HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 14 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on June 13, 2023 and a letter: Attorney General William Tong today led a bipartisan coalition of 22 other attorneys general urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to advance artificial intelligence governance polices that prioritize robust transparency, reliable testing and assessment requirements, and allow for government oversight and enforcement for hig more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 13 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong is joining a coalition of state attorneys general calling on the Federal Communications Commission to clarify the federal rules requiring telemarketers to obtain express written consent before contacting consumers. That consent, the attorneys general say, must be between one consumer and one seller or business entity. The reply comment was filed on June 6 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Connecticut Department of Education posted the following news release from June 8, 2023: Connecticut State Department of Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker testified today at a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, "Why Are So Many American Youth in a Mental Health Crisis? Exploring Causes and Solutions." Russell-Tucker discussed the extensive efforts Connecticut has undertaken to support students' mental health needs before more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 16 (TNSres) -- The Connecticut Department of Education issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut State Department of Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker, and Connecticut State Librarian Deborah Schander today launched a re-envisioned 2023 Governor's Summer Reading Challenge that places a stronger focus on increasing summer reading activities and improved literacy outcomes for all students. The Governor's Summe more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 15 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is awarding $8.8 million in grants through the inaugural round of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Climate Resilience Fund (DCRF). These state awards will support 21 innovative climate resilience plans and projects across 17 Connecticut municipalities and co more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 15 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is awarding $8.8 million in grants through the inaugural round of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Climate Resilience Fund (DCRF). These state awards will support 21 innovative climate resilience plans and projects across 17 Connecticut municipalities and councils of governments. Through th more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 15 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he will lead a delegation of Connecticut state officials and business leaders at the Paris Air Show later this month as part of a business recruitment mission intended to strengthen and support the state's aerospace industry and the thousands of local jobs that it supports. The Paris Air Show - which runs from June 19 to June 22, 2023 -  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 16 (TNSres) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut State Department of Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker, and Connecticut State Librarian Deborah Schander today launched a re-envisioned 2023 Governor's Summer Reading Challenge that places a stronger focus on increasing summer reading activities and improved literacy outcomes for all students. The Governor's Summer Readin more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 13 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today signed into law legislation enacting the fiscal years 2024 and 2025 biennial state budget (House Bill 6941), which contains several tax relief measures for Connecticut residents that includes the largest reduction in the income tax in state history. The tax relief measures include: * An income tax cut for the middle class that reduces the two lowest m more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 14 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today signed legislation that enacts a law allowing pharmacists to prescribe certain types of birth control without patients first needing to visit their doctor. The legislation, Public Act 23-52, was proposed by the Lamont administration in an effort to improve access to birth control, especially in rural and underserved areas where access to reproductive h more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 14 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today signed legislation into law directing the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) to install wrong-way driving alert systems on at least 120 additional highway exit ramps statewide that the agency has identified as high-risk. CTDOT began installing this technology on exit ramps in 2020 and continues to expand its use statewide. The technology  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 12 (TNStalk) -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on June 11, 2023: * * * Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to the defacement of the City of Hartford's Black Lives Matter mural on Trinity Street, which was found today with graffiti depicting a swastika and a coded message of white supremacy: "I am beyond disgusted to learn about the graffiti that was left overnight on Trinity Street. These do not represent more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 16 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on June 15, 2023: * * * Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to the labor agreements reached between SEIU 1199 and six private nonprofits that provide services for individuals with intellectual disabilities: "I applaud the workforce and their private provider employers for working together to reach agreements on wages and benefits. These workers provide care to some of  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 17 (TNSres) -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Wildlife Division and White Memorial Conservation Center have worked together to establish a "Bat Cam" in a Litchfield barn. The barn, on the White Memorial property, is where female big brown bats give birth and raise their young every year. The Bat Cam was officially unveiled at more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 13 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today the awarding of more than $1.46 million to support the state's efforts to reduce diesel air pollution. The eight projects announced today are part of the 2022 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grant Program. DERA, which is administered by the U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Thanks to Gov. Ned Lamont, the working families of Connecticut are set to see major relief on their next tax bill as he signed a $51 billion state budget that includes the "largest income tax cut" in state history. Gov. Lamont's budget also includes an income tax cut for the middle class that will directly lead to lower tax bills for over one million people in the state of Connecticut, along with an increase more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, June 14 (TNSres) -- Greenwich Associates, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release: The combination of increasing demand for Latin American bonds from both international and local investors and continued technology innovation is driving rapid growth of electronic trading in Brazil, Mexico and other major Latin American markets. The institutional investors taking part in a new study from Coalition Greenwich executed nearly half (46%) of their hard currency  more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, June 14 (TNSper) -- Hampshire College issued the following news: With extensive experience in the industry, and having served on multiple teams within the organization, O'Keefe was named executive director on June 1. The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) is one of eight regional councils established to conserve and manage fishery resources within the federal 200-mile limit off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, June 15 (TNSper) -- Hampshire College issued the following news: With extensive experience in the industry, and having served on multiple teams within the organization, O'Keefe was named executive director on June 1. The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) is one of eight regional councils established to conserve and manage fishery resources within the federal 200-mile limit off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. more PR

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, June 15 (TNSawa) -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news: Sarah Leone, assistant professor of mathematics at Middlesex Community College, celebrates everything, including making mistakes, taking risks, and doing things outside our comfort zone. This year, Middlesex Community College and the Connecticut Board of Regents (BOR) is celebrating Professor Leone. In Fall 2022, Professor Leone was nominated for the 2022-23 BOR Faculty Awards through a collabo more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 15 (TNSres) -- Trinity College issued the following news: Two new Trinity College graduates have been awarded prestigious Fulbright Program grants to support teaching in Peru and research in Germany. Aiden Chisholm '23 received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program Grant to support the teaching of English in Peru. Nic Zacharewski '23 received a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to work at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg. The Fulbright Pr more PR

HAMDEN, Connecticut, June 15 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release: * * * Economy & Preserving Democracy Top List Of 2024 Election Issues * * * Less than a week after former President Donald Trump was indicted on 37 federal charges tied to his handling of classified documents, his support among Republican and Republican leaning voters remains largely unchanged, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll released today. The poll more PR

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, June 17 (TNSres) -- The University of New Haven issued the following news: As part of a recent mini conference the University hosted, game design and technology professionals from across Connecticut engaged in important discussions about the future of the industry, workforce development, and the "state of play" in Connecticut. Mehdi Mekni, Ph.D., recently welcomed a diverse group of professionals in the technology and gaming fields to the University of New Haven. The m more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 13 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Two Yale Department of Psychiatry scientists have been awarded a federal research grant to study the effects of the drugs MDMA and methylone as possible treatments for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Alfred Kaye, MD, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, and Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD, Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Psychiatry, are principal investigator and more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 17 (TNSper) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Reena Kapoor, MD, associate professor of psychiatry and program director of the forensic psychiatry fellowship at Yale School of Medicine, has been named director of forensic services in the State of Connecticut's Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). Kapoor will begin in her new role effective August 1. "It is a privilege to lead the Division of Forensic Services in its missio more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 14 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * At Yale, a Psychoanalyst Recounts Her Experiences * * * When psychoanalyst Beatrice Patsalides Hofmann, PhD, began treating asylum seeker and torture survivor Mamadou Bae at the Primo Levi Centre in Paris, the patient didn't speak to her. Instead, Mr. B, as Patsalides Hofmann refers to him, showed her the scars on his body and acted out his torturer's movements. Patsalides Hofmann told the st more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 13 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * A new study reveals a diminished response to nutrients among people with obesity -- and that this brain response is not recovered after weight loss. * * * After a person eats, the gut dispatches a series of signals to the brain conveying the presence of nutrients, a phenomenon that scientists believe may help regulate eating behavior. However, in a new study led by Yale's Mireille Serlie, researchers more PR