STORRS, Connecticut, April 1 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * 'Explore, Create, Lead': The Science of a World-Class Honors Education * Ten years ago, when it came time to revamp the UConn Honors Program for a new generation, program director Jennifer Lease Butts knew there was an invaluable resource to tap - right here on campus. UConn is recognized across the country for its research in gifted education. It is, quite literally, home to the National Center  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- A coalition of 23 state attorneys general submitted a public comment letter to the General Services Administration opposing proposed changes to certification requirements tied to the System for Award Management, arguing the revisions could impose unlawful and burdensome conditions on recipients of federal funding. The letter argues that the proposed changes are unnecessary, duplicative, and violate the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) because they add burdens without justifi more ST

LANSING, Michigan, April 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Coalition Challenging Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit (PDF) challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversion to outdat more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * All comes down to Phoenix! ESPN's MegaCast presentation of the 2026 NCAA Women's Final Four begins Friday, April 3 * * The four No. 1 seeds advance to the final weekend of play: UConn, UCLA, Texas, South Carolina * Championship Sunday set for ABC - April 5, 3:30 p.m. ET * Nearly a dozen ESPN networks present wall-to-wall coverage * Introducing Courtside at th more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 2 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on April 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Issues Statement on Birthright Citizenship Case Oral Arguments at SCOTUS Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined 23 other attorneys general in issuing the following statement ahead of the SCOTUS oral arguments in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara: The President's executive order redefining birthright citizenship violates our Constitut more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 1 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * As SCOTUS arguments begin, 24 states' attorneys general issue joint statement affirming birthright citizenship * Attorney General Nick Brown today released the following statement with 23 other attorneys general before oral arguments began in the U.S. Supreme Court case Trump v. Barbara, which concerns President Trump's unlawful executive order to end birthright citizenship.  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges Federal Crackdown on "Tranq" as Xylazine Abuse Surges * AG Bonta again calls on U.S. Congress to classify the animal tranquilizer xylazine, commonly called "tranq" and frequently combined with illicit fentanyl, as a controlled substance OAKLAND -California Attorney General Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 41 attorneys general, sent another let more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 1 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Co-Leads Letter from Bipartisan, 41-AG Coalition Asking Congress to Pass the Combatting Illicit Xylazine Act * Griffin: 'Criminals and foreign adversaries are targeting Americans with this combination of drugs, and we need to do everything in our power to stop them' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after co-leadin more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 31 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Calls on Congress to Pass Bipartisan Legislation That Would Regulate Deadly Drug Xylazine * Attorney General Jeff Jackson today joined a bipartisan group of attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (S. 545/ H.R. 1266). The bipartisan bill would classify xylazine as a Schedule III substance under federal la more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, COALITION ISSUE STATEMENT AS SUPREME COURT HEARS ARGUMENTS ON BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined 24 attorneys general in issuing a statement on Barbara v. Trump, a challenge to President Trump's executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship for countless children born in the United States to immigrant parents more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Communities from Illicit Xylazine * Attorney General William Tong is co-leading a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bipartisan legislation would classify the dangerous animal tranquilizer xylazin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Attorneys General issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Against Illicit Xylazine * Today, the National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bipartisan legislation would classify the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Press IRS on their Ability to Meet Demand of Tax Season * [Hartford, CT] -U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal today wrote the Internal Revenue Service expressing concern about the agency's ability to meet the needs of American taxpayers during the upcoming 2026 filing season. "The Trump administration's decision to significantly reduce IRS staffing, coupled with Republican funding more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, April 1 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA CHEERS REPORT THAT DOJ HAS DECLARED WAR ON ANTI-GUN LAWS * BELLEVUE, WA - The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is cheering a Washington Times report that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, under Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, is targeting restrictive gun laws that don't square with the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Celebrates Virginia Paid Family and Medical Leave * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement applauding Virginia for becoming the 15 th state to enact a paid family and medical leave program: "Americans are trapped in a cost-of-living crisis. When Democrats gain power, they respond. I applaud my friend and former colleague Governor of Virginia Abigail Spanberge more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, April 2 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * Eastern announces 2026 commencement speakers and distinguished awardees 4 impactful friends and alumni among this year's honorees By Michael Rouleau Eastern Connecticut State University has announced the commencement speakers, honorary degree recipients, and Distinguished Public Service Award recipient for its annual commencement exercises on May 16 at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford. Th more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN announces new women's basketball alt-cast: Courtside at the Women's Final Four Presented by AT&T * * Courtside to feature Olympic bronze medalist Ilona Maher, alongside host Jess Sims and content creator Katie Feeney with additional rotating guests * StudBudz/WNBA stars Natisha Hiedeman and Courtney Williams to join as analysts during both semifinal games * more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Former Employee Of The Croatian Mission To The U.N. Charged With Embezzling $750,000 Through Fraudulent Invoicing Scheme * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"), Michael Alfonso, announced today the unsealing of a Compl more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, April 2 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Expects Most Enterprises to Abandon Assistive AI for Outcome Focused Workflow by 2028 First Disruption Will Hit Approval-Heavy, Timing-Sensitive Workflows Where AI Collapses Decision Latency and Reallocates Authority to Policy-Bound Agents * By 2028, over half of all enterprises will stop paying for assistive intelligence (such as copi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Groundwork Collaborative Expands Digital Reach and Strengthens Leadership Team with Key Executive Hires * Groundwork Collaborative welcomed two key leaders to its team - Catalina Salazar as the new Managing Director of Digital Strategy and Ian Mogavero as the new Chief Operating Officer - signaling a continued expansion of Groundwork's i more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 1 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Housing Clinic Files Two Briefs on Eviction Cases * The Housing Clinic at Yale Law School's Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization 4 filed two amicus briefs in February on behalf of a coalition of local legal nonprofit organizations that sought to stop wrongful evictions.  On March 2, 2026, the Connecticut Supreme Court heard arguments in the cases TOV Realty, LLC v. Suarez and Kosel Equity LLC v. MacG more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement by 24 Attorneys General on Trump v. Barbara Oral Argument * WASHINGTON, D.C. -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside 24 attorneys general, issued a joint statement ahead of U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments on President Trump's illegal executive order attempting to terminate birthright citizenship. "The President's executive order redefining bir more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement of 24 Attorneys General Ahead of Supreme Court Oral Argument on Birthright Citizenship * Attorney General William Tong and 23 other attorneys general this morning released a joint statement ahead of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara, the case regarding President Donald Trump's illegal attempt to rewrite the constitution and end bi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Announces $500,000 in New Federal Funding with Mayor Arunan Arulampalam to Support Renovations at Hartford Public Library * Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $500,000 in new federal funding with Mayor Arunan Arulampalam to support renovations and restoration efforts at Hartford Public Library, ahead of an anticipated full reopening of the Downtown Library on Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Blasts Unconstitutional Trump Order to Nationalize Elections * East Hartford, CT - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) condemned President Trump's unconstitutional executive order to nationalize voting by empowering Trump appointees at the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Department of Homeland Security to decide who is eligible to vo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, DeLauro Applaud $3.8 Billion Contract Modification for F135 Engine Production * Hartford, CT - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on the announcement of a $3.8 billion contract modification to support the production of F135 engines. Work will be performed at Pratt & Whitney and a myriad of suppliers in East Hartford, Cromwell,  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 2 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following statement on April 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown, with 23 Other Attorneys General, Issues Joint Statement on Birthright Ahead of Oral Arguments in Trump v. Barbara Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 23 other attorneys general today issued the following statement, ahead of oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a challenge brought by a class of children who would lose citizens more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Orel Hershiser, Ron Darling join Joe Buck to call ESPN's exclusive Jackie Robinson Day game: New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers * Baseball Tonight pregame show emanates from Dodger Stadium with Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Doug Glanville and Tim Kurkjian Glanville to voice special Jackie Robinson Day essay ESPN today announced that Joe Buck, the voice of ESPN's M more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * PGA TOUR LIVE on the ESPN App provides extensive coverage of the Valero Texas Open * * PGA TOUR LIVE on the ESPN App takes fans inside the action across all four rounds at TPC San Antonio's Oaks Course, beginning April 2 at 8:30 a.m. ET * Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler & Max Homa all look for a win to secure the final spot in the Masters Tournament - featured as part of more PR

MILFORD, Connecticut, April 2 -- Quadient issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Quadient Collaborates with Lush Cosmetics to Transform Accounts Payable Operations with its AP Automation Software Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a global automation platform powering secure and sustainable business connections, announced today that Lush UK has selected Quadient's Accounts Payable (AP) automation software to modernise and streamline its finance operations. Lush, based in Pool more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 2 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on April 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition issue statement before Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship oral arguments Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined 23 attorneys general in issuing the following statement ahead of oral arguments for Trump v. Barbara. "The President's executive order redefining birthright citizenship violates our Constitution, fed more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 2 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for rolling back limits on toxic air pollutants Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and return to outdated stand more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 2 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * New England Governors Announce Commitment to Explore Advanced Nuclear Energy Bipartisan group of Governors directs state energy agencies to explore advanced nuclear energy technologies, maintain region's existing nuclear resources * Governor Dan McKee joined with a bipartisan group of New England governors to issue a joint statement outlining their regional c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Murphy, Schatz Introduce Legislation to Reverse Trump's State AI Law Moratorium * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) in introducing the Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans' Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards (GUARDRAILS) Act to repeal President Trump's executive order seeking to prevent states from regulatin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Republicans Finally Will Pass Bipartisan Senate Bill to Fund Homeland Security Agreement closely mirrors bill introduced by Ranking Member DeLauro before shutdown began * Today, House Republican leadership reversed course and agreed to the bipartisan Homeland Security funding bill passed unanimously by the Senate. House R more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 2 -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * Southern Helps Lead Growing Early College Movement in Connecticut A recent CT Mirror viewpoint highlights a growing shift in higher education: for more than 3,500 Connecticut high school students, college has already begun. Authored by Southern faculty leaders Andrew Smyth and Olcay Yavuz, the piece explores the rapid expansion of dual and concurrent enrollment programs nationwide, with  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, April 1 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Student Pursues Joint Graduate Degrees in Social Work, Public Policy * After graduating from Springfield College with a degree in psychology and a minor in biology, Bridget Foley-Johnson spent three years supporting adults with substance use disorders and other mental health challenges at Hartford HealthCare. "I set out to help individuals," she said. "But I also got a look at the policy side of  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Department Announces Record-Low Traffic Deaths & Fatality Rates in 2025 2025 had the second-lowest fatality rate on America's roads in recorded history  * The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that traffic deaths fell to record lows in 2025. With an estimated 36,640 traffic fatalities in 2025-a  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Trump's Transportation Department Announces Record-Low Traffic Deaths & Fatality Rates in 2025 2025 had the second-lowest fatality rate on America's roads in recorded history * The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that traffic deaths fell to record lows in 202 more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, April 1 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Researcher: How People Communicate About Shared Decisions Can Shape the Outcome, Satisfaction * New research from UConn marketing professor Danielle Brick finds that when people make purchasing decisions together, recurring communication patterns influence not only what they choose, but how satisfied they feel afterward. Whether buying a new couch, planning a vacation, or deciding what movi more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 2 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Joins Amicus Brief to Defend Birthright Citizenship Oral Arguments For Trump v. Barbara Begin * Today, Attorney General Jay Jones issued a joint statement alongside 24 attorneys general ahead of oral arguments at the Supreme Court in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara. "The President's executive order redefining birthright ci more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 2 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * 'Cultivating Conversation': Instilling skills that carry dialogue forward More than 100 Yale students recently completed a pilot leadership development program that offered tools and skills training for engaging in meaningful dialogue with people who have different viewpoints. By Jim Shelton When it comes to tackling difficult conversations, authentic conversation should be the rule rather than the excepti more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 2 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * How Should Policymakers Respond to Rising Fertilizer Prices? The Iran war has driven up the cost of fertilizer, squeezing farmers in the developing world. Yale SOM's Kevin Donovan studied how a similar spike triggered by the Ukraine war affected Rwanda four years ago and found that governments can respond most effectively by shifting from broad subsidies to a more targeted approach--protecting the most expose more PR