NORWALK, Connecticut, Aug. 1 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board posted the following news release from the Private Company Council on July 31, 2023: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today published a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) intended to provide investors with more decision-useful information about a public business entity's expenses. Stakeholders are encouraged to review and provide comment on the proposal by October 30, 2023. "Feedback from investors   more

DARIEN, Connecticut, Aug. 1 -- Friends of Animals issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations has advanced language in its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill that sets aside $11 million dollars of taxpayer money for wild horse and burro fertility control. This betrays wild horses who are supposed to be protected by the Wild Horse and Burros Act of 1971 and perpetuates the myth that there is an overpopulation of wild   more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 2 -- Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, issued the following news release: Registered nurse Karitza Melendez has been named clinic director of the Fred Weisman Americares Free Clinic of Bridgeport. In her new role, Melendez oversees the day-to-day operations of the clinic, which serves an average of 400 low-income, uninsured residents of the greater Bridgeport area each year. "We are so proud to welcome Karitza to this position," said   more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Aug. 1 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: * * * LIMRA and EY study recommends employers invest in digitalization to better personalize and deliver benefits for workers of different generations * * * With four generations in the workforce, understanding the unique benefits priorities of the various age groups and having the ability to personalize benefits communications and deliverables is key to successfully recruiting and retaining workers. A new report from   more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- LIMRA issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: After three consecutive quarters of declining premium growth, total U.S. life insurance new annualized premium was $4.04 billion in the second quarter, a 2% increase, according to the preliminary results from LIMRA's U.S. Retail Individual Life Insurance Sales surveys and estimates. "Overall, whole life and term products recorded the highest premium growth, propelling the positive results this qua  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2023, by President Michael A. Caron, commissioner of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority: * * * As we face the August 'dog days of summer,' we are acutely aware that this summer has been unseasonably hotter than in recent years. (Perhaps the dog days actually began in June.) The extreme heat wave across the nation has raised concerns for our utility cus  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Aug. 1 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following statement on July 31, 2023: * * * Clashes in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh in the south of Lebanon have closed schools and are putting children at direct risk of physical and psychological harm, Save the Children said. Up to 11 people have been killed and at least two children injured i  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Aug. 1 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: About 11.2 million children[i] were born in July 2023, which is expected to be the hottest month ever recorded on earth, said Save the Children. The climate crisis threatens to undo decades of progress in children's rights and wellbeing, including the fight against hunger. The milestone is  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 2 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: On July 29, the Department of Energy (DOE) released guidance for states to apply for new Home Energy Rebates Program funding. The program, created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), will distribute a total of $8.5 billion dollars in formula grants for states to deliver home electrification and efficiency rebates to help consumers better afford upgrades that will lower utility bills, improve home comfort and r  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 1 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: At a press conference today, Senator Richard Blumenthal called on the Department of Justice to investigate a coordinated campaign by large oil companies to quash information related to the climate crisis. The request for investigation follows new evidence that oil and gas companies knew and repressed information pertaining to the role their products play in warming the planet. Rather than inform  more