STORRS, Connecticut, March 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * 'None of us can escape aging': Doctoral Project Looks at Getting Older in Northeastern CT * If only getting the names of those who Asmita Aasaavari needed to talk to were as easy as ordering a No. 5 off the drive-thru menu. For three years, the Ph.D. candidate met with area senior center directors, social-service agency leaders, and boots-on-the-ground workers to try to make progress compiling a more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 16 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown joins coalition challenging HUD attack on states' fair housing laws * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 15 other attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcement agencies for abiding by state la more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Challenges Trump Administration's Attack On States' Fair Housing Laws * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to challenge unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housi more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Preserve Block On Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination Of Temporary Protected Status Protection For Haitian Nationals * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al. in the Supreme Court of the United State more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Reveals States Lack Evidence of Harm in Lawsuit Challenging the Trump Administration's New Regulations Intended to Prevent Illegal Aliens from Receiving Welfare * America First Legal (AFL) has uncovered that multiple states lacked a plausible basis to plead injuries in their legal campaign against the Trump Administration over new regula more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Urges Congress to Investigate and Legislate Against Blue States Lacking Evidence of Harm in Lawsuits Against the Federal Government * America First Legal (AFL) has sent a letter to U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, urging the committee to address the apparent practice of blue states suing the federal government w more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The American Fintech Council, an organization that says it promotes a transparent, inclusive, and customer-centric financial system, issued the following news release: * * * American Fintech Council (AFC) Urges Risk-Based AI Governance Framework in Connecticut Letter emphasizes oversight based on AI use cases and highlights need for data privacy, transparency, and human oversight * Hartford, CT - The American Fintech Council (AFC), the largest industry association re more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, March 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Applying a Landscape Architect's 'Design Eye' at Every Scale * Jagger Javenes '18 ( CAHNR ) has had an artistic bent since childhood, which has guided his career as a landscape architect. "Being outside, traveling, and expressing my creativity have always been passions of mine," Javenes says. "So between the artistic expression, the ability to connect with nature, and the exposure to new places  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 17 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Coalition Challenging Trump Administration's Attack on States' Fair Housing Laws Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a coalition of attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcement agenci more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces Lawsuit to Block Trump Administration's Unlawful Rollback of Fair Housing Protections * HUD guidance eviscerates enforcement of fair housing laws OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 16 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over guidanc more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief to Defend Drinking Water Safety Rule * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (Rule), which strengthened requirements to reduce exposure to lead from drinking water. Finalized in Oc more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 16 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration Over Attack on Fair Housing Laws * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to impose illegal conditions on HUD funding and to withhold funding from state and local fair  more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Protections for Haitian Immigrants * March 16, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in urging the United States Supreme Court to preserve the legal status of hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants, including many who have lived and worked in the Unite more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 16 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Fights to Keep Lead Out of Our Drinking Water * RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 16 other attorneys general argued to keep federal protections designed to replace lead pipes and prevent lead from leaching into drinking water. "We should all be able to agree on getting lead out of our children's drinking water," said Attorney Gene more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 16 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser joins coalition challenging Trump administration's attack on state fair housing laws * March 16, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a coalition of attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing e more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 16 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser urges court to reject corrupted $14B Hewlett Packard Enterprise/Juniper Networks merger settlement * March 16, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser led a coalition of attorneys general in filing a court brief opposing the $14 billion merger settlement between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks, the second and third largest providers of more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION CHALLENGING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACK ON STATES' FAIR HOUSING LAWS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforce more PR

SALEM, Oregon, March 16 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Urges Court to Reject Corrupted $14B Hewlett Packard Enterprises/Juniper Networks Merger Settlement * Attorney General Rayfield and a coalition of attorneys general filed a court brief opposing the $14 billion merger settlement between Hewlett Packard Enterprises and Juniper Networks, the second and third largest providers of wireless networking equipment in the  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, March 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Author Nikkya Hargrove Keynotes Women's History Month at UConn Stamford * Women's History Month kicked off with a bang on Tuesday, March 3, when UConn Stamford hosted author Nikkya Hargrove for a Career Conversation. The event revolved around Hargrove's memoir " Mama: A Queer, Black Woman's Story of a Family Lost and Found," detailing her life as she navigates post-grad life, love, and motherhood. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Urges Passage of Student Athlete Fairness & Enforcement (SAFE) Act * [Hartford, CT] -U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today urged Congress to pass his Student Athlete Fairness and Enforcement ( SAFE ) Act, legislation to codify athletes' rights and protections in law, expand revenue for all schools, support women's and Olympic sports and bring much-needed stability to the more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 16 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Clinic Advocates Against Data Center Expansion in Massachusetts City * A coalition of Lowell, Massachusetts residents represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School has earned a major legislative victory in their struggle to secure protections against the impacts of commercial data centers on their community. On March 10, the Lowell City Council adopted a temporary morato more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 16 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Clinic Represents Former U.S. National Security Officials in Amicus Brief Defending Anthropic * Back to News Represented by Yale Law School's Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic and the Farella Braun + Martel law firm, a group of 16 former senior U.S. national security officials filed an amicus brief on March 13 urging the district court in the Northern District of California to reject the Pentagon's attempt t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expressing support for the proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for perchlorate. The proposal aims to enhance public health protection through regulation of a contaminant identified as harmful to thyroid function and fetal neurodevelopment. CT DPH, which is tasked with enforcing the federal Safe Drinking Water Act in Connectic more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * DeLauro Statement on Court Ruling Striking Down RFK Jr. Vaccine Policy Today, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement after a federal judge blocked Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's changes to the childhood vaccine schedule: "RFK Jr.'s  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN announces commentator pairings for exclusive coverage of NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball * Starting Wednesday, March 18, fans can tune in across ESPN networks for exclusive coverage of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Presented by Capital One. Along with ESPN's robust studio coverage, 16 top-tier commentator teams will head to host sites  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN golf: TGL Playoffs tee off with Tuesday doubleheader; Coverage continues with Valspar Championship Thursday-Sunday * ESPN golf highlights * Tuesday: The TGL Playoffs tee off with back-to-back semifinal matches on ESPN and the ESPN App as teams look to claim their spot in the best of three finale March 23-24. Atlanta Drive GC -with Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horsch more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Five exclusive NHL games this week on ABC, ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu * * The Point continues Monday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+ * All NHL on ESPN games stream on the ESPN App via DTC or pay TV authentication * 43 NHL Power Play out-of-market games streaming on ESPN+ this week The NHL season continues this week with five exclusive games across ABC, ESP more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, March 17 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by Andrew Bernstein, member of the FEE Faculty Network: * * * The Brooklyn Bridge A triumph of capitalism. * There are two extraordinary truths about the Brooklyn Bridge. The first is that its creation was one of the heroic feats of 19th-century American capitalism; the second is that it was the personal epic of John Roebling and his family. The bridge's construction was  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 17 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following statement on March 16, 2026: * * * Governor Lamont and Commissioner Dykes Statements on Revolution Wind Delivering First Power to the New England Grid Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes released the following statements regarding the announcement that the Revolution Wind offshore wind project has b more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $200,000 in Grants to Help Watershed Coalitions Monitor Water Quality The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today $200,000 in Water Quality Monitoring Grant funding for five watershed coalitions across Massachusetts. Administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP),  more PR

DUSSELDORF, Germany, March 17 -- Henkel, a manufacturer of hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, issued the following news release: * * * Henkel Announces New Consumer Brands Center of Research & Development in Trumbull, CT Henkel, a leading manufacturer of well-known consumer and industrial brands, such as all(R) free clear laundry detergent, Dial(R) soap, Schwarzkopf(R) hair care, and Loctite(R), Technomelt(R) and Bo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CO-LEADS COALITION URGING SUPREME COURT TO PRESERVE BLOCK OF UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS PROTECTION FOR HAITIAN NATIONALS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general today in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al., opposing the Trump administration's effort more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 16 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Immigrant Workers Sue CBP for Revoking Security Clearances * Service Employees International Union Takes Legal Action on Behalf of Union Members Across the Country On March 13, 2026, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and four airport workers who were members of 32BJ SEIU sued U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in federal court to challenge the agency's decision to revoke security clearances more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Block on Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of Temporary Protected Status Protection for Haitian Nationals Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al. in the Supreme Court of the United States, opposing the Trump admin more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Stop Assault on States' Civil Rights Laws Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut posted the following news release: * * * New Britain Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ELI SAMUEL O'FARRILL-FERNANDEZ, also known as "Maple," 48, of New Britain, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Playing for Phoenix: ESPN is once again the exclusive home of NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball * * All 67 games of the tournament available across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and the ESPN App, March 18-April 5 * 1 Seeds: No. 1 UConn, No. 1 UCLA, No. 1 Texas, No. 1 South Carolina * Game On: Journey to the NCAA Championship, the one-hour women's basketb more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 17 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition challenge Trump Administration's attack on fair housing laws Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housi more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 17 -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * Raising a Voice to Congress for Health and Physical Education When Matthew Montanez, '27, walked into the Russell, Hart, and Rayburn congressional office buildings earlier this month, he did so not just as a college student -- but as Connecticut's advocate for health and physical education. A junior in Southern Connecticut State University's Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) p more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, March 16 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Ruby Bridges, Annette Gordon-Reed Named Commencement Speakers * Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annette Gordon-Reed will address the 2026 graduates. With the United States celebrating its 250 th anniversary this year, American history will be at the center of commencement ceremonies at Bryn Mawr College as civil rights icon Ruby Bridges and Pulitzer Prize-winning author  more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * S.T.O.P. Condemns False Arrest, Nearly 6-Month Imprisonment of Innocent TN Grandmother After Facial Recognition Mismatch Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a privacy and civil rights group, condemns the false arrest of Tennessee grandmother Angela Lipps by Fargo, ND police after a wrongful facial recognition match. Lipps had never been to more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, March 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Second World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities * This hybrid in person and virtual event, which was held in St. Lucia, was hosted by Springer Nature's The Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities and the Connecticut National Medical Association (CTNMA) in conjunction with the National Medical Association (NMA), St. Lucia Medical and Dental Association, W. Montague Cobb /NMA H more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, March 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Serving Communities, Delivering Care: The Health Education Center's Mission of Healthcare Accessibility * With one program office at UConn Health and four other regional offices across Connecticut, Eastern AHEC rebranded in 2019 to become the Health Education Center. Leading clinics across the counties it serves, AHEC facilitates experience learning opportunities for students across Connecticut wi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Connecticut Applauds Start of Revolution Wind Power to Connecticut * Hartford, Conn. - On Friday, Revolution Wind began delivering affordable, reliable, and renewable offshore wind power to Connecticut. Revolution Wind will supply enough power for 350,000 local homes. This follows two stop work orders issued by the Trump Administration in 2025. Twice the orders were overturned more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * So Casually Cruel: New PSI Report Reveals How Ticketmaster's Monopoly Supercharges Prices & Fees for Consumers * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), released a Minority staff report today, entitled, " So Casually Cruel: How Ticketmaster's Monopoly Supercharges Prices and Fees," reveali more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, March 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Recognizes UConn Fellow * An award from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine is supporting the research of UConn Health's Dr. Kristen Moriarty in the area of preeclampsia and intraplacental gene therapy. Moriarty, who is in the final year of her seven-year maternal-fetal medicine fellowship, recently accepted the SMFM's Outstanding Early Career Investigator more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, March 16 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology posted the following news: * * * Spotlight on Sports: Penn College wrestlers post best finish at nationals * Last week in review: Penn College sent three wrestlers to the NCAA Division III National Championships, and all of them, although eliminated on Friday's first day, came away winners and helped the team to its best finish ever (40 of 68) on the national level. Also, the baseball, softball and lacrosse teams  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Students say Oakland campus changed them for the better * Students say Northeastern's Oakland campus changed them into more open-minded versions of themselves Six students recently spoke during "Voices of NU Oakland," a storytelling competition on the theme of what makes Northeastern University's Oakland campus feel like home. by Vickie Jean DeHamer - Contributor March 16, 2026 OAKLAND -When Pr more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, March 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Helps Sea Scallop Communities Adapt to Ocean Warming * In the coastal waters stretching from Maine to Virginia, Atlantic sea scallops rival lobster as the top shellfish caught in the wild. This delectable mollusk supports one of the most valuable fisheries in the U.S., generating $360 million in revenue annually, and making the U.S. a global leader in wild scallop fishing. A combination of more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, March 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Women's Health Research Advancing at UConn * The Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) at UConn School of Medicine hosted it 3rd Annual GWIMS Networking Reception and Poster Symposium on Basic Science, Translational, Clinical, and Health Disparities Research that impacts Women's Health. This year's third annual event had its largest participation yet of researchers presenting nearly 40  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 17 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Democratizing data, one disease at a time The Yale School of Public Health's PopHIVE platform helps track health trends in communities -- and puts near real-time health data in the hands of the public. By Meg Dalton For five years, including during the COVID-19 pandemic, Anne Zink served as the chief medical officer for the state of Alaska. While leading the state's health response, she often wished for be more PR