HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 14 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 13, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration has received copies of strike postponement notices to 26 nursing homes from District 1199, SEIU, and New England Health Care Employees Union. The notices follow news of a tentative settlement agreement between the union and nursing home owners that was reached with the participation and support of Governor Lamont and his   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 14 -- Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 13, 2021: Governor Larry Hogan today joined faith leaders at FedExField in Prince George's County to recognize the critical role that faith-based and community-based institutions play in vaccine distribution across the state. The governor was joined by Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford, Secretary Dennis Schrader of the Maryland Department of Health, Brigadier General Janeen Birckhead, head of th  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on May 12, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), alongside Congressman Rob Wittman (R-Va.), today reintroduced the bipartisan Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act, legislation to preserve America's working waterfronts by creating a grant program and establishing a Working Waterfront Task Force at the Department of Commerce. These resources would support coastal communities grappling with the climat  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 13, 2021: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety in the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today commended the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its decision to continue the operation of the Region 1 New England Regional Laboratory (NERL) in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Last year, Senator Markey was joined by  more