HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 29 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong this week led a coalition of attorneys general, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Office of Consumer Counsel, and state ratepayer advocates reiterating a call to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject unnecessary and unjust incentive payments to transmission developers. On April 15, 2021 FERC issued a draft  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 29 (TNSPar) -- The Greater Boston Food Bank issued the following news release: The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, is proud to announce a new partnership with MathWorks, the leading developer of mathematical computing software for engineers and scientists, establishing a summer fundraising campaign called Growing Healthy Futures: Sponsored by MathWorks. Summer is a particularly difficult time for students and t  more

NEW YORK, June 29 (TNSPer) -- The Hispanic Federation issued the following news release on June 28, 2021: Hispanic Federation, one of the nation's leading Latino organizations, announced today notable leadership promotions and departmental developments across the organization: Ingrid Alvarez to Vice President for Policy and Strategic Engagement, Yanidsi Velez to New England Regional Director, and Laudi Campo to Florida State Director. Today's announcement comes as the Federation has expanded i  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The National Labor Relations Board's Jessica Foley Regional Office issued the following news release on June 28, 2021: The National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel Peter Sung Ohr announced the appointment of Jessica Foley as the Assistant to the Regional Director of the NLRB's Regional office in Boston, Massachusetts (Region 1). In her new position, Ms. Foley will assist Acting Regional Director Paul Murphy in the administration and enforcement of the Nation  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 29 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story on June 28, 2021: The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced the appointment of 31 members to the regional fishery management councils that partner with NOAA Fisheries to manage marine fishery resources. Established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, councils are responsible for developing region-specific fishery management plans that saf  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Following the news that the Supreme Court declined to hear New Hampshire's complaint against Massachusetts for unfairly taxing Granite Staters as a matter of original jurisdiction, Senator Hassan issued the following statement. "People working full-time in New Hampshire should not have to pay another state's income tax. To not even hear a case that impacts so many Granite Staters' and Americans'   more