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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for 2026-01-21 ( 27 items )  
2026 LIMRA Distribution and Marketing Conference to Focus on Building Trust and Engagement in the Age of AI (10)
WINDSOR, Connecticut, Jan. 20 [Category: Financial Services] -- LIMRA posted the following news release: * * * 2026 LIMRA Distribution and Marketing Conference to Focus on Building Trust and Engagement in the Age of AI * WINDSOR, Conn., Jan. 20, 2026 - The 2026 Distribution and Marketing Conference will take place February 2325 in Orlando, Fla. Attending leaders will participate in discussions on building consumer trust through effective marketing and distribution alignment in the age of AI. more PR

AAJ, Public Justice Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Transportation Workers' Access to Justice (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The American Association for Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * AAJ, Public Justice Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Transportation Workers' Access to Justice In joint amicus brief, AAJ and Public Justice ask the Court to reject Flower Foods' attempt to avoid accountability for wage and hour violations against its workers * The American Association for Justice (AAJ) and Public Justice today filed a joint amici curiae brief with the U.S more PR

Advancing Bleeding Disorders Knowledge and Research (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Jan. 20 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Advancing Bleeding Disorders Knowledge and Research * Ali Serrantino, MS, of Cromwell is closing in on three successful years working at UConn Health's New England Sickle Cell Institute and Connecticut Bleeding Disorders Center. Her work's focus has been coordinating and advancing bleeding disorders research including UConn's participation in regional and national bleeding disorder registries.  more PR

AG Campbell Leads Effort To Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration From Unlawfully Banning International Students From Attending Harvard (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Leads Effort To Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration From Unlawfully Banning International Students From Attending Harvard * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general today in filing an amicus brief urging the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to affirm the prelim more PR

An All-Nighter, Perseverance Helped UConn Grad Student Win Predictive Modeling Championship (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Jan. 20 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * An All-Nighter, Perseverance Helped UConn Grad Student Win Predictive Modeling Championship * Graduate student Uday Pandey was working so diligently on a model for the 2025 Travelers University Modeling Competition that he actually forgot to go to sleep one night. "I was working on the model and was so engaged that I didn't notice the time,'' he said, laughing. "When I finally looked at the clock more PR

Appropriations Committees Release Homeland Security Funding Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Appropriations Committees Release Homeland Security Funding Bill Today, the Appropriations Committees released the text of the Homeland Security funding bill. House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro issued the following statement: "ICE must be reined in. There must be accountability for the countless abu more PR

Appropriations Committees Release Three-Bill FY26 Funding Package: Labor, HHS, Education; Defense; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Appropriations Committees Release Three-Bill FY26 Funding Package: Labor, HHS, Education; Defense; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Today, the Appropriations Committees released the text of a bipartisan, bicameral three-bill funding package, continuing the Committees' steady progress in fully funding the govern more PR

Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration's Efforts to Unlawfully Bar International Students from Attending Harvard University (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration's Efforts to Unlawfully Bar International Students from Attending Harvard University * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of Harvard University's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unjustified an more PR

Attorney General Bonta Opposes Further Attempts by U.S. DOJ to Subpoena Hospital Records on Gender-Affirming Care (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Further Attempts by U.S. DOJ to Subpoena Hospital Records on Gender-Affirming Care * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday joined 17 other attorneys general and one governor in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The brief opposes the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ)'s s more PR

Credit unions stand united against credit card mandate bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Credit unions stand united against credit card mandate bill * The credit union movement stands united in opposition to the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), and America's Credit Unions, the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL), and all state leagues wrote to House and Senate members Friday. The CCCA- reintroduced last week in both chambers -would bring harmful new  more PR

DNC: ICYMI - On Trump's One Year Anniversary in Office, It's Clear Democrats Have the Momentum Ahead of the 2026 Midterms (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * ICYMI: On Trump's One Year Anniversary in Office, It's Clear Democrats Have the Momentum Ahead of the 2026 Midterms This month, Democrats win crucial special elections; Last week, Virginia Democrats advanced four constitutional amendments and Cook Political Report shifted 18 House races in Democrats' favor * Following Democrats' commanding double-digit overperformances througho more PR

EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House * WASHINGTON - Today, marking exactly one year since President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 500 top environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved to fulfill the agency ' s statutory obligations and core m more PR

ESPN men's college basketball schedule showcases six days of conference matchups and ranked showdowns, Jan. 20-25 (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 21 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN men's college basketball schedule showcases six days of conference matchups and ranked showdowns, Jan. 20-25 * Three ranked matchups across ESPN network * College GameDay Covered by State Farm (r) returns Saturday, live from Texas Tech * Dick Vitale makes 2026 debut Saturday, Jan. 24 for UNC-Virginia * ESPN's men's college basketball coverage continues with  more PR

ESPN NBA Full Court Press: ESPN tips off its coverage of NBA Rivals Week on Wednesday with a doubleheader (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 20 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN NBA Full Court Press: ESPN tips off its coverage of NBA Rivals Week on Wednesday with a doubleheader * ESPN tips off its coverage of NBA Rivals Week with a doubleheader presented by State Farm on Wednesday On Wednesday, January 21, the Charlotte Hornets and LaMelo Ball host the Cleveland Cavaliers and Donovan Mitchell at 7 p.m. ET. Mike Breen will provide play-b more PR

Gartner Survey Finds Only One-Third of Consumers Say GenAI Rivals Search Engines; Marketers Must Optimize for Both AI-Driven and Traditional Search (10)
STAMFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 21 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Survey Finds Only One-Third of Consumers Say GenAI Rivals Search Engines; Marketers Must Optimize for Both AI-Driven and Traditional Search Consumers Spend More Time, Scroll Deeper, and Broaden Product Consideration Sets * Only about one-third of consumers believe GenAI chatbots are as effective as search engines for learning new infor more PR

Hines Delivers Keynote Address at State MLK Jr. Day Commemoration (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Jan. 20 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Hines Delivers Keynote Address at State MLK Jr. Day Commemoration * Dr. Jeffrey F. Hines, the vice president of the Office for Inclusion and Civil Rights at UConn and UConn Health, delivered the keynote address at the Connecticut Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission Commemoration on Monday morning at the state Capitol in Hartford. The event was a celebration of King's 97th birthday and the  more PR

Indiana Wins First National Title (10)
WACO, Texas, Jan. 20 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Indiana Wins First National Title * Indiana had to fight tooth and nail for the win, but when Jamari Sharpe intercepted a Carson Beck pass with 44 seconds left to go in the game, the Hoosiers finally captured their first national championship in college football, beating Miami (Fla.), 27-21. Indiana becomes the first major college football team to go 16-0 since Yale did it in more PR

Johns Hopkins: Study Finds Majority of Older Dually Eligible Medicaid-Medicare Recipients in Six States Opt for Hiring and Paying Caregivers of Their Choosing (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * New Study Finds Majority of Older Dually Eligible Medicaid-Medicare Recipients in Six States Opt for Hiring and Paying Caregivers of Their Choosing By Lindsey Culli A study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that a majority of older adults dually enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare in six states are opting to hir more PR

Larson, Neal Demand Full Criminal Investigation into 'DOGE' Leak of Private Records to Musk Associates and Immediate Congressional Action to Safeguard Americans' Privacy (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Neal Demand Full Criminal Investigation into 'DOGE' Leak of Private Records to Musk Associates and Immediate Congressional Action to Safeguard Americans' Privacy * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) released the following statement after the Social Securit more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Leads Effort to Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration From Unlawfully Banning International Students From Attending Harvard (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Leads Effort to Uphold Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Unlawfully Banning International Students from Attending Harvard Coalition Argues the Trump Administration's Attacks on International Students and Universities Threatens States' Economic Prosperity and Global Competitiveness * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a  more PR

NHL on ESPN Battle of Pennsylvania delivered double-digit increases (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 20 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * NHL on ESPN Battle of Pennsylvania delivered double-digit increases * * Thursday's Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins matchup averaged 690K viewers, +69% vs. last season's NHL on ESPN average * Through 14 games, NHL on ESPN is averaging 555K viewers, +36% YoY * Through 16 games, NHL on ESPN and ABC is averaging 645K viewers, +29% YoY The 2025-26 NHL seaso more PR

PGA TOUR LIVE on the ESPN App showcases Scottie Scheffler's season debut & more ESPN golf highlights (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 20 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * PGA TOUR LIVE on the ESPN App showcases Scottie Scheffler's season debut & more ESPN golf highlights * ESPN golf highlights * Tuesday: TGL action continues as Tiger Woods' Jupiter Links Golf Club makes its second appearance in as many weeks, as Akshay Bhatia, Max Homa and Kevin Kisner take on the Los Angeles Golf Club's Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose and Sahith Theega more PR

Three exclusive games this week on ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 20 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Three exclusive games this week on ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu * * Thursday doubleheader: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu and Detroit Red Wings vs. Minnesota Wild at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN * Friday on ESPN: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Chicago Blackhawks at 7 p.m. * The Point returns Thursday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESP more PR

University of Connecticut Receives Record $11 Million Gift to Expand Actuarial Research (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Jan. 20 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * A Legacy of Impact The Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research was established in 2008 with a $1 million endowment from the Goldenson family -whose commitment to the success of UConn's actuarial science students continues with their recent transformational $11 million gift. The Center strives to provide high-quality actuarial research projects and services to support the insurance and financial serv more PR

USDA ERS Highlights Rural America's 2025 Recovery and Growth Trends (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- Rural America, encompassing 1,958 nonmetro counties and 46.2 million residents (13.6 percent of the U.S. total as of July 2024), saw population growth of 0.29 percent from July 2023 to June 2024, driven by net migration gains of 242,743 people offsetting natural decline of 108,203. This continues post-2021 rebound from COVID-era stagnation, with recreation-dependent counties leading net migration rates through 2024, while farming counties held near zero and minin more PR

Yale University: 'Recipes' for Accelerating Chemistry Discoveries - With a Dash of AI (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 20 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * New 'recipes' for accelerating chemistry discoveries - with a dash of AI MOSAIC, developed at Yale, is an AI platform that offers experimental protocols and procedures across a range of chemistry, including drug design. By Jim Shelton Speeding up drug discovery in the age of AI may come down to a concept that's comfortingly old-fashioned: Consulting a chemistry recipe book. It makes perfect sense.  more PR

Yale University: Why the Same Cold Can Be a Sniffle for Some and a Crisis for Others (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 20 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Why the same cold can be a sniffle for some and a crisis for others It's not the rhinovirus itself but the body's early immune response that determines whether the common cold stays mild or flares into something more dangerous, a new study finds. By Karen Guzman When Ellen Foxman began her postdoctoral work at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) in 2010, she was interested in what respiratory viruses coul more PR