BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * 2025 College Football Season Kicks Off with Conference Media Days Across ESPN Platforms * * Nearly a dozen conferences represented in ESPN's media days presentations, including Big 12 (July 8-9), SEC (July 14-17) and ACC (July 22-24) ESPN's extensive programming surrounding the 2025 college football season kicks off with coverage of conference media days throughout t more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 4 -- The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 3, 2025: * * * ACLU Foundation of Connecticut Wins Preliminary Injunction Restoring Foreign Students' Lawful Status HARTFORD -- The ACLU Foundation of Connecticut has won a preliminary injunction restoring the foreign student plaintiffs' lawful status and barring the government from altering that status without permission while the litigation proceeds. The A more PR

WESTPORT, Connecticut, July 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release: * * * Afghanistan: Surge in Arrivals from Iran with about 80,000 Children Crossing the Border in June * KABUL, (July 2, 2025) - About 80,000 Afghan children crossed into Afghanistan from Iran in June, as total arrivals more than doubled compared to May, pushing an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Leads Bicameral Letter Calling on Hegseth to Reverse Decision to Freeze Shipments to Ukraine * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today led more than a dozen Members of Congress in calling on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to reverse the Defense Department's decision to pause shipments of munitions and arms to Ukraine. U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Slams Senate Passage of Republican Budget Cutting Taxes for Billionaires by Kicking Millions of Americans Off Their Health Care * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today after the Senate approved a budget bill that that would gut critical social safety net programs, rip away health care from millions of Americans, and exp more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Blumenthal, Peters Call on Republicans to Hold HSGAC Hearing to Examine Whether Partisan Nominee for VA Inspector General is Capable of Conducting Independent Oversight The unprecedented nomination of a political appointee to conduct independent oversight follows President Trump's firing of 19 independent watchdogs earlier this year * [WAS more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 4 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following news release on June 2, 2025: * * * Connecticut Sun Announce ACLU of Connecticut as 2025 Commissioner's Cup Beneficiary UNCASVILLE -- The Connecticut Sun is proud to announce the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut (ACLU-CT) as the team's beneficiary for the 2025 WNBA Commissioner's Cup, presented by Coinbase. "We are honored to be the organization chosen by the Connecticut Sun f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Votes NO on the Largest Health Care Cut in U.S. History & A Tax Giveaway for the Rich * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after voting "no" on President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (H.R. 1): "At a time when Americans are struggling with an affordability crisis and the tax code is slated to sunset tax breaks for millionair more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro, Fitzpatrick, Hayes Reintroduce Bipartisan Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act * U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced the bipartisan Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act, legislation that would address the urgent need for mental health professionals in schools. In DeLauro's  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro: Republicans Just Raised the Cost of Living for Working Americans * Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement after Republicans in Congress passed a budget bill that would kick families off Medicaid, raise energy costs, and cut food stamps, all to fund tax cuts for the wealthy and biggest corporations: "Republicans just raised the cost of living for working Americans."  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Protect Americans from Terrorism and Violent Extremism, Republicans Leave Americans Less Safe and Increase Costs for State and Local Governments WASHINGTON -- During today's House Appropriations Committee markup of the fiscal year 2026 Homeland Security funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill raises costs for famili more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Digital & Social 2025: No. 1 in May * ESPN Digital & Social was again No. 1 in the U.S. Sports Category in May with 175.1 million unique users, up 5% YoY, reaching 63% of the U.S. adult population across digital, YouTube and social media platforms, according to recently released Comscore data. * The ESPN App remained No. 1 in May, reaching 27.0 million unique us more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Exclusively Presents 2025 PLL Lexus All-Star Weekend, July 4-5 in Kansas City, Mo. * ESPN will exclusively present all events from the 2025 PLL Lexus All-Star Weekend this Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5, live from KPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Drew Carter will handle play-by-play for all three events with Sheehan Stanwick-Burch as analyst for the PLL Skills more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Formula 1 Viewership Notes After Austrian Grand Prix * ESPNs live telecast of the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, June 29, averaged 1.1 million viewers, a two percent gain over last year's race and the largest audience ever for the event on U.S. television. The audience was up from last year's viewership of 1.09 million, which at the time was the largest more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Original Series The Fight Life Returns for Season Two on July 7 * Featuring: Keyshawn Davis, Mikaela Mayer, Jared Anderson, Jaime Munguia, Abdullah Mason & Emiliano Vargas The ESPN Original Series, The Fight Life, returns for its second season on Monday, July 7, following its debut season last fall. Where to watch New episodes will be available to watch on de more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One Schedule Update: American League Leading Detroit Tigers to Visit Texas Rangers on July 20 * ESPN today announced an update to its 2025 Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One schedule. On July 20, the American League-leading Detroit Tigers will visit the Texas Rangers at 7 p.m. ET. Karl Ravech, the voice of Su more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball Featuring the Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers Averaged 2 Million Viewers - Up 66% From Last Year's Comparable Game * Through 14 Games, ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball Viewership Up 11 Percent from Last Season ESPN is generating its largest Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One audience in eight years, since 2017, according to Nie more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Exclusively on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+: Four-Stream Coverage of John Deere Classic * * Coverage begins tomorrow at 7:45 a.m. ET, continues through Final Round on Sunday, July 6 * Marquee and Featured groups four previous John Deere Classic winners: Thompson, Poston, Glover, Kim * Also fan favorites Day, Fowler, Homa, Kim, Knapp, more * Subscribe to ESPN+ on the more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Fenway Park Turns Yellow! ESPN Brings Fans The Savannah Bananas Live from Boston on Saturday, July 5 * * Pre-Game Show on ESPN Set to Precede the Action Fresh off Fourth of July fireworks, the celebration continues at iconic Fenway Park as the Savannah Bananas' wildly entertaining brand of baseball is showcased on ESPN - in addition to ESPN+ and Disney+ -- on Saturda more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, July 2 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Identifies the Top Strategic Trends in Software Engineering for 2025 and Beyond Software Engineering Leaders Must Capitalize on These Trends to Accelerate Innovation with AI and Implement Future-Ready Engineering Practices * Gartner, Inc. announced the top strategic trends in software engineering for 2025 and beyond. These trends enable organiza more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, July 3 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Predicts 80% of Enterprise Software and Applications Will Be Multimodal by 2030, Up from Less Than 10% in 2024 * Over the Next One to Three Years, Multimodal GenAI Models Will Increasingly Enrich More Applications Eighty percent of enterprise software and applications will be multimodal by 2030, up from less than 10% in 2024, according  more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, July 1 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Survey Finds 45% of Organizations With High AI Maturity Keep AI Projects Operational for at Least Three Years * Overview * Data Availability and Quality Are Top Challenges in AI Implementation * 63% of High-Maturity Organizations Implement Metrics * High-Maturity Organizations Will Have Dedicated AI Leaders Within the Next 12 Months Forty-fiv more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, July 3 -- Harman International, a Samsung company, issued the following news release: * * * HARMAN and ORBCOMM Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Advanced Asset Intelligence and Data Solutions STAMFORD, CT - July 01, 2025 - HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer, and enterprise markets, today announced a multi-year partnership with ORBCOMM, a global leader in ind more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Statement on H.R. 1 The "One Big Beautiful Bill" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Ranking Member of the Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, issued the following statement on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed out of the House of Representatives, 218 to 214, on Thursday, July 3, 2025: "When this bill first passed the House, I cal more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, issued the following opening statement at a Social Security and Worker and Family Support joint subcommittee hearing with Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano: * * * (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good to see you again, Commissioner. Let's cut to the chase. Your attendance today stands in stark contrast to our attempts to get more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Opposes Republican Bill to Cut Taxes for Billionaires by Kicking Millions off Health Care and Food Assistance * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against the Republican bill that cuts taxes for billionaires by slashing Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP nutrition benefits. Now that it has been approved by the House and the Senate, the bill heads to President Trump's d more PR

NEW YORK, July 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF and ACLU Commend Connecticut for Fully Funding the Connecticut Voting Rights Act * The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and ACLU applaud the Connecticut legislature for delivering the state biennial budget to Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, which he signed into law yesterday. The budget includes full funding for the Connecticut Secretary of State's Office to implement the Conn more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy on Meet the Press: Nobody Is Asking for 16 Million People to Lose Their Health Care Just So the Corporations and the Very Rich Can Get a New Tax Cut * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined NBC's Meet the Press with Kristen Welker to discuss Senate Republicans' efforts to ram through a bill that kicks millions of Americans off their health care in the dead more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Slams Republicans for Passing Bill to Take Away Health Care from 17 Million Americans, Fund Tax Giveaway for Billionaires * Click Here to Watch the Full Video WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Twitter/X after he opposed Senate Republicans' legislation to kick millions of people off their health care, gut federal funding for SNAP, an more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest to Air July 4 on ESPN Networks * The 2025 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest will feature the return of the most dominant eater the event has ever had. Returning to the iconic corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues on Coney Island is 16-time Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest champion, Joey Chestnut. "We are thrilled to ha more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 2, 2025: * * * President Trump Illegally Steals from Public Schools Across the Country Acting Department of Education Secretary Russ Vought to Linda McMahon: Move aside, I'll take it from here. * WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on President Trump's unlawf more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 1 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Governor Lamont Selects Marissa Gillett as PURA Chairperson Hartford, CT--This afternoon, Governor Lamont announced that he is selecting Commissioner Marissa Paslick Gillett to serve as the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). Here is what Charles Rothenberger, Save the Sound's Director of Government Relations, had to say: "Save the Sound applauds Governor  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Shelter Logic Corp., Watertown, Connecticut, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce in opposition to a proposed inclusion of lightweight aluminum folding beach chairs on the Section 232 aluminum derivative list. The comments address a request made by the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) for the inclusion of these chairs, which Shelter Logic argues would negatively impact both consumers and the market for their products. The c more ST

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Shelter Logic Corp., Watertown, Connecticut, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce opposing the inclusion of steel articles, specifically lightweight folding chairs, in the Section 232 tariff program. The letter, authored by Erik D. Smithweiss of the legal firm Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP, was a rebuttal to a request from Nucor Corp. for inclusion of these products. Nucor claims that increasing volumes of steel more ST

WESTPORT, Connecticut, July 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release: * * * Sudan: Sharp Rise in Attacks on Healthcare After Two Years of Conflict with 1,000 People Killed this Year * PORT SUDAN, (July 03 2025) - Nearly 1,000 people have been killed so far this year in Sudan while seeking health care or visiting loved ones in hospit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 5 -- Terex Corp., Norwalk, Connecticut, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce in response to a request from Gerdau Long Steel North America to impose Section 232 tariffs on certain steel products. Terex, a U.S. manufacturing company, expressed strong opposition to Gerdau's proposal, asserting that it lacks critical information and would harm the broader economy. "Imposing these tariffs would negatively impact Terex and its customers, the majority  more ST

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Trailer Released for ESPN's Fanatics Fest: All Access Special * Watch Trailer Today, ESPN, Fanatics and OBB Pictures released the highly anticipated trailer for Fanatics Fest: All Access, an hour-long special airing on July 7 on ESPN and ESPN+, which goes behind-the-scenes of this summer's most talked about sports, entertainment and culture event. From June 20-22, Fan more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Blumenthal Slams Republican Efforts to Slash Health Care & Skyrocket Costs * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Tonight, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the Senate Floor to condemn Republican efforts to pass a budget bill that would gut critical social safety net programs, rip away health care from millions of Americans, and explode the debt. Blumenthal highlighted the impact that more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Republicans Block Blumenthal Amendment to Prevent National Security Funding from Being Used on Trump's Luxury Qatari Jet * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the Senate Floor today ahead of a vote on his amendment to the Republican budget that would prohibit the use of funds intended for national security to instead be used to accept, retrofit, or t more PR

NORWALK, Connecticut, July 2 -- Xerox issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Xerox Completes the Acquisition of Lexmark, Uniting Two Industry Leaders * Norwalk, Conn. - Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: XRX) today completed its acquisition of Lexmark International, Inc. from Ninestar Corporation, PAG Asia Capital, and Shanghai Shouda Investment Centre. The transaction, valued at $1.5 billion inclusive of net debt and assumed liabilities, marks a significant milestone in t more PR