BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs presented by GEICO begin Saturday on ESPN * * Saturday tripleheader and Sunday doubleheader begin ten-day stretch of 16 First Round games * First Round coverage starts a two-month Playoffs stretch that will culminate with exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Final in June * The Point (pregame) and In the Crease ( postgame) will air regularly throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs * ESPN Pla more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- A coalition of 365 former attorneys who served at the U.S. Department of Justice has submitted a public comment letter expressing strong opposition to a proposed rulemaking concerning the review of state bar complaints and allegations against DOJ attorneys, aiming to give the Attorney General discretionary authority to review and potentially delay or displace state bar disciplinary investigations into DOJ lawyers. The former DOJ attorneys argue that this proposal is both legally flawed and unsupported by the factual reco more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- A coalition of 60 organizations working with unaccompanied children submitted a public comment letter to the Executive Office for Immigration Review within the U.S. Department of Justice opposing an interim rule that alters appellate procedures for immigration cases, warning it could undermine due process and access to protection. The organizations criticize the IFR for transforming the appellate process into one prioritizing summary dismissal of appeals rather than thorough consideration. Their letter highlights that a more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- A coalition of 63 national and 45 regional, state, and local advocacy disability and aging collaborative organizations submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services urging changes to a federal effort aimed at detecting healthcare fraud, warning that current approaches risk harming vulnerable populations. The collaborators, which include national and state disability, aging, and advocacy groups, emphasized the critical role Medicaid HCBS plays in supporting over 8.4 million Americans-i more ST

SACRAMENTO, California, April 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Lackluster Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Strategic Plan * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) draft Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2026-2030. The plan proposes rollbacks to the agency's supervision, enforcement, and other work, putting consum more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU TO ABANDON PLAN TO DECIMATE ENFORCEMENT, CONSUMER PROTECTION * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to scale back its plans that would severely reduce staffing, undermine the agency's statutory obligation to supervise financial institutions, weaken enforcement, more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong calls on CFPB to Abandon Plan to Decimate Enforcement and Consumer Protection * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to scale back its plans that would severely reduce staffing, undermine the agency's statutory obligation to supervise financial institutions, weaken enforcement, and result more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Presses Trump DOJ & Treasury Department on Binance's Lax Anti-Money Laundering Compliance * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), today wrote to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Andrea Gacki and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche raising concerns over mounting allegations of dangerously lax anti-mone more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, April 17 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * CEO Weekly Update: April 17, 2026 * Dear Colleagues, Amidst this beautiful spring weather, it has been another transformative week for UConn Health. On April 15 we welcomed an additional hospital, the 50-bed Albert J. Solnit Hospital ("JDH-Solnit") to our UConn John Dempsey Hospital (JDH) license. I want to pause here and thank the multi-agency teams that made this possible. I was so impressed with the speed, collaboration, and competency of th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, chief of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, from an April 17, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 budget requests: * * * Chairman Calvert, Ranking Member McCollum, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, it is my privilege to testify on behalf of the United States Air Force Reserve (AFR). The AFR is a combat-ready force committed to defending the Nation, deterring aggression, and should deterrence fail, defeating our a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Grills Sec. Kennedy on Newly Uninsured Americans & Trump Proposal to Send Medicaid, Medicare to States * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, grilled Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the 1.2 million people who have lost their health insurance under the Trump Administration health care policies thus far, and the million more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes present 2025-26 Copa del Rey Final - Atletico de Madrid vs. Real Sociedad on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET * ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes will combine to present Atletico de Madrid vs. Real Sociedad in the 123rd Copa del Rey Final on Saturday, at 3 p.m. ET, live from Estadio de la Cartuja in Sevilla, Spain. The matchup marks a rare meeting in the final between the two sides, with both clubs looking to add  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * FedEx to Pay $280,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Settles federal suit alleging worldwide provider of business services failed to accommodate dispatchers with disabilities NEW YORK - Federal Express Corporation, doing business as FedEx Express, will pay $280,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agenc more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic Presented by Oakley to be telecast live on ESPNU and ESPN App * The championship game and semifinal action of the inaugural Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic presented by Oakley will be telecast live on a national stage, exclusively on ESPNU and the ESPN App. Championship game play kicks off at 3 p.m. PDT/6 p.m. EDT, preceded by a semifinal matchup at 12:30 p.m. PDT/3:30 p.m. EDT.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Supports Iran War Powers Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) voted in support of a War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran unless authorized by Congress. The legislation failed in the House by a vote of 213 to 214, with 1 voting present. Congresswoman Hayes released the following statement: "Today, as the conflict in Iran reaches day 48, I voted in s more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 17 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Hundreds of Nurses at GWU Hospital Demand Vote to Remove DCNA Union From Power * Federal labor board could hold vote to remove union as soon as next month among unit of nearly 700 healthcare professionals Washington, DC (April 17, 2026) - Hundreds of registered nurses and healthcare professionals at The George Washington University Hospital are backing a petition to remove District of Columbia Nurses Association ( more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, April 17 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Massive Eye Drop Recall Reflects Ongoing Issues with Manufacturing and FDA Inspections * A California company has recalled more than 3.1 million bottles of lubricating eye drops because it had not properly tested - and thus could not prove - whether the products were sterile. These products are sold under several names at major retailers across the country. The company, K.C. Pharmaceuticals, initiated the recall on March 3, 2026. I am a clini more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 18 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Calls on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Abandon Plan that Would Decimate Enforcement, Consumer Protection Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to scale back its plans that would severely reduce staffing, undermine the agency's statutory obligation to supervise financial insti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Matthew Paul Gizzo, co-chair of the Technology Practice Group and a shareholder in Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak and Stewart, P.C., from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: Understanding AI's Economic Impact on Workers and Employers": * * * I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Chairman Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on April 17, 2026, with Sen. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Rules Committee: * * * Himes, Raskin, McGovern Statement on Republicans' Disastrous Last Minute FISA Reauthorization Effort "The attempt by Republicans and the Trump Administration to ram through a five-year FISA exte more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Republicans Push Through Partisan Giveaway for Billionaires and Big Corporations Today, Republicans on the House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee pushed through, on a party-line vote, a fiscal year 2027 spending bill that benefits billionaires, big corporations, and the well-connected at the expense of the working class, the middle cl more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- American Rivers issued the following news release: * * * Rogue River Named #5 on America's Most Endangered Rivers List of 2026 Due to Threats from Mining and Rollback of Federal Protections American Rivers is today naming the Rogue River as one of America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2026, citing threats from logging, mining, and road building that could follow the rollback of long-standing federal protections from the 2001 Roadless Rule. "The iconic Rogue River is one of America's great wild rivers, but unfortunatel more PR

WESTPORT, Connecticut, April 18 -- 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: * * * STATEMENT: 'Children in Lebanon have faced a 45-day nightmare' - a pause in hostilities must be 'definitive and permanent' BEIRUT -- The news of a temporary pause in hostilities brings a fragile sense of relief for children and families, but this is not a ceasefire until it is definitive and permanent, said Nora Ingdal, Save the C more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following Q&A with NBA Analyst Danny Green: * * * Transcript: ESPN NBA Playoffs preview media conference with ESPN NBA Analyst Danny Green * ESPN NBA Analyst Danny Green previewed the 2026 NBA Playoffs presented by Google on an April 17 media conference call. ESPN's postseason coverage tips off Saturday, April 18, as the Los Angeles Lakers, led by four-time MVP and the NBA's all-time leading scorer LeBron James, host the Houston Rockets and for more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, April 17 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Magazine: Into the Exosphere * Before she reported on the stars of outer space professionally, Jackie Wattles '14 (CLAS) spent her UConn journalism days reporting on the stars of student government. "They were willing to stick around and debate late into the night, so I would rush to meet my deadlines by sprinting from the Student Union to the Daily Campus newspaper building," Wattles recalls. Fortunately, the cross-campus dash didn't take more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, April 17 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Nursing Faculty and Students Earn Top Honors at ENRS Conference * The Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing was well represented at the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) Conference, with faculty and students presenting posters, facilitating panel discussions, receiving awards, and being elected to leadership positions within the organization. ENRS is comprised of nurses and other individuals dedicated to advancing nursing research. Est more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Sara Steffens, worker power director for We Build Progress, and former international secretary treasurer of the Communications Workers of America, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: Understanding AI's Economic Impact on Workers and Employers": * * * Thank you Chairman Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar, and members of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. I am gratefu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSLrpt) -- ANNUAL REPORT 2025: Growth in a Shifting Landscape - A report from Yale University Economic Growth Center, New Haven, Connecticut - March 2026 (32 pages) * * * The Yale University Economic Growth Center issued a report examining its research, teaching, and policy engagement efforts in the context of a rapidly changing global economic landscape marked by declining development aid, rising protectionism, and technological disruption. The report evaluates the Center's strategic initiatives and institutional devel more ST