BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 19 -- The University of Bridgeport posted the following news: * * * Advancing the Future of Patient-Centered Care: UB PAI Earns ACLM Partial Academic Pathway Designation * When Cortney Davis, DMSc, PA-C, earned her degree from University of Bridgeport in 2015, the Physician Assistant Institute (PAI) was still in its early years. What began as the foundation of her clinical career inspired a passion for holistic, patient-centered care -one that would ultimately come full circle nearly a decade later, when Davis  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 20 (TNSletter) -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, with 34 co-signers issued the following letter to Congressional leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 4, 2026 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable Tom Cole House Committee on Appropriations U.S. Capitol Building, H-307 Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable Susan Collins Senate Co more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Long Island Families * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 140,000 eggs to Island Harvest in Suffolk County as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hickman's) for years of price fixing. A multistate investigation led by the Offic more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Western New York Families * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 140,000 eggs to FeedMore Western New York in Buffalo as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hickman's) for years of price fixing. A multistate investigation led by  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES STATEMENT ON TRIAL AGAINST META OVER ADDICTIVE FEATURES THAT HARM CHILDREN * Chicago - Attorney General Raoul today issued the following statement as a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general begins to present their case against Meta, alleging the social media giant knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Facebook and Instagram that drive compulsive use by children and teens, while falsely  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 19 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces $275,000 Settlement with TaxAct Over Improper Sharing of Sensitive Taxpayer Data with Meta and Google * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today announced a $275,000 settlement with Texas-based online tax preparation company TaxAct over improper release of sensitive taxpayer data to Meta and Google. An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General found that between January 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Wyden, & Himes Introduce Bicameral Bill Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors from Gun Violence * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) introduced the Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act, legislation to close a dangerous loophole that allows domestic abusers to legally obtain weapons. The Lori Jackson-Nicole more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Boston Woman Sentenced for Role in Bank Fraud Ring * BOSTON - A Massachusetts woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for her role in a scheme to defraud a bank in Massachusetts. Trinity Antonetty, 25, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Julia E. Kobick to time served (approximately one day in prison) and two years of supervised release, with the first 60 days to be served in more PR

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, Aug. 19 -- Central Connecticut State University posted the following news: * * * Central selected as partner in National Center for STEM Education initiative * The National Center for STEM Education is launching a new partnership with Central Connecticut State University and the City University of New York (CUNY) to strengthen pathways into STEM teaching and address persistent shortages of qualified middle and high school STEM educators. The three-year initiative, Building Onramps to STEM Teaching, is supported by more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 19 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Connecticut's First Hospital-Based Child Mental Health Crisis Intervention Center Open at Yale By Crista Marchesseault, MAT, MA Children and teens who struggle with suicidal thoughts, severe anxiety, depression, or other urgent behavioral health crises need immediate support. Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) and Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) have worked together to provide that kind of help in the emergency room for many years. Now, a new Crisis Interventio more PR

YONKERS, New York, Aug. 20 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * Consumer Reports statement on new personalized pricing proposal from the FTC Washington, DC - In response to the Federal Trade Commission's announcement today that it is seeking public comment on a proposed enforcement policy statement regarding personalized pricing, Grace Gedye, senior policy analyst at Consumer Reports issued the following statement. "It is encouraging to see the FTC tackle this bipartisan issue. Nobody should have to more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey, New England Governors Sound Alarm Over Proposed Energy Merger * BOSTON -Today, Governor Maura Healey joined other New England states in raising serious concerns about NextEra Energy's proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy and its impact on costs. If approved, the merger would give the company significant control over energy resources in New England and across the country. In New England, the combined company woul more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey, New England Governors Sound Alarm Over Proposed Energy Merger * BOSTON -Today, Governor Maura Healey joined other New England states in raising serious concerns about NextEra Energy's proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy and its impact on costs. If approved, the merger would give the company significant control over energy resources in New England and across the country. In New England, the combin more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont and Attorney General Tong Cite Concerns Over Rising Energy Costs in Criticism of Proposed NextEra-Dominion Merger * Merger Would Create One of the World's Largest Utility Companies, Consolidate All New England Nuclear Power Under One Company (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong today announced that the State of Connecticut is intervening in the regulatory review of the proposed merger more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Statement on Proposed Acquisition of Dominion Energy by NextEra Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement underscoring concerns expressed today by five New England States about NextEra Energy's proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy: "NextEra's proposal to acquire Dominion Energy would concentrate too many energy generation and transmission assets in a company that has worked aggressively to suppress competition in Maine and bloc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes, Beyer Introduce Legislation to Enforce Congressional Oversight * Following repeated efforts by the Trump Administration to block Members of Congress from conducting oversight of federal agencies, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) joined Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) to introduce the Congressional Oversight and Agency Access Act to ensure Members of Congress and accompanying staff can access federal buildings to carry out their constitut more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Fight for the Future, an advocacy group for digital rights, posted the following news release: * * * Lowe's Home Improvement gets shunned in home state over contract with notorious surveillance vendor, Flock * Wilmington, NC -As a part of the national NoALPRs week of action, protesters gathered today outside of the Lowe's in Wilmington, NC to call out the company's use of Flock license plate surveillance technology in parking lots. The action in the home state of Lowe's Corporate HQ more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 19 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * NASA Scholarship Launches UConn Engineer's Path to Sustainable Energy Innovation * When Evan Piotrowski first stood inside the Millstone Nuclear Power Station and saw the reactor vessel that had powered his home for years, he gained more than a behind-the-scenes look at one of the nation's largest clean energy sources. He found a career path. Now a rising senior in the UConn Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department, Piotrowski has been aw more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 18 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * NC Food Bank Receives First Egg Delivery Following Attorney General Jackson's Settlement in Antitrust Case; State to Receive Nearly 3M Eggs * RALEIGH -Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined North Carolina food bank leaders to receive the first in a series of egg deliveries totaling nearly three million eggs. Food banks in North Carolina will receive the eggs as part of a settlement Attorney General Jackson reached w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, with 30 co-signers issued the following letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 12, 2026 The Honorable Sean Duffy Secretary United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Dear Secretary Duffy: We write to express concern about the Trump administration's blatant admission that agencies withheld or rescin more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- TheDream.US, a college and career success program for immigrant youth, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * Dream Act the Answer in Face of Escalating Attacks on Dreamers' Stability, Safety, and Education Washington, DC - Last week, the Department of Justice announced new lawsuits challenging in-state tuition access for Dreamers in Connecticut, New York, and Vermont - bringing the total to 17 separate lawsuits that the Department of Justice has filed against Dreamers' tuition equity. Inclu more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 18 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Trial Begins in Attorney General Jeff Jackson's Landmark Case Against Meta * RALEIGH -Opening arguments began today in a bipartisan multistate case against Meta, the largest social media company in the world. Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 28 bipartisan attorneys general allege that Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, designed its platforms to be addictive to kids and deceived the public about their harms. "Meta more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 19 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Marine Sciences Students Study Offshore Wind's Impact on Plankton * Graduate students Xavier Warren and Vicki You '24 (CLAS) are enjoying the ocean this summer. But they're not spending their days at the beach; they are aboard UConn's Research Vessel (R/V) Connecticut(opens in new tab), helping study how offshore wind development may affect the marine ecosystem. Warren and You are Ph.D. candidates in the oceanography program in the Departme more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 19 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn School of Medicine Grows its Career Mentorship of Hartford Youth * Thanks to Dr. Kwame Amankwah, chief vascular surgeon at UConn Health, this summer twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons middle school students participating in Horizons at Westminster School were mentored by volunteering UConn School of Medicine faculty teaching them about the different available careers across medicine and with hands-on learning experiences. "Than more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 19 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Startup Acquired by Leading Animal Health Company * A startup founded by UConn mechanical engineering professor Thanh Nguyen has been acquired by PetVivo Holdings, a veterinary biotech and biomedical device company which focuses on osteoarthritis in dogs and horses. Nguyen founded PiezoBioMembrane (PBM) in 2021 to develop new implementation methods for his work with piezoelectric materials, which can convert mechanical force into electrical more PR

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 20 -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: * * * University of Hartford Partners with New Haven Public Schools The University of Hartford is proud to announce a new Education Alliance partnership with New Haven Public Schools, expanding educational opportunities for district employees through exclusive tuition benefits and flexible pathways to higher education. As part of the partnership, eligible New Haven Public Schools employees will receive a 10% tuition discount on select graduate prog more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 18 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA, bipartisan coalition secure $700 million Google settlement over app store monopoly * A federal court today approved a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit challenged Google's control over Android app distribution and in-app payments. The approval of the settlement ends a five-year case and gives relief to consumers nationwide who were affected by Google's actions. About $ more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 19 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on Aug. 17, 2026, involving Monique Hinchcliff, associate professor of rheumatology, allergy and immunology medicine and director of the Yale Scleroderma Program: * * * Better Measurement for Better Calcinosis Cutis Treatment Key points * Calcinosis cutis is a condition where calcium deposits occur in a person's skin and/or soft tissues. Depending on the location of the deposits, it can be disabling for patients. * There are currently no proven treatments for calc more PR