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| State Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for 2021-12-26 ( 9 items ) |
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Conn. A.G. Tong and Consumer Counsel Statements on $1.8M Civil Penalty Over Eversource Marketing Tactics (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
Attorney General William Tong and Interim Consumer Counsel Claire E. Coleman issued the following statements after the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority recommended a $1.8 million civil penalty over Eversource's marketing tactics. Attorney General Tong and the Office of Consumer Counsel had filed a petition with PURA seeking an investigation following media reports that Eversource more PR
Conn. A.G. Tong Announces $739,759 Settlement With Manchester Pediatric Associates Over False Medicaid Billing (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2021:
Attorney General William Tong today announced a $739,759.52 Connecticut False Claims Act settlement with Manchester Pediatric Associates, LLC (MPA), and its owner, Dr. Swathanthra Melekote to resolve allegations that MPA submitted false and fraudulent claims between January 2015 and May 2021 that resulted in overbilling the Connecticut Medicaid program.
"Over the cour more PR
Conn. Education Dept. Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker Deploying More Than $7 Million to Assist Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 24 -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2021:
Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has approved the Connecticut State Department of Education's (CSDE) plan for use of the $7.2 million of federal funding under Connecticut's American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief - Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY) program.
The state more PR
Conn. State Colleges & Universities Announces $25M in Direct Payments to Community College Students (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 23 -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2021:
President Terrence Cheng today announced that the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system has completed the distribution of more than $3.6 million in emergency grants to community college students. Funded with federal COVID relief money, more than 2,400 students applied for and received $1,500 payments. The grants do not have to be repaid and can be more PR
Inflammation: New Approaches by Yale Medicine School Immunobiologist (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 22 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news:
Anyone who has ever twisted an ankle is familiar with swelling, redness, heat, and pain--some of the telltale signs of inflammation. While uncomfortable, it's a biological necessity that protects the body from damage after a disturbance. But according Ruslan Medzhitov, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology, this understanding of inflammation is narrow and largely incomplete.
Now, the entire field more PR
Pa. Democratic Party: Congressman Reschenthaler Slams Potential Senate Candidate McCormick for Ties to China (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 21 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news:
Congressman Guy Reschenthaler joined The Dom Giordano Program to talk about his support for Mehmet Oz in the Republican Senate primary. In the interview, Rep. Reschenthaler slammed Connecticut banker and potential Senate candidate David McCormick for his ties to China and "capitulating" to the communist party.
Rep. Reschenthaler went as far as to accuse McCormick of "kowtowing" to the Chinese Comm more PR
Pa. Democratic Party: Republican Senate Field Slams McCormick - He's 'Done More for China's Economy - The People of Pennsylvania' (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 21 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news:
With the announcement of Connecticut hedge fund executive David McCormick's exploratory committee, the "chaotic" GOP Senate primary field grew even larger. McCormick, who had already come under fire from Congressman Guy Reschenthaler for "kowtowing" to the Chinese Communist Party, drew more attacks from the Republican Senate field as one of the county's nastiest primaries continues to get even mess more PR
Yale Environment School Study Finds Electric Vehicles Provide Lower Carbon Emissions Through Additional Channels (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 21 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news:
With new major spending packages investing billions of dollars in electric vehicles in the U.S., some analysts have raised concerns over how green the electric vehicle industry actually is, focusing particularly on indirect emissions caused within the supply chains of the vehicle components and the fuels used to power electricity that charges the vehicles.
But a recent study from the Yale School o more PR
Yale Medicine School: Nasal Vaccination May Protect Against Respiratory Viruses Better Than Injected Vaccines (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 22 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news:
A Yale School of Medicine research team led by Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, recently found that local vaccines administered with a nasal spray were more effective in protecting mice against influenza than vaccines that are injected into the muscle, the way standard flu shots are done. Iwasaki, who is Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Immunobiology and professor of molecular, cellular, and developmental biolog more PR
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