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ACC Network to present live Winter Championships coverage, Feb. 19-March 21 (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ACC Network to present live Winter Championships coverage, Feb. 19-March 21
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* ACC Swimming & Diving, Fencing, Indoor Track & Field and Wrestling Championships stream live on ACCNX
* ACC Wrestling Championship finals air March 8 on ACCN
* ACC Gymnastics Championships air March 21 on ACCN
ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to Atlantic Coa more PR
Americans for Tax Reform: Trump Accounts - List of Companies and Individuals Providing Contributions for Children (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026:
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Trump Accounts: List of Companies and Individuals Providing Contributions for Children
John Kartch and Rachel Loren
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 compan more PR
Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Lawsuit (10)
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Lawsuit
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New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected Live Nation's attempt to have all claims dismissed in an antitrust lawsuit filed by Attorney General James, a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general, a more PR
Baseball returns! ESPN to stream more MLB spring training games than ever (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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Baseball returns! ESPN to stream more MLB spring training games than ever
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* More than 250 out-of-market spring training games streaming via MLB.TV on ESPN platforms
ESPN today announced its 2026 Major League Baseball spring training schedule, which includes four national games on ESPN, six games on ESPN Unlimited, and more than 250 out-of-market games via MLB.TV more PR
Blumenthal Reintroduces Jaime's Law to Combat Gun Violence (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Blumenthal Reintroduces Jaime's Law to Combat Gun Violence
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[Hartford, CT] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) announced the reintroduction of Jaime's Law, a commonsense bicameral piece of legislation that would require instant background checks to prevent criminals from illegally purchasing ammunition.
Under current la more PR
Blumenthal Statement on Pause of Trump Administration Rule to Slash Disability Ratings for Thousands of Veterans (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 19, 2026:
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Blumenthal Statement on Pause of Trump Administration Rule to Slash Disability Ratings for Thousands of Veterans
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement following the Trump Administration's decision to halt its new interim final rule at the Department of Veterans more PR
Bonnies two wins away from national club hockey tournament (10)
ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Feb. 19 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release:
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Bonnies two wins away from national club hockey tournament
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Feb 19, 2026
Mike Cosentino is confident his Bonnies can do well this weekend at the American Collegiate Hockey Association Northeast Regional Tournament.
But after watching Canada nearly stumble Wednesday to Czechia in what would have been one of the great upsets in Olympic history, he knows that overconfidence is unaccept more PR
Conn. Energy Dept., Manresa Island Corp. Announce Stewardship Permit for Manresa Island (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026:
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DEEP, Manresa Island Corp. Announce Stewardship Permit for Manresa Island
Permit is First Step to Facilitate Redevelopment of Polluted Former Fossil Fuel Plant Site in Norwalk, Which Will be Transformed into a Community Park
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Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes and Manresa Isla more PR
ESPN to launch Women's Sports Sundays, a first of its kind summer weekly primetime franchise showcasing the best of women's sports in premium windows (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN to launch Women's Sports Sundays, a first of its kind summer weekly primetime franchise showcasing the best of women's sports in premium windows
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ESPN today announced the upcoming launch of Women's Sports Sundays - a first-of-its-kind, weekly primetime programming franchise that places women's sports at the center of the summer sports calendar. Debuting in Summer more PR
ESPN's 2026 UFL commentator lineup features signature voices, veteran spring football experts (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN's 2026 UFL commentator lineup features signature voices, veteran spring football experts
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* ESPN returns its signature commentator lineup for 2026 season, providing in-depth spring football expertise across 2026 slate
* Priority access: Sideline interviews, in-game audio, point-of-view cameras & replay review bring fans inside the game
* Sports betting ana more PR
Funding Education Opportunity: About One in Four Students is Chronically Absent (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 19 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news:
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Funding Education Opportunity: About one in four students is chronically absent
School districts may need to implement new policies to encourage students to attend school more regularly.
By Jude Schwalbach
When public schools remained closed for months during the COVID-19 pandemic, they sent students and families a harmful message: missing a lot of school is ok.
Before the pandemic, only 15% of stud more PR
Larson Announces $1 Million in New Federal Funding to Expand Harriott Community Healthcare Academy in Blue Hills, Bloomfield, and Across Connecticut (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Larson Announces $1 Million in New Federal Funding to Expand Harriott Community Healthcare Academy in Blue Hills, Bloomfield, and Across Connecticut
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Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $1 million in new federal funding to expand the Harriott Community Healthcare Academy, supporting efforts to train new care workers as Connecticut faces a severe healthcare worker short more PR
Larson to Attend People's State of the Union on the National Mall, Welcome Bristol Family Targeted by Trump Immigration Application Ban to the Capitol (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Larson to Attend People's State of the Union on the National Mall, Welcome Bristol Family Targeted by Trump Immigration Application Ban to the Capitol
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East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced he will not attend President Trump's State of the Union address. Larson will join progressive lawmakers and advocates across the country to speak out at the National Mall for a " more PR
N.J. Acting A.G. Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Protect Energy Affordability Programs in New Jersey (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 20 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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Acting AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Protect Energy Affordability Programs in New Jersey
Multistate Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Attempts to Slash Critical Energy Affordability Projects Funded by Congress
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Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administ more PR
NYC Mayor Mamdani Announces Six Appointees to the Rent Guidelines Board (10)
NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2026:
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Mayor Mamdani Announces Six Appointees to the Rent Guidelines Board
* The nine-member board will set rent adjustments for approximately one million rent-stabilized apartments, lofts and single-room occupancy units in New York City
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Today, New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the appointment of six new members of the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB), including a new Chair who w more PR
Ranking Member Shaheen, Sens. Blumenthal, Coons, Whitehouse Issue Readout of Travel to Chisinau, Moldova (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following readout of his travel to Chisinau, Moldova on Feb. 18, 2026, with Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, Chris Coons, D-Delaware, and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island:
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Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI more PR
Recent UConn Grads Seeing Immediate ROI with Hiring Success, Strong Starting Salaries (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 19 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Recent UConn Grads Seeing Immediate ROI with Hiring Success, Strong Starting Salaries
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Recent UConn alumni are predominantly staying in Connecticut, working or studying in pursuits of their choice, and seeing an immediate return on investment with strong starting salaries, new data shows -all despite graduating into one of the most challenging job markets in recent memory.
This year's data also more PR
Save the Sound, Other Groups Sue New York City Over Counterproductive Wastewater Treatment Plan for Flushing Creek (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release:
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Save the Sound, other groups sue New York City over counterproductive wastewater treatment plan for Flushing Creek
Proposed approach would fail to reduce the 1 billion gallons of raw sewage entering the creek each year, threaten aquatic life, and introduce new chemical risks
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Riverkeeper, Save the Sound, and Guardians of Flushing Bay have filed a lawsuit against the New York City Department of Enviro more PR
Supreme Court Appointment Process - Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee Topic of CRS Report (Part 2 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44236) on Feb. 17, 2026, entitled "Supreme Court Appointment Process - Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee:"
(Continued from Part 1 of 2)
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Hearings
Supreme Court nominations since 1949 have routinely received public confirmation hearings before either the Senate Judiciary Committee or a Judiciary subcommittee./38 In 1955, hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of John M. more PR
UConn Community Testifies at General Assembly Hearing on Graduate Loan Access (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 19 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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UConn Community Testifies at General Assembly Hearing on Graduate Loan Access
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In July 2026, the federal government is expected to eliminate Grad PLUS loans and cap federal borrowing for graduate students at $20,500 per year. According to the Council on Social Work Education, the change could affect approximately 370,000 graduate students nationwide and reduce access to an estimated $8 billion in more PR
UConn Humanities Panel Explores the Future of AI and Work (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 19 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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UConn Humanities Panel Explores the Future of AI and Work
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With millions of people now using generative AI to complete tasks both large and small, there is considerable anxiety about how this technology will impact the future of work. Are jobs now at risk because of AI? What is the right approach to integrating AI into the workplace - optimism or skepticism?
A recent panel, co-sponsored by the U more PR
University of Georgia: Heat Poses Additional Risks Post-hurricane (10)
ATHENS, Georgia, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following news:
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Heat poses additional risks post-hurricane
Researchers urge adoption of official fifth hurricane hazard
By Alan Flurry
A new study from the University of Georgia suggests hurricanes may now pose an additional danger to people through heat exposure.
Hurricanes threaten lives and cause significant economic damage. But their risks extend beyond just the storm itself.
"People tend to think of rainf more PR
Yale University: Bring Out the Shy People - Case for Politics Without Politicians (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 19 -- Yale University issued the following news:
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Bring out the shy people: The case for politics without politicians
In a new book, political theorist Helene Landemore argues that electoral politics is irredeemably broken but that democracy can be repaired by empowering ordinary people to govern.
By Mike Cummings
Yale political theorist Helene Landemore has a soft spot for shy people -- the wallflowers least likely to seek or desire power. She believes sh more PR
Yale University: Saluting an 'Amazing' Year in Quantum Science - and How We Got There (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 19 -- Yale University issued the following news:
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Saluting an 'amazing' year in quantum science -- and how we got there
In a recent public lecture, Yale's Robert Schoelkopf outlined the decades of research that preceded a Yale colleague's recent Nobel Prize -- and a remarkable year in quantum science.
By Jim Shelton
Taking quantum circuits from a vague academic notion to the factory floor in just over 40 years might sound daunting -- even impossible. But a more PR
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