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, Do Your Thing CT! takes a distinct approach by partnering wit more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker today are congratulating four Connecticut public schools on being named by the U.S. Department of Education as 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools. This recognition is given annually to select schools across the nation for demonstrating overall high achievement or success in closing achievement ga more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has issued a proclamation calling the Connecticut General Assembly to meet in a limited special session beginning Monday, September 27, 2021, for the sole purpose of approving a renewal of the declaration of public health and civil preparedness emergencies that were issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, today he  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 22 -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2021: The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) today announced that all 199 of Connecticut's local education agencies (LEAs) have had their plans for the investment of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief II Funding allocations approved by the CSDE. "CSDE is so proud of the thoughtful, innovative efforts districts are pursuing as they invest these fu more PR

WATERBURY, Connecticut, Sept. 23 (TNSPro) -- Post University issued the following news release: * * * Post University to Offer Online Continuing Education Program for Law Enforcement Post University has expanded its roster of professional development offerings with the launch of the Police Recertification Program, a virtual police recertification program for Connecticut's local law enforcement agencies. The fully online and asynchronous program is the only one of its kind offered by a higher  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 (TNSPar) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: * * * Botswana and Yale Environment School Partner on Improving Sustainable Land and Water Management Students and researchers from YSE will advise on collaborative work plans and initiatives, aimed at meeting Botswana's environmental priorities and aligning with the work of YSE faculty and students. The government of Botswana and Yale University signed a Memorandum of Understanding September 2 more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 (TNSRes) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: A pilot program developed by researchers at Yale Cancer Center that offers patients next day access (NDA) for oncologic consultation showed reduced wait times for initial access to cancer care and increased patient satisfaction, according to a new report. The study data will be presented on Sept. 24, at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium. "Delays in access t more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 25 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Patients who identify as racial and ethnic minorities prefer medical providers who share and understand their culture, but those patients are not as likely as others to access providers who can provide such care, according to a new study co-authored by two Yale Department of Psychiatry researchers. The findings, published September 23 in Lancet Psychiatry, are among the first to demonstrate patient  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Trauma-informed Yoga for Survivors, provided by the SHARE Center - Sexual Harassment and Assault Response & Education The first 8-week virtual series begins October 8 at noon, with additional times to be announced. The program will explore re-connection to the self through mind, body, and spirit. It will provide survivors with a means of becoming reacquainted with their bodies, help them become grounded in  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 20 (TNSJou) -- Yale University issued the following news: During the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, overwhelmed doctors and nurses in some places have had to make agonizing decisions about which patients should receive scarce health care resources. Some hospitals have contemplated using a standard measurement to guide these decisions. But two new Yale-led studies suggest that the protocol known as SOFA could promote racial disparities in treatment outcomes. Devel more PR