HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 4 (TNSPer) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Dec. 3, 2021: * * * Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the resignation of Comptroller Kevin Lembo. "Kevin Lembo is one of the most knowledgeable and dedicated policy wonks and leaders I have had the honor to serve with. "His fight for transparency and open government has made us all better public servants, and our state government is stronger b more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 2 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is nominating Nancy Navarretta of Hamden to serve as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. In this role, she will succeed Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, who left the position in June following her appointment by President Joe Biden to serve in his administration as assistant secretary for m more PR

BERLIN, Connecticut, Dec. 2 (TNSPer) -- Eversource Energy, a provider of electricity and natural gas, issued the following news: Eversource is pleased to announce that Steve Sullivan will become the new president of the company's electric operations in Connecticut effective December 5th. Sullivan, a Connecticut resident and company employee for more than 30 years, will serve as the President of the Connecticut Light & Power Company and lead a dedicated, cross-functional team tasked with address more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 2 (TNSAwa) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Attila Feher, MD, PhD, a clinical fellow in the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, received the Hal O'Brien Rising Star Award from the High Country Nuclear Medicine Conference (HCNMC). The Rising Star Award supports physician-scientists in the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. The award will be presented at the 2022 HCNMC Conference, held March 5-8, 2022. The recipients are selected  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 2 (TNSAwa) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Michael Nanna, MD, MHS, an assistant professor and interventional cardiologist, has been awarded the 2021 Geriatric Cardiology Career Development Award by the American College of Cardiology. The Career Development Award aims to improve the care of older adult patients with cardiovascular disease and support the professional development of one GEMSSTAR awardee. The two-year grant is supported by the Geo more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong has received over 1,000 complaints and helped recover approximately $1.9 million for consumers regarding disrupted travel plans due to COVID-19. With new variants and rising case numbers triggering additional travel restrictions worldwide, Attorney General Tong urged consumers to carefully review terms and agreements before making travel plans. In light of more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 30 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Digital Currency Group (DCG), a leading investor in bitcoin and blockchain technology companies, has informed his administration that the company will be relocating its headquarters from New York City to Stamford, Connecticut. The company is expected to create more than 300 jobs in Connecticut over the next five years. "Attracting new in more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that at his urging, President Joe Biden has approved his request to add New Haven County to the existing FEMA Individual Assistance presidential major disaster declaration due to the damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in early September. The portions of the declaration that were approved today include the FEMA Individual Assistance  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 2 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut has collected roughly $1.7 million during the first month of legalized online gaming and sports wagering, which began in Connecticut with a soft launch on October 12. Between the soft launch through October 31, the state collected approximately $513,000 from sports wagering and $1.2 million from online casino gamin more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 29 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement regarding the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529, also known as the Omicron variant: "We are monitoring a new COVID variant of concern, which was identified by the World Health Organization on Friday. "This new variant - named Omicron - was first reported to the WHO by government officials in South Africa. "Our team at the Connecticut Department of Public Health, led by Commissioner M more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 30 (TNSOps) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Hilo has been selected by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) to participate in the newly launched Transformation Accelerator Cohort (TAC). The program is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and designed to help institutions eliminate race, ethnicity, and income as predictors of student success. The inaugural TAC cohort, which w more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 2 (TNSPol) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: The Biden administration's $1 trillion infrastructure law passed by Congress in November, which includes $7.5 billion to build out a national network of EV charges in U.S, signals renewed optimism for battling the climate crisis in the U.S. But stubborn facts persist: Americans still rely heavily on fossil fuels and nonrenewable energy. Only 727,000 electric vehicles were sold in 2019 according to  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 1 (TNSJou) -- Yale University issued the following news on Nov. 30, 2021: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, when governors across the United States were closing businesses and schools to slow the virus' spread, people in the South stayed home at lower rates than residents of other regions of the country, according to a Yale-led study. The study, published in the journal PLOS One, matched U.S. census data with anonymized geolocation data from a nationally representati more PR