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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for 2026-03-25 ( 38 items )  
ABC delivers third most-viewed NHL game this season (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ABC delivers third most-viewed NHL game this season * * Saturday's Bruins-Red Wings game averaged 1.3M viewers, +51% vs. last season's NHL on ABC average * Through 37 games, NHL on ESPN networks is averaging 800K viewers, +26% YoY The 2025-26 NHL season on ESPN networks continued Saturday with an Original Six matchup between the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Win more PR

Attorney General Bonta Calls on Congress to Stop Government Mass Surveillance of Americans (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, March 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Calls on Congress to Stop Government Mass Surveillance of Americans * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside a coalition of 17 attorneys general, called on Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence tools that enable mass surveillance of Americans witho more PR

Attorney General Bonta Opposes ExxonMobil's Request to Preempt Hazardous Materials Protections (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, March 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes ExxonMobil's Request to Preempt Hazardous Materials Protections * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), opposing ExxonMobil's request for PHMSA to make an administrative determination that fe more PR

Attorney General Clark Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 17 state attorneys general urging Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence tools that enable mass surveillance of Americans without judicial, legi more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON CONGRESS TO CLOSE LOOPHOLE ENABLING FEDERAL MASS SURVEILLANCE (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 24 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON CONGRESS TO CLOSE LOOPHOLE ENABLING FEDERAL MASS SURVEILLANCE Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 17 states, urged Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence (AI) tools that enable mass surveillance of Americans without judicial, legislative or publ more PR

Blumenthal & Robert Garcia Release Report Detailing DHS's Reckless Disregard for the Safety of Children (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Robert Garcia Release Report Detailing DHS's Reckless Disregard for the Safety of Children * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a report today  more PR

Blumenthal, Colleagues Presses Trump Administration to Reverse Course on Rollback of Federal Employee Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Colleagues Presses Trump Administration to Reverse Course on Rollback of Federal Employee Protections * [Hartford, CT] -U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined Senate colleagues to urge the Trump Administration's Office of Personnel Management (OPM) against implementing two rules that would severely weaken longstanding civil service protections for federal employees. The more PR

Courtney, Welch Re-Introduce Bill to Eliminate Federal Student Loan Interest (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney, Welch Re-Introduce Bill to Eliminate Federal Student Loan Interest * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, and Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) re-introduced the Student Loan Interest Elimination Act, a bill to lower the cost of college for current and future student loan borrowers. The Student Loan Intere more PR

DEEP to Host CT Outdoor Recreation Day at State Capitol April 30th (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 25 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * DEEP to Host CT Outdoor Recreation Day at State Capitol April 30th Event Will Showcase CT-based Outdoor Industries, Retailers, Guides and Recreation Groups * The Office of Outdoor Industry and Experiences will host an inaugural Connecticut Outdoor Recreation Day featuring Connecticut-based outdoor industries, retailers, guides, and r more PR

ESPN NBA Full Court Press: Playoff Push presented by Advil tips off Wednesday, featuring the Eastern Conference leading Pistons twice this week on ESPN and ABC (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN NBA Full Court Press: Playoff Push presented by Advil tips off Wednesday, featuring the Eastern Conference leading Pistons twice this week on ESPN and ABC * ESPN tips off its coverage of the Playoff Push presented by Advil across ESPN and ABC on Wednesday, March 25 and continues on Saturday, March 28. On Wednesday, March 25, the Atlanta Hawks, led by reigning N more PR

ESPN to exclusively present NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championships, March 26-April 11 (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN to exclusively present NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championships, March 26-April 11 * * Regional Semifinals on Thursday and Friday, followed by Regional Finals on Saturday and Sunday on ESPN, ESPN2 * NCAA Men's Frozen Four (April 9 & 11 in Las Vegas) on ESPN & ESPN2 * ESPN's John Buccigross, Colby Cohen and Quint Kessenich lead the Men's Frozen Four coverage  more PR

ESPN to premiere 'Sports Heaven: The Birth of ESPN' on April 6 (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN to premiere 'Sports Heaven: The Birth of ESPN' on April 6 * Watch Trailer | Stills ESPN today announced that "Sports Heaven: The Birth of ESPN" will premiere on April 6 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The documentary film tells the remarkable story behind the creation of the network that would transform sports media, following Bill Rasmussen, his son Scott Rasmussen more PR

ESPN's exclusive coverage of NCAA Women's March Madness marches on to the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's exclusive coverage of NCAA Women's March Madness marches on to the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight * ESPN's exclusive coverage of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Presented by Capital One continues this week with the Sweet 16 tipping off on Friday, March 27, ahead of Elite Eight play as the countdown to the 2026 Championship continues. Games are ava more PR

FEMA Grants States Additional Time to Complete Critical Hazard Mitigation Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * FEMA Grants States Additional Time to Complete Critical Hazard Mitigation Projects Work Aligns with FEMA's Commitment to Empowering States to Protect Communities * The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that 19 states and two U.S. territories will have more time to finish projects that help prevent damage from more PR

From Fieldwork to Policy Insight: Yale's ISPS Fellowship Expands Graduate Research Across Disciplines (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 25 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * From Fieldwork to Policy Insight: Yale's ISPS Fellowship Expands Graduate Research Across Disciplines Authored By: Rick Harrison Adriana Ceron arrived in El Salvador in February of last year to study the lives of Salvadorans after deportation from the United States. She quickly realized she would need more time to complete the work. As a graduate policy fellow with the Institution for Social and Policy Stu more PR

Gartner Predicts That by 2030, Performing Inference on an LLM With 1 Trillion Parameters Will Cost GenAI Providers Over 90% Less Than in 2025 (10)
STAMFORD, Connecticut, March 25 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Predicts That by 2030, Performing Inference on an LLM With 1 Trillion Parameters Will Cost GenAI Providers Over 90% Less Than in 2025 LLMs in 2030 Will Be up to 100 Times More Cost-Efficient Than the Earliest Models of Similar Size Developed in 2022 * By 2030, performing inference on a large language model (LLM) with one trillion para more PR

Gartner Says CFOs Need to Rethink the ROI of AI Investments (10)
STAMFORD, Connecticut, March 25 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Says CFOs Need to Rethink the ROI of AI Investments Gartner Analysts Are Covering Key Enterprise and Finance AI Topics at the Gartner CFO Symposium/Xpo 2026 in Sydney * CFOs are misjudging AI investments by treating them as a single ROI problem rather than as a portfolio of very different bets, according to Gartner, Inc., a business a more PR

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Fact Sheet: Trump Has Been Defunding Homeland Security Since Day One (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump Has Been Defunding Homeland Security Since Day One House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released a fact sheet detailing how the Trump Administration under the recently fired and forever-disgraced Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been dismantling the Department of Homeland Securit more PR

IRS: Time is Running Out to Claim $1.2 Billion in Refunds for Tax Year 2022 (10)
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news: * * * Time is running out to claim $1.2 billion in refunds for tax year 2022; taxpayers face April 15 deadline The Internal Revenue Service today announced that over 1.3 million people across the nation have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2022 and face an April 15 deadline to submit their tax returns. The IRS estimates that approximately $1.2 billion in refunds remains unclaimed fo more PR

Making Mentorship a Critical Priority at UConn (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, March 24 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Making Mentorship a Critical Priority at UConn * Graduate school is an intense commitment, and when asking anyone who has navigated the experience, a common theme arises: mentorship can make or break one's chances at success. A team of UConn faculty and staff members including associate dean and professor in the Department of Sociology Mary Bernstein, Jennifer Cavallari professor in the Departme more PR

Management Professor John E. Mathieu Reaches Rare Scholarly Milestone (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, March 24 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Management Professor John E. Mathieu Reaches Rare Scholarly Milestone * The School of Business is celebrating management professor John E. Mathieu for reaching an extraordinary milestone in scholarly research. Mathieu reached an h-index of 100 on Google Scholar, meaning that 100 of his publications have each been cited at least 100 times. "This is an extraordinary marker of sustained influence more PR

Md. Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud and Vulnerable Victims Unit Obtains $4 Million Settlement With Center for Vein Restoration to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Vein Treatment Procedures (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud and Vulnerable Victims Unit Obtains $4 Million Settlement with Center for Vein Restoration to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Vein Treatment Procedures Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that his office has reached a settlement with CVR Management, LLC, to resolve allegations that the company's multistate net more PR

MFIA Files Lawsuit Against Federal Officials for Interfering with VOA's Journalism (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 24 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * MFIA Files Lawsuit Against Federal Officials for Interfering with VOA's Journalism A new lawsuit by Voice of America (VOA) journalists and press freedom groups alleges that Kari Lake and other officials have engaged in censorship at VOA and used VOA to distribute political propaganda in violation of law. The Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic at Yale Law School, together with co-counsel, fil more PR

MFIA Welcomes Federal Court Ruling Striking Down Pentagon Press-Credential Policy (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 24 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * MFIA Welcomes Federal Court Ruling Striking Down Pentagon Press-Credential Policy The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia  The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic 4 (MFIA) at Yale Law School welcomed a federal court ruling striking down key provisions of a Pentagon policy that restricted journalists' access to the building, saying the policy threatened the public's access to independent more PR

Murphy Publishes New Report Exposing Trump's Corrupt Alliance With Private Equity, Introduces Legislation To Boot Private Equity From Health Care (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 23, 2026: * * * Murphy Publishes New Report Exposing Trump's Corrupt Alliance With Private Equity, Introduces Legislation To Boot Private Equity From Health Care U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday released, Aided and Abetted: How the Trump Administration is Helping Private Equity Take Over Health Care. The new report uncovers how the Trump administration mobilized the more PR

NBCUniversal Local Impact Grant Winners: Where Are They Now? (10)
NEW YORK, March 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * NBCUniversal Local Impact Grant Winners: Where Are They Now? Since 2018, Comcast NBCUniversal has awarded a total of $21 million to 615 nonprofits servicing one of the 11 NBC and Telemundo-owned stations' markets across the US through the NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants program. Now in its ninth year, the program grants unrestricted funding to eligible nonprofits that provide vi more PR

New Jersey Assembly Passes New Jersey Voting Rights Act (10)
NEW YORK, March 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * New Jersey Assembly Passes New Jersey Voting Rights Act * Bill Will Now Advance to Senate The New Jersey Assembly passed the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act yesterday, a New Jersey Voting Rights Act, setting the stage for the Senate to take action next on this urgent pro-democracy bill. "At its heart, the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act is about protecting New more PR

NHTSA Issues Information Collection Notice on Fatality Analysis Reporting System and Non-Traffic Surveillance (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following information collection: SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. This d more PR

Renovations Starting at Gampel to Enhance the Fan Experience, Add New Revenue Sources (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, March 24 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Renovations Starting at Gampel to Enhance the Fan Experience, Add New Revenue Sources * Gampel Pavilion renovations are starting that will significantly enhance the fan experience and generate new revenue streams, thanks to an investment of state bond funds to update the facility for the next generation of Huskies. UConn Athletics released details Tuesday of the renovations, which will extend th more PR

Rep. DeLauro to Rules Committee: 'Republican Leadership Has Opted Once Again for Political Theater' (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro to Rules Committee: "Republican leadership has opted once again for political theater." House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks at the House Rules Committee in opposition to Republicans' political theater: Thank you so much. And I want to thank the chair and Ranking Memb more PR

Save the Children Helping Hawaii Kids 'Heal and Return to Normal' in Wake of Devastating Floods (10)
WESTPORT, Connecticut, March 25 -- 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 on March 24, 2026: * * * Save the Children Helping Hawaii Kids 'Heal and Return to Normal' in Wake of Devastating Floods National Leader in Child-Focused Disaster Response to Restore Damaged Child Care Centers, Deliver Long-Term Mental Health Support for Families. * FAIRFIELD, Conn. --  more PR

Save the Sound Rejects Gov. Hochul's Plan to Weaken NYS Climate Law (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 25 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Save the Sound Rejects Gov. Hochul's Plan to Weaken NYS Climate Law Governor's proposed rollbacks should not be included in NYS budget for FY2027 * Save the Sound is profoundly concerned that rollbacks to the requirements of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), New York's Climate Law, proposed Friday by Governor Hochul will make New Yorkers more vulnerable to more PR

UConn Supporting Community Wellness at the 3rd Annual Black Family Wellness Expo (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, March 24 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Supporting Community Wellness at the 3rd Annual Black Family Wellness Expo * The 3rd Annual Black Family Wellness Expo brought hundreds to Hartford's Artists Collective on March 21 for a day dedicated to culturally responsive health education, prevention, and whole-person wellness. The free, public event-hosted by the Farmington Valley (CT) Chapter and Greater Hartford (CT) Chapter of The Li more PR

USPA Global and ESPN expand relationship with Chris Fowler for 2026 High-Goal Polo Championships (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * USPA Global and ESPN expand relationship with Chris Fowler for 2026 High-Goal Polo Championships * WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Global Polo, the entertainment subsidiary of USPA Global, continues its historic relationship with ESPN to showcase the sport of polo, which has expanded its reach to millions of households worldwide. The landmark relationship includes legendary E more PR

Welch, Courtney Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Eliminate Federal Student Loan Interest (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Courtney Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Eliminate Federal Student Loan Interest * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today joined U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) in reintroducing the Student Loan Interest Elimination Act, bicameral legislation to refinance the interest on federal student loans for all existing borrow more PR

What's driving growth in women's sports? Experts at WNBA, DraftKings, Togethxr and more weigh in (10)
SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, March 24 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * What's driving growth in women's sports? Experts at WNBA, DraftKings, Togethxr and more weigh in * Women's sports aren't just growing, they're thriving, says Krista Thomas '08, '18MBA, DraftKings' head of market access partnerships, business development. From record viewership and rising franchise valuations to historic media deals, the surge is undeniable across the board. "It's not just the teams, it more PR

Yale University: Alternative Treatments are Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Survival (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 25 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Alternative Treatments are Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Survival By Stacy Kish Advances in early screening mammography and new, targeted treatments have reduced overall mortality and recurrence in breast cancer. Yet, despite these advances in traditional treatment options, some patients continue to choose complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), such as dietary supplements, mind and body appr more PR

Yale University: Student-designed 'Nest' to Complete Housing Village for Local Teachers (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 25 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Student-designed 'Nest' to complete housing village for local teachers A design by Yale architecture students recently selected for Jim Vlock First Year Building Project will provide two New Haven educators a home that combines privacy and access to nature and community. By Mike Cummings This past winter, Samee Guddanti, a first-year student at the Yale School of Architecture, worked closely with four of  more PR