HAMDEN, Connecticut, June 29 (TNSres) -- Quinnipiac University Poll has issued the following news release: * * * Voters Give Gov. Shapiro High Marks, Especially On I-95 Handling * * * In a state considered key to presidential elections, former President Donald Trump is leading a crowded field of candidates seeking the GOP nomination, receiving 49 percent support among registered Republican voters in Pennsylvania, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis receiving 25 percent support, accordi more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 30 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief to protect a key provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for millions of Americans. Congress enacted the ACA's preventive services provision because, previously, many Americans struggled to afford preventive car more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 29 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general and cities to file comments in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to update and strengthen the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). The MATS are nationwide standards that limit coal and oil-fired power plant emissions of toxic air pollutants, such as mercury and othe more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 27 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release and a letter: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 states in a comment letter supporting a new rule aimed at expanding Medicaid and Affordable Care Act (ACA) eligibility for Dreamers. In 2012, the Obama Administration created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program, which granted legal work authorization and protection from deportation to young people more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today released a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Biden v. Nebraska blocking the Biden Administration's targeted plan to cancel some student loan debt. "This is horrible news for hundreds of thousands of Connecticut families staring down billions of dollars in student debt. This decision will cause far-reaching econom more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * Attorney General William Tong released a statement today responding to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which allowed a Colorado web designer to refuse to build wedding websites for LGBTQ+ couples: "This wrong and hurtful decision undermines state nondiscrimination laws at a time of rising threats and hostility targeting the LGBTQ+ com more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 30 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * Attorney General William Tong released a statement today following a U.S. Supreme Court decision undercutting more than four decades of precedent allowing higher education institutions to consider race or ethnicity as part of holistic admissions processes to promote diversity in learning environments: "The Supreme Court majority got it all wrong - our Constitution more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 27 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 26 state attorneys general submitted comments in support of Federal Trade Commission amendments to the Negative Option Rule protecting consumers from deceptive auto-renewal programs. Negative options are marketing methods for companies to enroll consumers in subscriptions, continuity plans and programs, automatic renewals, an more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 30 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to announce the first round of grant awards for the Beverage Container Recycling Grant program. The grant program supports the establishment and expansion of beverage container redemption centers in urban centers and environmental justice communities. With container deposits sch more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 1 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today received more than $22 million from the State Bond Commission that will fund several key environmental initiatives across the state, including state park improvements, land acquisition for open space and outdoor recreation, and testing of private drinking water wells f more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes released the following statements in response to the announcement made today by President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration that Connecticut is receiving $144 million in federal funding to support its ongoing  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont, Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Chris Murphy, and Congressman Jim Himes today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation is being awarded a $26.4 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration for the purchase of 20 battery electric buses and implementation of transit facility infrast more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 28 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is releasing more than $6 million from the legal settlement in the Volkswagen Corporation (VW) emissions cheating scandal to fund 54 electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) projects across Connecticut. Administered by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the state is making these funds av more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 30 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut Summer at the Museum - the popular state program that enables Connecticut children to receive free admission at dozens of museums across the state during the summer months - is returning for 2023 with more than 120 museums statewide participating. Governor Lamont established the program in 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pan more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is committing $85 million in state funding from the state's Clean Water Fund and Clean Water Fund-related funding to implement a pilot program that will address sewage overflows in streets and basements in North Hartford, where residents have been chronically impacted by the long-term recurrence of sewer overflows. Adm more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 28 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today signed into law legislation he proposed that enacts a series of initiatives focused on reducing health care costs and improving the delivery of care for Connecticut residents. The legislation, Public Act 23-171, contains a multitrack approach to tackle the ongoing issue of health care affordability. The Lamont administration developed it with input fro more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 1 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today condemned the U.S. Supreme Court for siding against low and middle-income families in need of debt relief and reminded Connecticut employers and residents of the tools made available by his administration and the Connecticut General Assembly to address student loan debt in Connecticut. "Today's decision from the U. S. Supreme Court deals a crushing blow more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 30 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down race-conscious admissions that promote diversity in learning environments at colleges and universities nationwide: "This ruling takes our country backward by upending the hard work that has gone into removing barriers to educational advancement. College students l more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 30 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Chris Murphy, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, and Mayor Justin Elicker today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) a $25 million grant to help build a new bus rapid transit system in New Haven. The project includes creating 18 new stops and four mini-hubs, traffic more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 28 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes released the following statements in response to the announcement made today by President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration that Connecticut is receiving $144 million in federal funding to sup more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, June 28 (TNSres) -- Greenwich Associates, a division of CRISIL, issued the following news release: With fee levels and profit margins under pressure, asset management firms face the challenge of reining in costs while fostering growth. To achieve these seemingly contradictory goals, asset managers will need to upgrade their operating models, utilizing innovative technology and outsourcing to lower expenses and enhance client service while also delivering strong investment more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 1 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on June 30, 2023: Donald Trump is returning to Pennsylvania today for the Moms for Liberty Summit. Just over a year ago, Trump took the stage at a "Save America Rally" and ripped into Connecticut hedge fund executive David McCormick's ties to Wall Street, China and Mitch McConnell. WATCH: https://www.padems.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NEWSMAXTV_05-06-2022_21.10.18.mp4 Read the highlights: * "He more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 27 (TNStalk) (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on June 26, 2023, with Brett King, an associate professor of dermatology at Yale School of Medicine: * * * Yale dermatologist Dr. Brett King has now earned FDA approval for two new medicines for alopecia areata in 13 months. * * * Just a year after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first treatment for severe alopecia areata, the federal agency has approved a second treatment  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 30 (TNSper) -- Trinity College issued the following news: President Joanne Berger-Sweeney announced the appointment of seven new trustees to the Trinity College Board of Trustees. They begin their terms on July 1, 2023. All the new trustees are alumni, and one is the parent of a current student. They are: Jennifer Blum '88, Chris Delaney '83, Elissa Raether Kovas '93, P'25, Stephen D. Lari '94, Paul H. Mounds Jr. '07, Jamie Tracey Szal '06, and Consuelo Pedro '15.  more PR

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: As fury over ChatGPT began to subside, headlines surfaced about another kind of inauthentic content--AI-generated pictures and audio clips, and even videos of people appearing to say things they've never actually said. The genre is called deep fakes, and they've made media consumers once again question what they see online. University of Hartford Applied Associate Professor Adam Chiara has lo more PR

WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, June 27 (TNSper) -- The University of New Haven issued the following news release: The University of New Haven announced today that Barbara J. Lawrence, J.D., M.P.A. has been named vice president for diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and belonging (DEIAB). Working with stakeholders across the university, she will lead the continued development and implementation of the University's DEIAB strategic plan and all University-wide DEIAB efforts, including providing over more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 28 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Two to three weeks after conception, an embryo faces a critical point in its development. In the stage known as gastrulation, the transformation of embryonic cells into specialized cells begins. This initiates an explosion of cellular diversity in which the embryonic cells later become the precursors of future blood, tissue, muscle, and more types of cells, and the primitive body axes start to form. S more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 30 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * African American, Hispanic, and Native American Communities Experience Disparities in PAD Treatment * * * A new scientific statement issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) says that just by being from an underrepresented group, a person can have a higher risk of developing peripheral artery disease, or PAD, which is a dangerous narrowing of blood vessels in the leg. The statement, wh more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 27 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Many vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and pulmonary hypertension are irreversible. While factors like high cholesterol, smoking, and lack of exercise can add to the risk of increased injury, once the disease is established it becomes a self-sustaining process that progresses even if the patient reduces cholesterol level, quits cigarettes, or increases physical movement. A new study uncovers t more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 21 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized treatment of many forms of cancer by unleashing the immune system response against tumors. Immunotherapies that block checkpoint receptors like PD-1, proteins that limit the capacity of T cells to attack tumors, have become the choice for the treatment of numerous types of solid cancer. However, the introduction of PD-1-blocking agents can often result in T cel more PR