WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * Betsy McCaughey Calls for Elimination of Connecticut Income Tax By Donald Webster III This past week Former New York Lieutenant Governor and current Newsmax host Betsy McCaughey announced her bid for Connecticut Governorship. In her opening speech, she promised to eliminate the income tax and focus on fixing Connecticut's floundering economy. Connecticut currently has a top marginal state individual in more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * Trump Accounts: List of Companies and Individuals Providing Contributions for Children Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cut. Senator Ted Cruz (R - Texas) led the Trump Accounts effort in congress. In addition to the $1,000 provided by the U.S. Treasury, individuals and companies have announced private contributions to the more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 31 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Australian Open 2026 men's championship live Sunday, February 1 on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN App * * Coverage begins at 3 a.m. ET with pre-shows on ESPN and ESPN Deportes * Encore presentations at 9 a.m. ET and 10 p.m. ET on ESPN2 * AO Animated alternate presentation on the ESPN App The Australian Open men's championship will be presented live early Sun more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's College GameDay Covered by State Farm heads to Baton Rouge for storied rivalry matchup on Feb. 14 * * GameDay's second show of the season will be live from No. 6 LSU (8 p.m. ET on ABC) * Christine Williamson set to host the pregame show, alongside women's basketball analysts Andraya Carter and Chiney Ogwumike ESPN's College GameDay Covered by State Farm (r) more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 31 -- Yale Law School issued the following Q&A on Jan. 30, 2026, with Professor of Law Joshua Macey: * * * Faculty Spotlight: Energy Law and Fixing the Power Grid with Joshua Macey Professor of Law Joshua Macey '17, who received tenure in January 2026, teaches and writes about bankruptcy, environmental law, energy law, and the regulation of financial institutions. His latest work focuses on the fragility of the nation's electric grid and offers strategies to impro more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- First Candle, a national nonprofit organization focused on eliminating sleep-related infant deaths, has expressed strong support in a public comment letter to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the extension of data collection authority for the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). The letter urges the CDC to maintain this vital program, which serves as an essential tool for monitoring maternal and infant health outcomes across the  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- A coalition of marine and environmental scientists has called upon the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to refrain from issuing leases for seabed mining in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) adjacent to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). In a public comment letter, the scientists highlighted the potential harm to marine ecosystems and the need for thorough scientific assessment of these areas before any minin more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy On Fox News: The Country Is Less Safe Because Of ICE * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Sunday appeared on Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream. As Americans decisively turn against the Trump administration's lawless immigration enforcement operations, Murphy made the case for why Republican more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * What Are Sanctuary Cities? Definitions, legal boundaries, and the range of local immigration enforcement policies What "Sanctuary City" Means By Austin Milks "Sanctuary city" is not a legal term. There is no single official definition. The phrase is commonly used to describe cities, counties, or states that restrict the extent to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 1/23/2026-1/30/2026 * Honoring VA Nurse Killed by ICE in Minneapolis [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, released a statement on the killing of Alex Pretti, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Intensive Care Unit nurse who worked at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 29 -- VoteVets issued the following news release: * * * VoteVets PAC Endorses Luke Bronin for Congress in CT-01 Today, VoteVets PAC is announcing that it is endorsing Luke Bronin in Connecticut's First Congressional District. A Rhodes Scholar, Luke volunteered to serve in Afghanistan in 2010 and worked as a Navy intelligence officer on the U.S. military's anti-corruption task force. From 2016 to 2024, Luke served as the mayor of Hartford, where he tackled the city's big more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- United We Dream issued the following news release: * * * We, the People, Demand More Than Accountability: We Demand Citizenship, Living Wages, and An End to Billionaire Greed Now! This moment calls for more than accountability of the immigration enforcement machine; it demands Congress put working people first. * This week our country has mourned the brutal killings of our neighbors Renee Nicole Good, Alex Pretti, Keith Porter and Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, as well a more PR