WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * "No Utility Giant Should Get a Blank Check": Goodlander Fights Mega-Merger That Would Hand One Company All of New England's Nuclear Power, Including Seabrook * As Granite Staters face a more than 16% jump in electricity rates, Goodlander and 11 colleagues urge FERC to reject the $66.8 billion NextEra-Dominion deal unless the companies prove it won't raise costs Concord, N.H. -Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a former top antitr more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- Albertus Magnus College issued the following news release: * * * Albertus Magnus College Launches One-Year, $20,000 Master's Degree Opportunity for First Responders New tuition promise provides accelerated graduate degree pathways for police, fire, EMS, dispatchers, and corrections personnel New Haven, Conn. - September 29, 2026 Albertus Magnus College announced a new educational initiative dedicated to supporting frontline heroes by offering eligible first responders the opportunity to earn a master's d more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Atlantic Properties and Diversified Funding to Pay $112,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Defendants settle claims they revoked job offer due to applicant's breast cancer diagnosis BOSTON -Atlantic Property Management Corporation and its affiliate, Diversified Funding, Inc., property management companies in Boston, will pay $112,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit charging disability discrimination and ret more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Urges Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security * Attorney General Clark joined a letter urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2027 security request, warning that threats against the Justices and their families have become a serious and escalating danger. In the bipartisan letter to congressional leaders, the attorneys general called for the resources necessary to protect th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases and to submit a claim for compensation. The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut this month granted preliminary approval of a plan, filed by Michigan and a coalition of 47 other more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Opposes Unlawful DHS Rule Fast-Tracking Asylum Seekers into Removal Proceedings Without an Interview (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, submitted a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) new rule limiting affirmative asylum applicants' opportunity to participate in an asylum officer interview and explain why the more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues to Revoke Pension for Kosta Diamantis * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today moved to revoke the pension of former state official Kosta Diamantis following his sentencing in absentia in federal court today on multiple counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy and false statements related to abuse of his state position overseeing school construction contracts. Under fe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Slams Republican Attempts to Ignore the Reason for Jack Smith's Lawful Investigation: Trump's Incitement of a Violent Insurrection at the Capitol to Prevent the Transition of Power * [WASHINGTON, DC] - During a hearing today with former Special Counsel Jack Smith, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, underscored the seriousness of the events that predicated Smith's investigations  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Bridging Policy and Technology: Social Work's Zhao Explores Telehealth and Rural Substance Use Care * Jie Zhao keeps coming back to one question: does technology actually change people's health, or does it just look like progress? "We keep working hard to make this technology more advanced and sophisticated, but for most people's health management, it still feels like there's a layer in between," says Zhao, a second-year Ph.D. student in the UCo more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Building Capacity for Livestock Production in Southern New England * New England's landscape offers many advantages for pasture-based livestock production, from rolling hills to nutrient-rich cool-season grasses. Connecticut alone is home to more than 5,000 farms, many of which include livestock enterprises. Behind every successful livestock operation is a network of professionals providing research-based guidance and technical support. For the p more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 1 (TNSletter) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following letter with co-signers to the Congressional leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 28, 2026 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Chuck Schumer Minority Leader U more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Statement on New Navy Contract Award for F/A-XX Program * NORWICH, CT - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement on the Navy's selection of Boeing to construct the new F/A-XX carrier aircraft. The sixth-generation F/A-XX aircraft will serve as the replacement for the Navy's F/A-18s and will serve alongside its growing F-35C fleet. "Th more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Oct. 1 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Dartmouth Engineering and Eversource selected for US DOE Award to Expand Grid Capacity Sep 29, 2026 Dartmouth Engineering and Eversource have been selected by the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity under its Speed to Power (SPARK) program for an innovative initiative designed to improve reliability and keep costs as low as possible for customers. Referred to as the Dynamic Rating Enhancement Advancements and Modernization (DREAM) initiati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on Deterioration of CDC Under President Trump and Secretary Kennedy September 30, 2026 WASHINGTON - A new joint report from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2883 and the Public Data Observatory found that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have suffered estimated workforce losses of 30 percent, or more than 3,800 civil servant more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 1 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following insight: * * * September 30, 2026 Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Labeling Provisions of New Mexico PFAS Protection Act American Chemistry Council et al. v. Kenney, No. 1:26-cv-02130-MIS-SCY (D.N.M. Sept., 16, 2026) At a Glance * Although the January 2027 labeling deadline is now enjoined, this is a preliminary ruling and the litigation remains ongoing. * Companies that manufacture or sell products with intentionally added PFAS should  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Federal Judge Orders Bureau of Prisons to Reinstate Correctional Officers' Union Contract * Ruling restores workplace rights and protections for 30K BOP officers and staff represented by AFGE WASHINGTON - A federal judge has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to reinstate the union contract covering about 30,000 correctional officers and staff represented by the American Federation of Government Employees.  more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 1 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Identifies Top Five Actions for CISOs to Take by End of 2026 STAMFORD, Conn., September 30, 2026 Cybersecurity Leaders Are Uniquely Positioned to Shape C-Suite and Board Strategy - Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company identified five actions that chief information security officers (CISOs) should take by the end of 2026 to combat accelerating technological disrupt more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce $7 Million in State Grants To Expand Program Aimed at Boosting Student Attendance * 29 School Districts Receiving Funding for Evidence-Based Home Visiting Program as Connecticut Builds on Year Five of Progress Improving Student Attendance (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced that the Connecticut  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia released the following testimony by Mike Gonzalez, senior fellow on E Pluribus Unum at the Heritage Foundation, from a Sept. 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Trojan Horses: Covert Foreign Malign Influence Operations in America": * * * My name is Mike Gonzalez. I am the Angeles T. Arredondo Senior Fellow on E Pluribus Unum at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own and should not be construed as representing any official positi more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Hopkinton Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Bank Fraud Ring * BOSTON-A Hopkinton woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for her role in a scheme to defraud banks in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Rosemary Parks, 59, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Kobick to 26 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release. Parks was also ordered to pay $4, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, posted the following commentary to National Review: * * * Sep 30, 2026 National Review The Unbearable Lightness of American Restraint A great power cannot shed its mass simply because it has grown weary of the weight. Ludovic Hood Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being turned on a cruel paradox: A life unburdened by weight feels like freedom until the weightlessness itself becomes unbearabl more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Murray Slam Trump Administration's Oil Reserve Release as Months Too Late for Families Paying High Energy Costs September 30, 2026 Toledo, OH - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Longmeadow Woman Sentenced to Nearly Two Years in Prison for Massive Commercial Loan Fraud Conspiracy * BOSTON - A Longmeadow woman was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield, Mass. for defrauding commercial lenders out of more than $18 million over a four-year period. Together with her co-conspirators (her husband, Louis R. Masaschi, and her sister, Christine Gendron), she provided financial more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * MFIA Secures Settlement Committing State Department to Address FOIA Backlog * Back to News Yale Law School's Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) Clinic has secured a settlement with the U.S. Department of State designed to improve the agency's processing of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. State's FOIA processing has long been plagued by issues and delays. In 2016, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform deemed it "arguabl more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Morgan Rose's Law headed for enaction after Pa. Senate approval * The legislation will help prevent sudden death in epilepsy patients HARRISBURG, Sept. 30 - Bipartisan legislation that would require coroners to investigate and report cases of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, or SUDEP, was unanimously approved (49-0) today by the Pennsylvania Senate, state Rep. Lisa Borowski, D-Delaware, announced. Once enacted, House Bill 14 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Murray Press Trump Administration On Taxpayer-Sponsored Trump Campaign Ads * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) to press the Trump Administration for immediate answers about the exact details of Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s spending to create and air taxpayer-funded political ad more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Energy] -- The Edison Electric Institute issued the following news release: * * * New EEI Report Shows How Electric Companies Are Supporting Customers, Helping Families Manage Energy Costs * WASHINGTON (September 30, 2026) -The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today released Powering Customer Savings: Helping Residential Customers Save on Energy Costs, a report showcasing how America's investor-owned electric companies are helping customers through bill assistance, energy-saving programs, and innovative afford more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 1 -- New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, an organization that says it works to elect environmentally responsible candidates to state and local offices, issued the following news release: * * * New Jersey LCV Announces New Board Members and Leadership 9/30/2026 Trenton, NJ -- New Jersey LCV, the political voice for the environment in New Jersey, today announced new members of its Board of Trustees and new leadership for both its 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations. The new board members bring a range of prof more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * New Paper Highlights Breadth of Vertebrate-Insect Interactions * What do chimpanzees, parrots, grizzly bears, bats, and sloths all have in common? They, and many other vertebrates, rely on insects. A paper published in Nature Biodiversity Reviews highlights the importance of insect biodiversity in supporting vertebrates. The work was led by Eliza Grames '21 (CLAS), assistant professor of biological sciences at Binghamton University, and Rob C more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: * * * NGA Brings New England Governors' Teams Together for Regional Nuclear Policy Summit * LOWELL, Mass. - The National Governors Association (NGA) today convened energy officials from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy for the 2026 New England Regional Nuclear Policy Summit. N more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following letter to David L. Norquist, president and CEO of the National Defense Industrial Association: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 28, 2026 The Honorable David L. Norquist President and Chief Executive Officer National Defense Industrial Association 2101 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22201 Dear Mr. Norquist: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Revealing the Science of Walden * On a blustery March morning in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, UConn Department of Earth Sciences professor Robert Thorson was out on the trails near his home, meditating on his morning reading of Henry David Thoreau's "Walden." Specifically, he was pondering a passage about science being a process of questioning and proof, the notion that evidence means everything. While admiring the perfect snowflakes that  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 1 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release: * * * Community planting celebrates rain garden at Alice Peck Learning Center September 30, 2026 Green infrastructure improves water quality, strengthen community resilience, and provide hands-on environmental education - New Haven, CT - Last Friday, volunteers came out to plant native flowering plants and shrubs in a 2,640-square foot rain garden at the Alice Peck Learning Center in Hamden. The garden both filters stormwater runoff and serves as a living  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- Southern Connecticut State University posted the following news: * * * School of Business IMPACT Program Connects Students and Nonprofits * More than 100 Southern Connecticut State University students have gained hands-on professional experience while supporting nonprofit organizations across the region through a program that makes paid internships accessible to both students and their nonprofit hosts. The School of Business' IMPACT Internship Program pairs students with nonprofit organizations for paid, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * September 30,2026 Finance Democrats Demand Scott Bessent Pay Back Unpaid Payroll Taxes During His Confirmation Hearing, Bessent Agreed to Pay Payroll Tax Evaded During His Time as a Hedge Fund Manager Latest Second Circuit Court Ruling is Another Confirmation That Limited Partner Loophole is an Illegal Tax Dodge - Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee (Committee) Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore.,  more PR

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- Quinnipiac University Poll posted the following news: * * * The Age Of Artificial Intelligence: 73% Concerned About Potential Threat To Human Survival, Quinnipiac University Poll On AI Finds; 86% Support Independent Safety Standards For AI Companies * Following recent warnings about rogue AI agents, sparking debate over safety versus economic advantage as the U.S. and China race to develop AI systems, 73 percent of Americans are either very concerned (38 percent) or somewhat concerned (35 percent) that futur more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 1 -- The Syracuse University School of Management (Whitman) issued the following news: * * * The Whitman School Names Cameron Miller Inaugural Nagpal Family Faculty Fellow September 30, 2026 Tatiana Motevalli-Oliner The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has named Cameron D. Miller, associate professor of management, as the inaugural recipient of the Nagpal Family Faculty Fellowship. This recognition celebrates faculty excellence in teaching and research and marks the full realization of a gift pledged nearly t more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 29 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Releases Annual Safety Reports * UConn is releasing two annual reports detailing its response to reports of criminal activity, sexual violence, serious on-campus injuries, and other issues it monitors to ensure the safety of its campus communities. The first, the Clery Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, is required from all U.S. universities that receive federal financial aid funds. It includes data about certain crimes identified by  more PR

BRADFORD, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 -- The University of Pittsburgh Bradford campus issued the following news: * * * Faculty publish, present and create Librarians examine curriculum centers, teaching methods and more September 30, 2026 University of Pittsburgh at Bradford faculty members have had a productive year so far, publishing and presenting papers, acting, and creating an interactive art installation. Dr. Kevin Ewert, professor of theater, published an article this summer in Shakespeare Bulletin. The article, "Playable Whiteness, or, M more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSFR) -- The Wadsworth intends to repatriate 25 cultural items to the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, California. The collection includes 20 baskets, two pairs of moccasins, a pipe, a tobacco pouch and a knife sheath. Many of the objects were donated to The Wadsworth between 1918 and 1943 and were identified in museum records as originating in Northern or Northwest California or as belonging to Western tribes. Fourteen baskets were bequeathed by Constance S. Mead in 1918 as part of a larger collection of n more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 1 -- Yale Divinity School issued the following news: * * * Yale Divinity School and Chicago Theological Seminary Advance Toward a Historic Affiliation September 29, 2026 Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) announced today that it has entered into formal negotiations--the first stage of a multi-year approval and transition process--to become the Chicago Theological Institute at Yale Divinity School (CTI@YDS). This proposed affiliation, which aims to integrate CTS as an institute for continuing education within YDS more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 1 -- Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs issued the following news: * * * Kate Baldwin wins two prizes for her new book, Faith in Democracy The political scientist's study of how churches across sub-Saharan Africa are defending liberal democracy earned the Hubert Morken Best Book Award and Yale's Gustav Ranis International Book Prize. September 30, 2026 Author: Vestal McIntyre Kate Baldwin, associate professor of political science and of global affairs at Yale Jackson, has won two prizes for Faith in Democr more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Yale Law School Awards 89 Hurst Horizon Scholarships for 2026-27 * Back to News For the 2026-27 academic year, Yale Law School has awarded 89 students its Hurst Horizon Scholarship, the need-based scholarship that covers the full amount of tuition, administrative and activities fees, and University hospitalization coverage for the academic year. Now in its fifth year, the program currently supports J.D. students in the classes of 2027, 2028, and 2029. Mor more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 1 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A Global and Local Conversation on Drug Policy, Children, and the Next Generation By Ahsan Ahmad September 30, 2026 On September 18, the Yale School of Public Health and Cultivating Conversation at Yale welcomed global leaders, public health experts, city officials, students, and young people to Yale's Battell Chapel for "A Global and Local Conversation on Drug Policy, Children, and the Next Generation". Participants were greeted by Dr. Megan L more PR