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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for 2024-09-22 ( 7 items )  
2024 CUES Emerge Competition Judging Panel Announced (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- The Credit Union Executives Society issued the following news release: CUES and partner Currency Marketing have selected a team of highly-respected credit union leaders to serve as the 2024 CUES Emerge judging panel. They are: * Mirren Harris, VP/Education & Professional Development, Canadian Credit Union Association, Halifax, Nova Scotia * Hector Martin, President/CEO, County Schools FCU, Ventura, California * Dianna Wilson, SVP/Chief Experience Officer, Am more PR

AMERICAN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF EXPANDS 'LOST IN TRANSLATION' CAMPAIGN THROUGH RELEASE OF TRAINING VIDEO FOR CONNECTICUT HOSPITALS (10)
WALLINGFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 19 -- Connecticut Hospital Association issued the following news release: West Hartford, CT (September 18, 2024) -- The American School for the Deaf (ASD), in partnership with the Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA), is proud to announce the release of a training video to raise awareness and improve communication access for deaf, hard of hearing, and DeafBlind patients across the State. Academy Award-winning actor Marlee Matlin provided the introduction for th more PR

CFIF Supports the Federal 'NO FAKES Act' (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 19 -- The Center for Individual Freedom issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) today announced its full support for the "Nature Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act" ("NO FAKES Act" (https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s4875/BILLS-118s4875is.xml). The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R - Tennessee), Thom Tillis (R - North Carolina), Chris Coons ( more PR

Choice and LibTech Insights publish white paper to understand the place of artificial intelligence literacy in information literacy instruction (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 17 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT -- Choice announces the ninth publication in a series of white papers designed to provide actionable intelligence around topics of importance to the academic library community. The paper "Building an AI Literacy Framework: Perspectives from Instruction Librarians and Current Information Literacy Tools" will provide readers with a better understanding o more PR

Foundational Grant Supports the Performing Arts in New England (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The New England Foundation for the Arts issued the following news release: * * * 2024 Grants Reach Communities from New Haven, Connecticut, to Lewiston, Maine * * * The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) announces 126 grants totaling $410,357 to support artistic engagements at 55 cultural organizations across the six New England states through NEFA's New England States Touring program. The nearly 50-year-old New England States Touring (NEST) progra more PR

Humane Society Legislative Fund Endorses Representative Jahana Hayes for Re-Election (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following news release: Today, the Humane Society Legislative Fund, the nation's leading animal protection organization, announced its endorsement of U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes for re-election to Connecticut's 5th Congressional District. "Jahana Hayes is working to ensure that Americans' love of animals is in congressional policy discussions," said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund. "She  more PR

Karen DuBois-Walton to Be Next President and CEO of The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 18 -- The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven issued the following news release: * * * Leader of Elm City Communities/Housing Authority of New Haven Chosen to Succeed Will Ginsberg * * * The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven has named Dr. Karen DuBois-Walton as the next president and chief executive officer of the region's community endowment and largest grant maker to local nonprofits. DuBois-Walton, most recently the president of Elm City Comm more PR