HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Attorney General William Tong today announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) committing DOE to a new timetable for updating energy efficiency standards for 20 categories of common consumer products and commercial equipment. The impacted products and equipment range from residential furnaces to laundry machines to electric motors. Attorney Gene more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: Attorney General William Tong this week led a multistate coalition of 51 attorneys general calling on the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to expand anti-robocall protections. Specifically, the attorneys general urge the FCC to require all telephone providers that route calls across the U.S. telephone network to implement more rigorous measures to prevent ille more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general calling on the Federal Trade Commission to adopt and strengthen guidance on automobile sales. The comment letter supports the FTC's proposed updates to the Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule related to the sale, financing, and leasing of motor vehicles by motor vehicle dealers, while p more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 20 -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski's tax return summary pages show he made $36.8 million over the past three years, but don't disclose the identity of the business consulting clients who paid him an average of $12 million every year. Between 2019 to 2020, his income tripled from $5.49 million to more than $15 million in 2020. The last two years, he was making  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is launching an education campaign to promote responsible cannabis use by adults. The campaign contains a collection of materials that cover how to safely store and dispose of cannabis and cannabis waste, and what to do in case someone, such as a child or pet, accidently ingests cannabis. The materials, which i more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 19 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today is applauding the announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the State of Connecticut is being awarded more than $53 million in funding from President Joe Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for water infrastructure improvements. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocated more than $50 billion to the EPA toward repairing more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is approving $31.3 million in state grants for 77 small towns in Connecticut to complete a wide variety of infrastructure improvements, such as the road safety reconstruction projects, sewer and drainage upgrades, sidewalk and pedestrian safety enhancements, and other kinds of capital improvement projects. The grants are provided th more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is approving a $500,000 state grant for the Town of Coventry to create a permanent softball field for use by the Coventry Girls Softball League. The state funding helps bring a resolution to the longstanding concern among many of the town's residents over the lack of a field in the town for use by the league, even though the boys ba more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Climate Resilience Fund, a state grant program that will help communities in the state plan and prepare for the effects of climate change. The fund is an historic state-level investment that will help communities initiate planning and envision projects for more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 22 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the announcement made today by State Comptroller Natalie Braswell that her office is transferring $3.1 billion of Connecticut's operating surplus into the budget reserve fund (commonly known as the rainy day fund) in a move that triggers a statutory threshold requiring a one-time, special payment of $2.8 billion to be made toward the state's u more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 21 -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following news release: Democrats responded to the Bob Stefanowski and Laura Devlin tax plan released today that would gut the rainy day fund and leave Connecticut unable to pay down our pension debt during better fiscal years. Stefanowski also followed in Governor Lamont's footsteps with policies Democrats have already accomplished. Once again, Bob Stefanowski proved he has no plan to pay for his tax proposal. Gover more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: With less than 50 days until Election Day, Bob Stefanowski's campaign is heading downhill. Two polls released in September show what little support Stefanowksi has left is quickly eroding, while Gov. Lamont's support remains strong. Polls from Emerson and Quinnipiac show a double-digit race, with Lamont beating Stefanowski by 10 points and 17 points. Stefanowski's support is particularly abysmal with women. more PR

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: In Connecticut's race for governor, Democratic incumbent Ned Lamont leads his Republican challenger Bob Stefanowski 57 - 40 percent, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University poll of likely voters in Connecticut released today. This is Quinnipiac University's first poll of likely voters in Connecticut's 2022 election and cannot be compared to results of ear more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 21 -- Greenwich Associates, a provider of global market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: More than two years from the start of the COVID-19 crisis, corporate treasury departments are implementing adjustments to their supply chains that will have long-term ramifications for businesses, economies and the trade finance industry across Asia. Two-thirds of companies still report experiencing supply-chain disruptions over the past 1 more PR

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Sept. 16 (TNSfund) -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news: Middlesex Community College Workforce Development and Continuing Education department has been awarded a $4,500 City of Meriden Community Development Grant to support and provide paraeducator training to 10 low- and moderate-income Meriden residents. The Connecticut Department of Education defines a paraeducator as "an employee who assists teachers and/or other professional educators or therap more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 20 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Attorney General Josh Stein, along with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, led a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general calling on the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to require the telephone providers that route calls across the U.S. telephone network to implement more rigorous measures to prevent more PR

LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, Sept. 20 -- Altice USA (formerly the Cablevision Systems) issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Optimum today announces that its 5 Gig and 2 Gig Fiber Internet service is now available across its Connecticut fiber footprint. 5 Gig Fiber Internet is the fastest residential fiber internet service in the tri-state area with symmetrical speeds up to 5 Gig Fiber Internet is the fastest residential fiber internet service in the tri-state area with symmetrica more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 21 (TNSpar) -- Trinity College issued the following news: The Trinity College community participated recently in a celebration of Central American independence as part of a larger effort to spread knowledge and awareness of Central American culture, history, and immigrant experiences. In partnership with the Central America United Committee of Hartford, Trinity's Center for Caribbean Studies organized a series of the flag-raisings at the Connecticut State Capitol i more PR

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 (TNSawa) -- The University of New Haven issued the following news: * * * Ceyda Mumcu, Ph.D., will receive the Sport Marketing Association's Lough Award, which was created in honor of Dr. Nancy Lough, Dr. Mumcu's mentor and an advocate for underrepresented groups in sport marketing. Dr. Mumcu is being recognized for her commitment to research and teaching focused on promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in sport marketing. * * * During her last year of w more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: David Braun, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology), Louis Goodman and Alfred Gilman Yale Scholar, and Nazli Dizman, MD, a resident in internal medicine at Yale School of Medicine, have both received Trailblazer Awards from the Kidney Cancer Association. The awards support researchers pursuing projects with the potential to improve kidney cancer treatment and care. Dr. Braun car more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S., but it is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. The reason is that most lung cancers are diagnosed in late stages of the disease, making early detection a key to survival. Lung cancer screening is one way to catch cancers early. A new procedure designed for the early diagnosis of lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies is another. Ya more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Madeline Mayday, BS, a fourth-year Experimental Pathology graduate student in the Laboratory of Diane Krause, MD, PhD, was recently awarded a 2022 National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Hematology Centers Program Type B Pilot and Feasibility grant for her project entitled, "Investigation of RBM15 and the m6A Epitranscriptome in Megakaryopoiesis." The NIDDK is an institute w more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 (TNSper) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Keith Choate, MD '04, PhD '01, will become chair of the Department of Dermatology at Yale School of Medicine and chief of Dermatology of Yale New Haven Hospital effective October 1, 2022. Choate will also work collaboratively with delivery network leadership to advance dermatological services across Yale New Haven Health System. Choate is associate dean for physician-scientist development; professor more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Leading experts involved in research and education related to the olive tree and its products gathered in Rome recently to discuss the positive health benefits of olive oil during the Fourth Annual Yale Symposium on Olive Oil & Health. Hosted by the Yale School of Public Health, University of Rome Tor Vergata, and the University of Bari Aldo Moro, the September 15-18 symposium addressed a variety of more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: September is peripheral artery disease (PAD) awareness month. Although scientists estimate that over 200 million people worldwide suffer from the condition, it's often neglected in the cardiovascular space in favor of more well-studied diseases, Yale scientists say. PAD is caused by blockages in the leg arteries. In the early stages of the disease, it can cause pain and other symptoms in the lower b more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: About three quarters of women will experience uterine fibroids before they reach the age of 50. With a range of often debilitating symptoms including excessive menstrual bleeding, they are the most common reason women undergo hysterectomies. And there is a lack of effective treatments--most therapies either only mask symptoms or are difficult for patients to tolerate. Now, researchers have developed more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: In patients undergoing peripheral vascular interventions (PVIs), a minimally invasive procedure that restores blood flow to the lower limbs, safety, and efficacy after using the VASCADE closure device (VCD) system was comparable with the standard treatment option for patients with severe peripheral artery disease (PAD), a new Yale-led study finds. In this single-center, retrospective review, 200 pat more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: The Yale Pepper Center is soliciting letters of intent from Yale faculty for new initiatives in translational geroscience. This pilot grant program, sponsored by the Department of Internal Medicine, is designed to facilitate innovative and high-impact translational geroscience research and establish/strengthen cross-disciplinary collaborations. Translational Geroscience: The primary premise underlyi more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 21 (TNStalk) (TNSbook) -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on Sept. 20, 2022, with Lauren Young, an academic and policy consultant: * * * The age-old adage that "history repeats itself" can pertain to everything from bad habits to global politics. But for Lauren Young, a Yale political scientist who specializes in security and defense issues, the lessons from the past are far more than a pithy one-liner. In her new book, "Hitler's Girl: The British Aristo more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- Yale University School of Public Health issued the following news: One of every six (15.73%) Ukrainian crop storage facilities, such as grain silos and elevators, has been damaged, destroyed, or controlled by Russia and its aligned forces since its invasion began on February 24, according to a new report released today by the Yale School of Public Health's (YSPH) Humanitarian Research Lab(HRL), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy's Oa more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 24 (TNSper) -- Yale University issued the following news: Giuseppe Moscarini, an internationally recognized macroeconomist and expert on labor markets and inflation, has been appointed the Philip Golden Bartlett Professor of Economics, effective July 1. He is a member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) in the Department of Economics. He also has an appointment with the Yale School of Management. A member of the Yale faculty since 1996, his work has advanced more PR