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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday October 01, 2023 ( 8 items )  

As Pro-Choice Connecticut Sunsets, Reproductive Equity Now Launches Advocacy Work in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 27 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Reproductive Equity Now, Massachusetts' leading reproductive health advocates, today announced it will officially expand its advocacy work into Connecticut. The Connecticut expansion will be led by former Pro-Choice Connecticut State Director Liz Gustafson, as that orga  more

Community Foundation for Greater New Haven: 2023 Responsive Grant Awards - 136 Nonprofits Serving Greater New Haven Receive General Operating Grants
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 27 -- The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven issued the following news: The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven has awarded general operating support funding to a large and diverse group of nonprofit organizations serving Greater New Haven. The funding supports a wide variety of programs that are creating opportunity and advancing equity while providing vital community services including affordable housing, entrepreneurship, food, healthcare, arts an  more

Environmental Business Council of New England: Malcolm Beeler Added to Connecticut Chapter Leadership Team
BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: It gives us great pleasure to announce that Malcolm Beeler, Senior Technical Leader of Weston & Sampson will be joining the EBC Connecticut Chapter Leadership Team. Malcom has been a long-time supporter of the EBC, and looks forward to contributing his industry knowledge to the Connecticut Chapter as a member of the Leadership Team. Malcolm Beeler, LEP, Senior Technical Leader We  more

Johns Hopkins APL Undersea Warfare Expert Earns National Defense Industrial Association Bronze Medal
LAUREL, Maryland, Sept. 28 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Lee Rogers, chief engineer of the Sea Control Mission Area at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, was awarded the Bronze Medal Award for Technical Achievement in Undersea Warfare at the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) 2023 Undersea Warfare Fall Conference, held in mid-September at the U.S. Naval Submarine Base in New London,   more

LIMRA: Workplace Supplemental Health Product Sales Continue Growth in the Second Quarter 2023
WINDSOR, Connecticut, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- LIMRA issued the following news release: Following a 6% increase in new annualized premium in the first quarter, U.S. workplace supplemental health product sales - accident, critical illness, cancer, hospital indemnity, and other supplemental health insurance products* - totaled $513 million, representing a collective 5% increase in the second quarter. Accounting for 96% of all workplace insurance sales, accident, critical illness, cancer and hospital   more

Reproductive Equity Now Expands Advocacy Work Into Connecticut and New Hampshire
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Reproductive Equity Now, Massachusetts' leading advocates for reproductive freedom and abortion access, today announced it will expand its public education and advocacy work to include New Hampshire and Connecticut. The organization aims to build the first regional mode  more

Rhode Island Banker Paola Fernandez Wins ABA Foundation Distinguished Service Award
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The American Bankers Association Foundation issued the following news release: The ABA Foundation has named Paola Fernandez, senior vice president of community development for Centreville Bank in West Warwick, R.I., the winner of its 2023 George Bailey Distinguished Service Award. Fernandez was recognized for her dedication to building and leveraging relationships to support underserved communities throughout Rhode Island and northeastern Connecticut. She will be honored  more

Security Industry Association: ISC East Announces First Keynote Speaker for 2023 Conference
NORWALK, Connecticut, Sept. 26 -- The Security Industry Association issued the following news release: ISC East, the Northeast's leading security and public safety event built by RX Global, hosted in collaboration with premier sponsor the Security Industry Association (SIA) and in partnership with ASIS NYC Chapter, announced that Greg Ehrie, chief security officer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, will kick off the Keynote Series on Wednesday, Nov. 15, in New York City. Ehrie's  more