STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 6 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * 'Very Few People Understand What is Happening': The Iran Uprising Explained * On Dec. 28, 2025, long-simmering discontent erupted into massive, nationwide protests in Iran after shopkeepers in Tehran's Grand Bazaar went on strike and closed their shops. While the immediate cause of the unrest was a collapse in Iran's currency, the protests were fueled by anger over inflation, state mismanagement of  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ACC Network delivers extensive spring sports coverage across baseball, lacrosse and softball * * 140+ live events on ACCN * 750+ additional events available on ACC Network Extra * Comprehensive ACC Championship coverage across all four sports ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, will deliver an expansive slate of spring sports more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Agreement With Trump Administration To Protect Millions In Education Funding Related To Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility Initiatives * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in securing an agreement with the Trump Administration to prevent it from withholding federal more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 7 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Farmers Appreciate EPA's Science-Based Approach American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on EPA finalizing the registration of dicamba products. "Farmers appreciate the decision by Administrator Lee Zeldin and the EPA to release a new registration and updated label for dicamba, an important herbicide that allows farmers to grow safe and healt more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 7 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: * * * ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Sets Quota for 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 Fishing Seasons The Commission's Spiny Dogfish Management Board approved a coastwide commercial quota for the 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 fishing seasons (May 1-April 30) of 9.2 million pounds (statespecific allocations are provided in table below), pending approval by NOAA Fisheries. The quota is consistent with t more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES AGREEMENT TO PROTECT K-12 EDUCATION FUNDING * Chicago -Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of attorneys general in securing an agreement with the Trump administration to prevent it from withholding federal funding from state and local education agencies under a new and unlawful certification requirement. The requirement sought to elim more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Responds to Concierge Apartments * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today responded to representatives for Concierge Apartments, blasting the tone-deaf and callous response from the private equity backed multi-billion-dollar real estate firm to critically deteriorating conditions at the Rocky Hill complex. The Office of the Attorney General more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Secures Agreement with Trump Administration to Protect Millions in Education Funding Related to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives * Agreement Protects Nearly $400 Million in Federal Education Assistance for Connecticut (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in securing an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Release of Annual Veteran Suicide Report * Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today issued a statement following the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) release of its National Veterans Suicide Prevention annual report, revealing a decrease in veteran suicides from 2022 to 2023. At a Committee oversight hearing last week, Blu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Boozman, King & Duckworth Lead Bipartisan Push to Secure Long-Overdue Benefits for K2 Veterans * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Angus King (I-ME), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) are calling on the Department of Defense (DOD) to review and confirm the presence of radiation and toxic  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut posted the following news release: * * * Connecticut Man Admits $2.5 Million Fraud Scheme DOMINICK N. DONOFRIO, 73, last residing in Middlefield, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to wire fraud. According to court documents and statements made in court, Donofrio was the president and owner of Windstar Financial Services, Inc. ("Windstar") based in Madis more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Secures over $13 Million for 15 Local Projects Across Connecticut's Second District * NORWICH, CT - This week, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass a government funding package (H.R. 7148) which includes over $9.6 million for 10 Community Projects in Connecticut's Second District. In January, the House and Senate passed over $2.6 million for four more Community Projects in the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * DeLauro Statement on Homeland Security Funding Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement regarding the major reforms Democrats laid out as necessary to support any Homeland Security funding bill: "House and Senate Democratic leadership have released a list of m more PR

RICHMOND, Kentucky, Feb. 7 -- Eastern Kentucky University issued the following news: * * * EKU Stands out With Risk Management and Insurance Degree About 3 million people work in insurance and related jobs in the United States, yet few enter the field with a degree focused on insurance. Graduates of Eastern Kentucky University's (EKU) Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) program gain a specialized education that helps them stand out, with a 100% job placement rate. Prepared for leadership role more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an administrative change to revise the format of the Connecticut state implementation plan. This action reorganizes how state air quality regulations are identified and recorded in the Code of Federal Regulations to make the process more user-friendly for the public. The update focuses on the process of incorporation by reference, a method where federal officials adopt state-level rules by referencing the original  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Secures Over $8 Million for Community Projects in the Fifth District * WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) announced the inclusion of over $8 million to support nine Community Project Funding (CPF) requests from the Fifth District in the FY26 budget signed into law by President Trump. These nine projects were included in a series of appropriations bills that included more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Himes Statement on Gabbard's Involvement in 2020 Election Probe U.S. Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence today released the following statement: "Despite the Administration's bluster, Tulsi Gabbard has yet to offer a plausible explanation, or a defensi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Himes, Meeks, Smith Statement on the Expiration of the New START Treaty U.S. Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; and Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Requests Federal Investigation into JRK Property Holdings for Gross Mistreatment of Tenants at Concierge Apartments * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) formally requested a federal investigation into JRK Property Holdings by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Yesterday, hundreds of tenants at Concierge Apartments in Rocky Hill were ordered to  more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 6 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Multistate coalition protects about $1.4 billion in K-12 funding for Washington * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general have secured an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that protects about $1.4 billion funding equal access to education for students from low-income families, English learners, children with disabilities, and oth more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSrpt) -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following news release: * * * New Analysis: Paid Leave Policies in 14 States Are a Win for Businesses, Families and the Economy Businesses, economies and families benefit from paid family and medical leave; so could the entire U.S. * As the nation prepares to mark the anniversary (Feb. 5) of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the only federal law guaranteeing workers time off, a new report from the Nati more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * NHL on ESPN networks: viewership up nearly 40% year-over-year through first four months * ESPN's NHL viewership is up in multiple ways over halfway through the 2025-26 season and leading into the Olympic Winter Games break. Across ABC and ESPN, the NHL on ESPN is averaging 795K viewers, +39% YoY. Growth was seen across multiple tentpole events, including the Opening N more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Steube Requests DOJ Action on Religious Freedom * WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) led a group of lawmakers in a letter to the Department of Justice yesterday calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi and Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon to pursue legal action against states that refuse to provide a religious exception for vaccine mandates. "Religious freedom is th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, released the following opening statement from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "One Year After Disaster: Experts Weigh in on the Palisades Fire": * * * Thanks Mr. Chairman. Thank you to the witnesses for being here today. There is no question that the Palisades Fire was a horrific calamity. Communities were wiped out, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Colleagues Introduce the Regional Ocean Partnerships Act U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the Regional Ocean Partnerships Act. The bill  more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: * * * Three New Members Appointed to New York Fed's Second District Advisory Council * NEW YORK-The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today announced the appointment of three new members to its Second District Advisory Council, a group of senior business leaders that provides the New York Fed president and leadership with insights about business and economic conditions in the Second District. The new m more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy's Operation SafeDRIVE Results in Removal of Nearly 2,000 Unqualified Truckers from American Roads and Arrests * Operation SafeDRIVE conducted thousands of inspections across 26 states resulting in the removal of thousands of unqualified truckers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Moto more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy's Operation SafeDRIVE Results in Removal of Nearly 2,000 Unqualified Truckers from American Roads and Arrests Operation SafeDRIVE conducted thousands of inspections across 26 states resulting in the removal of thousands of unqualified truckers * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duf more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker, Colleagues Introduce the Regional Ocean Partnerships Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., Katie Britt, R-Ala., Chris Coons, D-Del., John Kennedy, R-La., Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Susan Collins, R-Maine., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Ed Markey, D-Ore., introduced the Regional Ocean Partnerships Act. The bill would reauthorize Regional Ocean Partn more PR