HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: Attorney General William Tong this week led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget, urging the Biden administration to complete its review and swiftly implement proposed FDA Rules, which would prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. In the letter, the coalition specifica  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: Attorney General William Tong announced today that HighBazaar has cancelled its Sunday, January 21 event after the Office of the Attorney General sought a temporary injunction in Hartford Superior Court to block the unlicensed, illegal cannabis market. The court filings (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2024/High-Bazaar---E-Filed-Docs-Combined.pdf) detai  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: Attorney General William Tong, Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas, Commissioner of Banking Jorge Perez, and Commissioner of Consumer Protection Bryan T. Cafferelli today warned businesses to avoid an ongoing potential government imposter scam targeting Connecticut businesses (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2024/SBizhub-22723112011330.pdf). In this  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 18 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and Treasurer Erick Russell today announced that 7,810 children across Connecticut have been born automatically eligible for the landmark Connecticut Baby Bonds program since it launched on July 1, 2023. Connecticut is the first state in the nation to fund and implement a baby bonds program aimed at building a brighter future for children born into poverty.   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that President Joe Biden has authorized an emergency declaration enabling personnel and equipment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist state and local emergency response teams with the possibility of additional flooding in New London County resulting from the January 10, 2024, severe storm, including a potential breach  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 17 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Jan. 16, 2024: * * * Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to the January 2024 consensus revenue forecast (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/OPM/Bud-Other-Projects/Reports/Consensus_Revenue/FY-2024/FINAL_CONSENSUS_JAN16_2024.pdf), which was jointly issued today by the Office of Policy and Management and the Office of Fiscal Analysis: "Connecticut remains on solid financia  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: By Noel Teter Two students at Eastern Connecticut State University who are native Spanish speakers recently presented artificial intelligence research while in a setting reminding them of home. Katherine Escalante and Christian Deras-Rodriguez presented at the Hispanic Educational Technology Services (HETS) conference from Jan. 10-13 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Escalante and Deras-Rodri  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Jan. 19 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: By Elisabeth Craig The Office of Career Success at Eastern Connecticut State University hosted its annual Career Readiness Conference on Jan. 12, featuring two alumni speakers and a "Designing Your Life" workshop. The speakers informed students about the changes and challenges of business at the conference. Derrick Curry '14 spoke to attendees about artificial intelligence and ChatGPT. Curry i  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Jan. 19 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: By Michael Rouleau Eastern's union for administrative faculty, SUOAF, donated $3,000 to the Covenant Soup Kitchen this recent holiday season. The gift goes toward the soup kitchen's annual Plunge For Hunger fundraiser, which has an overall goal of $150,000 to support the Willimantic agency's efforts to alleviate food insecurity. During their annual holiday party on Dec. 12, individual SUOAF me  more

BROOKFIELD, Connecticut, Jan. 19 -- Emerson Electric, a technology and engineering company that provides solutions for customers in industrial, commercial and residential markets, issued the following news: Emerson has launched the Branson Series GMX-Micro, a line of high-precision ultrasonic metal welders that feature a new computerized operating system, multiple power levels and configurations, advanced controls, and improved connectivity. The new welders are able to meet changing material an  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Spending on IT Services to Surpass Communications Services Spending for the First Time in 2024 * * * Worldwide IT spending is expected to total $5 trillion in 2024, an increase of 6.8% from 2023, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. This is down from the previous quarter's forecast of 8% growth. While generative AI (GenAI) had sign  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Jan. 16 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release: * * * * The new upgrades are part of a broader effort by the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy to modernize the power generation infrastructure in Kuwait * AGP upgrades for the plant's 9F.03 class gas turbines help to add more power to Kuwait's grid without requiring additional fuel * * * In a significant milest  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Jan. 17 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release: * * * * Team Resolute consortium has chosen GE Vernova's Power Conversion business in the UK to enhance naval operational efficiency with cutting-edge hybrid-electric propulsion technology for the UK`s Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships * Collaboration with Navantia UK, the FSS program's prime contractor, reflects  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 19 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight advised SportsMed Physical Therapy, a portfolio company of New York-based investor Hildred Capital Management, in its acquisition of Red Bank Physical Therapy, a leading provider of physical therapy services in New Jersey. The transaction was announced on January 9. With 39 locations across New Jersey and Connecticut, SportsMed is a multi-specialty physical therapy practice that  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general, along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and New York Attorney General Letitia James, in submitting a letter urging the Biden administration to complete its review and swiftly implement proposed regulations prohibiting the sale of menthol cigarettes  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has decided to rehear arguments in front of the full court in Bianchi v. Brown, a case involving a constitutional challenge to a Maryland law banning assault weapons. Maryland's ban on assault weapons was enacted in 2013 after a shooter used an assault weapon in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 17 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Connecticut hedge fund executive David McCormick laid off and outsourced more than 400 jobs as CEO of Bridgewater, according to new reports. That's part of his long record of killing jobs, laying off Pennsylvania workers, and shipping American jobs overseas. Here's the Truth About David McCormick's Long Record of Killing Jobs: * David McCormick cut hundreds of jobs, costing taxpayers millions of   more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 17 -- Pitney Bowes, a global technology company offering innovative products and solutions that enable commerce in the areas of customer information management, location intelligence, customer engagement, shipping and mailing and global e-commerce, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services, today announced to the Canada market tha  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 17 -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: With a new director at the helm, Hilton C. Buley Library is poised to begin the next chapter in its many decades of service to the university community. Dr. Amy Beth joined the university as director of library services on July 24, 2023, bringing extensive experience as chief librarian and digital resources and scholarship librarian at Guttman Community College, CUNY. She also served as dean of   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 18 -- Trinity College issued the following news: Trinity College recently announced the appointment of five faculty members to named professorships. "These particular appointments recognize exceptional scholarly contributions in the social sciences and STEM," said Sonia Cardenas, dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs and Scott M. Johnson '97 Distinguished Professor of Political Science. "They speak to the strength of our faculty and the generos  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 18 -- Trinity College issued the following news: To explore just how intelligent the latest "artificial intelligence" chatbots really are, a Trinity College faculty member challenged students in a new January Term course to craft persuasive essays using only synthetically-generated text. This assignment was easier said than done--which is part of the lesson, according to Alex Helberg, visiting assistant professor in the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 17 -- Trinity College issued the following news on Jan. 16, 2024: Archivists are experts on preserving and accessing the valuable collection of rare materials housed in Trinity College's Watkinson Library, but a new institute partners archivists with faculty members to generate greater use of the materials. During the first-of-its-kind institute hosted by the library and held January 10 to 12, four faculty members from Trinity College, Quinnipiac University, and Cla  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, announced Tuesday that Senior Fellow and Lecturer Kaakpema "KP" Yelpaala will serve as the new faculty director of InnovateHealth Yale (IHY). Yelpaala replaces Kaveh Khoshnood, associate professor of epidemiology (microbial diseases), who has led IHY since July 2019. Yelpaala's leadership position is effective as of January 2024. This transition reflects YSPH's continue  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 18 -- The Yale University School of Medicine issued the following news: Members of the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) community gathered in the Harkness Ballroom on January 5 for a portrait unveiling in remembrance of Marjorie "Margi" Rosenthal, MD '95, MPH (1967-2020). Rosenthal was an associate professor of pediatrics at the school who dedicated her career to addressing health inequities and improving the lives of children and families from underserved communities  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- Yale School of Management issued the following news on Jan. 18, 2024: During the spring semester, eight SOM students will work with agencies of the City of New Haven on projects to increase economic growth in ways that benefit all city residents. The Yale School of Management today announced the launch of the Inclusive Growth Fellowship, a collaboration with the Center for Inclusive Growth, through which Yale SOM students will work on projects aimed   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 20 -- Yale University issued the following news: Marc Robinson, a longtime member of the Yale faculty and a leading theater critic whose work has illuminated the history of drama and performance in the United States, has been named the next dean of humanities for Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), FAS Dean Tamar Gendler announced in a message to the FAS community. He will begin a five-year term, effective July 1, 2024, pending formal approval by the Yale Co  more