MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 24 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news release: On February 15, 2023, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen made an unannounced visit to the published address of the headquarters of the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) at 1201 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 600 in Washington, DC. Upon arriving at the address, Allen found that the location was actually the home of a virtual shared workspace and that no ERIC headquarters existed at the loc more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today announced an investigation into potential violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act by Stone Academy after the nursing school abruptly closed its doors leaving students' educational plans in limbo. The for-profit nursing school announced that it would be closing its campuses in East Hartford, Waterbury and West Haven  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release and letter on Feb. 20, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today sent a letter to Sun Community management opening an inquiry into longstanding property management concerns at Beechwood Community mobile manufactured home park in Killingworth. Attorney General Tong additionally submitted testimony regarding two legislative proposals seeking to ensure mobile home parks in Connecticut rema more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong led a bipartisan coalition in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect publicly funded programs from fraud by adopting a robust and fair reading of the False Claims Act (FCA). The coalition filed its brief in two Supreme Court cases that consider when a contractor can be held liable under the FCA for overbilling Medicaid. The FCA is an important law enfor more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 22 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today sought new investigative authority over bank consumer financial protection failures following the fraught merger between People's United and M&T banks. To date, the Office of the Attorney General has received over 400 complaints regarding the merger, including alarming reports of money disappearing from accounts, loss of access to on more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate federal lawsuit against the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) accusing it of singling out one of the two drugs used for medication abortions for excessively burdensome regulation, despite ample evidence that the drug is safer than Tylenol. The attorneys general also filed a preliminary injunction asking the c more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 22 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: Attorney General William Tong and a bipartisan coalition of legislators today announced new proposed legislation to strengthen Connecticut's ability to fight obnoxious and intrusive robocalls. The legislation would modernize the state's anti-robocall statutes to match new tactics and technology used to inundate Connecticut households with relentless, unwanted calls. C more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 25 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: Attorney General Raul Torrez has joined a multistate federal lawsuit against the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) accusing it of singling out one of the two drugs used for medication abortions for excessively burdensome regulation, despite ample evidence that the drug is safer than Tylenol. The lawsuit, led by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Oregon Attorn more PR

SHELTON, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- BPA Worldwide, an assurance provider, issued the following news release: Blue Valley Marketing, a leading telemarketing services provider, is the most recent organization to earn certification to the BPA Certified Partner Program. As part of the certification process, BPA reviewed Blue Valley's policies, processes, technologies, and controls for conformance to the BPA Worldwide standards for audiencequalification. The examination included reviews of Data Acquis more PR

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, Feb. 22 (TNSper) -- Central Connecticut State University issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: Oluwatoyin Awoderu shares an African proverb to illustrate her new role as director of the Central Connecticut State University Center for Africana Studies: "The comfort of the tree is the comfort of the bird." In Awoderu's view, the foundation, or roots, of the center must be nourished for its students, faculty, and guests to benefit from it. "We all talk abo more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- The Connecticut State Auditors of Public Accounts issued the following audit report entitled entitled "Central Connecticut State University - National Collegiate Athletic Association for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021." Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Contents Independent Accountants' Report...1 Statement of Revenues and Expenses (Unaudited)...11 Notes to Statement of Revenues and Expenses (Unaudited)...12 * * * INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT ON  more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: By 2025, nearly half of cybersecurity leaders will change jobs, 25% for different roles entirely due to multiple work-related stressors, according to Gartner, Inc. "Cybersecurity professionals are facing unsustainable levels of stress," said Deepti Gopal, Director Analyst, Gartner. "CISOs are on the defense, with the only possible outcomes tha more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2022: The three most important HR technologies this year are skills management, learning experience platforms and internal talent marketplaces, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. The survey of 138 HR leaders revealed the top strategic imperatives for HR technology in 2023. "With a tumultuous global economy, HR technology leaders face a b more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Enterprise Risk Management Teams Need a Better Approach to Third Parties * * * Enterprise risk management (ERM) teams are struggling to effectively mitigate third-party risk in an increasingly interconnected business environment, according to Gartner, Inc. In a Gartner survey of 100 executive risk committee members in September 2022, 84% of re more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: California Governor Gavin Newsom, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Delaware Governor John Carney, Hawai'i Governor Josh Green, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Mexico Gove more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado Governor Jared Polis, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Delaware Governor John Carney, Hawai'i Governor Josh Green, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, New Jersey Governor Phil Mu more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is committing Connecticut to join the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, a newly launched, nonpartisan, multi-state coalition of governors who are dedicated to protecting and expanding reproductive freedom in their states. At its launch, the alliance consists of 20 governors, becoming the largest such coalition ever convened. The alliance more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that FORGE - a nonprofit organization that connects startups creating physical products with the product development, manufacturing, and supply chain resources they need to grow and succeed - is establishing operations in Connecticut and will begin providing its services - free of charge - to local startups. The staff at FORGE are experts in  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today held a news conference in New Britain to announced that he has submitted multi-pronged legislative proposals to the General Assembly that focus on reducing health care costs for Connecticut residents, with a particular emphasis on enhancing competition, eliminating unnecessary charges, reducing rising prices, and increasing affordability for residents a more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Governor Wes Moore joined California Governor Gavin Newsom, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Delaware Governor John Carney, Hawai'i Governor Josh Green, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Mexico Governor Michel more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSper) -- Greenwich Associates, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release: * * * Coalition Greenwich Announces 2022 Quality Leaders in Continental European and German Institutional Investment Management * * * One-quarter of European institutional investors expect to hire a new manager for alternative asset classes in the next year-a hiring rate that would accelerate an already historic shift in investment strategy and portfolio composition. Al more PR

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 22 (TNSpar) -- The University of New Haven issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: Sachem Financial announced today that it will be releasing an education program to support small and medium-sized businesses. The program, designed by the University of New Haven's Pompea College of Business, will be offered at no charge to businesses that attained either the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) or Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans. This program deli more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 (TNSpro) -- Trinity College issued the following news: Trinity College engineering majors Kevin Clark '23 and Ananya Swamy '23 recently received student project grant awards from the NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium (CTSGC). Working on their senior capstone projects this year, the students have the opportunity to develop innovative engineering projects with the help of their group members, project advisers, and now the added support of NASA grant funds. Th more PR

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Feb. 21 (TNSper) -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2023: Following a national search, Michael Oblinger has been named Athletics Director at UNCW, the university announced today. Currently Deputy Director of Athletics-External Relations at the University of Connecticut, Oblinger will join the Seahawks on April 1, 2023. He will be introduced to the UNCW community at a press conference at 2 p.m., Monday, more PR

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 (TNSper) -- The University of Hartford issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2023: * * * University of Hartford President Gregory Woodward has announced his retirement this summer, following a tenure that yielded substantial progress on campus and led the community through the COVID-19 pandemic. * * * "It is after deep thought and reflection that I share my decision to retire at the end of my contract in June," says Woodward, who has dedicated his life and more PR

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSpp) -- The University of New Haven issued the following news: * * * Many current and former members of the New Haven Police Department - including several of its top brass - are current and former University of New Haven students. They believe their time as Chargers prepared them to excel as public safety professionals and as leaders. * * * As a member of the New Haven Police Department, David Zannelli '23 MPA got to be familiar with the University of New more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news on Feb. 21, 2023: As a minister, Warren's voice was his livelihood, but his battle with Wilson Disease has kept him from his calling. Through a Yale clinical trial he is regaining his voice, and sharing his story with others, to spread awareness about Wilson Disease, and sing the praises of participation in clinical research that has the potential to change lives. Warren B. is the first person in the  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 22 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: A Yale-led study examines the potential environmental benefits of more carefully selecting patients for prostate biopsy in a way that can also spare low-yield and potentially harmful procedures. Yale School of Medicine Associate Professor of Urology Michael Leapman, MD, MHS, and coauthors across seven other U.S. institutions estimated the environmental impacts of prostate magnetic resonance imaging [ more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: There is anxiety in the air after a chemical spill in and around East Palestine, Ohio. In early February, a train carrying hazardous materials derailed, forcing town residents to evacuate as toxic chemicals spilled into the atmosphere. Although the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has since evaluated the area around the Ohio chemical spill and declared the air quality safe, East Palestine residen more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 (TNSper) -- Yale University issued the following news: Yale sociologist Rourke O'Brien has joined an advisory council to guide Boston Fed researchers on projects intended to inform public policy. Rourke O'Brien, a Yale sociologist and social demographer who studies social and economic inequalities, is helping researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston as they seek to better understand the economic health of low- and moderate-income individuals and communi more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 20 (TNSper) -- Yale University issued the following news: Anthony Acciavatti, who works at the intersection of architecture, landscape, and the history of science and technology, was recently appointed the inaugural Diana Balmori Assistant Professor of Architecture. He is a faculty member at the Yale School of Architecture. Acciavatti's scholarly interests include the histories of the environmental sciences, as well as landscape architecture and engineering since  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 20 (TNSper) -- Yale University issued the following news: Deborah Small, who is considered one of the world's leading scholars in behavioral marketing, was recently appointed the Adrian C. Israel Professor of Marketing, retroactive to July 1, 2022. She is a faculty member at the Yale School of Management. Small, who joined the Yale faculty last summer, studies how individuals make decisions that affect their own and others' welfare and what their choices signal to more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 23 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale researchers study a program to fight childhood obesity, a new theory about the density of the universe, and the demographics of clinical trials. * * * This month, Insights & Outcomes dissects the demographics of clinical trials for new cancer drugs, gets real about childhood obesity, dives into ancient oceans to learn about the carbon cycle, and draws a parallel between the density of the univer more PR