RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 18 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein and the Attorneys General of Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Oregon today led a bipartisan group of 33 attorneys general calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to consider stronger surveillance and data security protections to prevent misconduct and promote transparency and accountability around online data collection. "So mu more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 16 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut has reached a settlement with Walmart to resolve allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis by failing to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores. The settlement will provide more than $3 billion nationally and will require significant improvements in how Walmart's pharmaci more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 14 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut, along with 39 other attorneys general, has reached a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google Account settings. This is the largest multistate privacy settlement in U.S. history. Connecticut will receive more than $6.5 million from the settlement. "This $391. more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 18 (TNStalk) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2022: * * * Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding new Eversource standard service supply rates effective January 1. Supply rates will double from 12.05 cents per kWh to 24.2 cents per kWh, resulting in an $84 per month increase for the average user. "This is a massive increase that will be unaffordable for many Connecticut families more PR

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, Nov. 18 (TNSpro) -- Central Connecticut State University issued the following news release: The Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at CCSU will draw on the expertise of regional police chiefs to revamp and update its academic programming. Through its new Executive Police Fellows program, CRM faculty will work with an advisory group of eight Connecticut police chiefs and one police captain to review courses in its curriculum, explore mentorships, and consider  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 9 -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following news release: Voters across Connecticut rejected anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, election-denying messages of extreme Republicans, defying predictions of historic mid-term losses to the party of the sitting President by re-electing the federal delegation, the Governor, electing Democratic constitutional officers, and holding majorities in the state House and Senate. "Voters at the state and local levels chose candi more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 19 -- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2022: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that it has embarked on needed construction upgrades at Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam. The construction work will restore the historic terrace overlook adjacent to the castle and includes a new drainage system and railings for visitors to safely view more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Nov. 18 (TNSawa) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news on Nov. 16, 2022: The Prospanica Connecticut Chapter Board of Directors selected Joshua Sumrell, coordinator of the Intercultural Center, to receive its 2022 Education Leadership Award. The award recognizes Sumrell's embodiment of Prospanica's missions, values and initiatives due to his contribution and engagement with the organization and chapter members. Sumrell will attend the annual  more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Annual Audit Plan Hot Spots Report Identifies Top 12 Risk Areas for Next Year * * * Cyberthreats and IT governance are top risk areas for internal auditors to address in their audit plans for 2023, according to Gartner, Inc. The Gartner 2023 Audit Plan Hot Spots Report identifies the top 12 risk focus areas for Chief Audit Executives (CAEs) to  more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Customers Cited as Primary Stakeholders Creating Pressure to Act on Sustainability Issues 86% of Business Leaders Say Sustainability Investments are Protecting Their Organization from Disruption Sustainability Programs Helping to Optimize Energy Consumption, Business Travel and Customer Transaction Costs * * * A new Gartner, Inc. survey revea more PR

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Nov. 18 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release: GE Healthcare's Pharmaceutical Diagnostics business announced an $80 million investment to increase manufacturing capacity by 30 percent at its Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) site in Lindesnes, Norway. The investment - which is creating around 100 new jobs - is part of GE Healthcare's broader commitment to address significant  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 16 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that when he begins his second term in office early next year, two administrative changes will occur within the senior leadership of the Office of the Governor, including the appointment of Jonathan Dach as chief of staff and Natalie Braswell as general counsel. Paul Mounds, Jr., who has served as the governor's chief of staff since  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 17 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is planning to appoint Alexandra Daum as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) when he begins his second term in office early next year. Daum will succeed David Lehman, who intends to leave state service at the conclusion of the governor's first term. "Our administration has an aggressive appr more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 18 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: Governor Ned Lamont, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes, and Consumer Counsel Claire Coleman released the following statements in response to new service supply rates from Eversource and United Illuminating (UI) effective January 1, 2023, that were submitted today to the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA): Governor L more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 16 -- Greenwich Associates, a provider of global market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: Asset managers who demonstrate a clear sense of purpose are more likely to win business from institutional investors. New data from Coalition Greenwich indicates that institutional investors are seeking asset managers whose values and purpose align with their own. Globally, approximately 90% of asset owners believe it is important for manage more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 15 (TNSper) -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Stephen Ball and Chris Erker have joined the firm's Technology, Manufacturing & Transportation business unit as partners. Erker practices out of the firm's St. Louis office, and Ball joins The Link, Husch Blackwell's virtual office, and is resident in Stamford, Connecticut. A veteran intellectual property lawyer, Ball has developed the strategic more PR

SHELTON, Connecticut, Nov. 17 -- BPA Worldwide, an assurance provider, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2022: Citing the continued value and importance of digital events within the world's meetings and expositions industry, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events(R) (IAEE), the leading trade association for the global exhibitions and events industry, today announced its full support of VSef (Virtual Standard Export Format), including the RSDE (Reporting Standards fo more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Environment issued the following news: * * * Paulo Brando, an internationally recognized expert of tropical ecosystems, is joining YSE this fall. His research explores the causes of deforestation and forest degradation in the Amazon and the associated consequences to climate, ecological stability, and the potential future pathways of forests. * * * When Paulo Brando was growing up in Brazil, he'd hear stories about the importance of  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 15 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2022: While the Commonwealth experienced an increase in precipitation over the previous month, there are regions of the state that continue to be impacted by long term drought conditions, and today Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Beth Card announced the following drought declarations: the Central and Southeast Regions have upgrad more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 17 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Since arriving at Yale School of Medicine in 2021, Madhav C. Menon, MBBS, MD, associate professor (nephrology), has published numerous research studies that have been widely discussed. Recently, he received a second RO1 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, (NIDDK), with funding expected to start in 2023. Menon, director of research in kidney transplantation more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 11 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to Finance Builders, Inc. in the sale to Brown & Brown Dealer Services (BBDS). Finance Builders is an independent sales and service organization providing finance and insurance (F&I) products and sales support to automotive dealers primarily in Connecticut and Massachusetts. BBDS, a division of Brown & Brown Insurance Services (NYSE: BRO), is an F&I performance compan more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 16 (TNSjou) -- Trinity College issued the following news: Teenage use of some of the most accessible drugs - e-cigarettes, cannabis, and prescription opioids - can too easily evade notice by practitioners and parents, a fact that has led to an undertreated population at a critical time in their development, according to a new study by a team of researchers. The study, published in the November issue of the Lancet: Child and Adolescent Health, outlines practical iden more PR

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 17 (TNStalk) -- The University of New Haven issued the following news: As an engineer, Vahid Behzadan, Ph.D., is interested in how things work. But, he says, he's also curious about how things break. His work explores, in part, how cyber systems can be vulnerable. Dr. Behzadan recently was part of a group of engineering and criminal justice faculty who welcomed Connecticut Attorney General William Tong to the University. It was an opportunity for Tong to learn abo more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: The School of Medicine hosted its second annual Yale Single Cell Symposium at the Mary S. Harkness Auditorium on October 28. Featuring over 20 speakers, including keynote speakers Rong Fang, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering and pathology, and John Tsang, PhD, professor of immunobiology and director of computational systems biology, and hosting over 200 attendees, it was an opportunity for stud more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: On November 17, the FDA approved teplizumab, the first drug with the ability to change the course of type 1 diabetes, or any autoimmune disease. Yale School of Medicine played a crucial role in the drug's trials, most of which were led by Kevan Herold, MD, C.N.H. Long Professor of Immunobiology and of Medicine (Endocrinology). Type 1 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood, i more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 18 (TNStalk) (TNSbook) -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on Nov. 17, 2022, with sociologist and historian Jonathan Wyrtzen: * * * As the standard narrative goes, the tensions and conflicts that have afflicted the Middle East over the past century originate with the arbitrary redrawing of the region's map by the British and French after the Ottoman Empire collapsed during World War I. In his latest book, "Worldmaking in the Long Great War: How Local and C more PR