BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that Boston has maintained its triple-A bond ratings, as assigned by Moody's Investor Service and S&P Global Ratings, in advance of its upcoming 2022 bond sale. Since 2014, the City has received the top credit rating from both rating agencies. The agencies' affirmations of Boston's strong financial health is a recognition of the City's strong fiscal management before and duri  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47050) on March 14, 2022, entitled "The Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 5) Business and Employment Law While serving on the district court, Judge Jackson adjudicated numerous business-related claims, including litigation between businesses and disputes between employers and employees. The nominee's written decisions in these ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47050) on March 14, 2022, entitled "The Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court": * * * (Continued from Part 4 of 5) Environmental Law During her tenure on the District of D.C., Judge Jackson presided over numerous environmental cases addressing a wide range of issues. Many of these cases addressed the scope of agency authority under an environmental statute or the leg  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 17 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,593) involving statewide low-income electric assistance program: 2021-2022 Program Administrative Budgets Order on Joint Motion to Retain Consultant, Suspend Docket, and Approve Procedural Schedule On February 28, 2022, the parties in this docket filed a joint motion requesting that the Commission approve the Electric Assistance Program (EAP) Advisory Board's June 16,   more

VALPARAISO, Indiana, March 16 (TNSRes) -- Valparaiso University issued the following news release: Craft beer is a fast-growing industry, particularly in Maine and New England. New research led by Valparaiso University's Niclas Erhardt, Ph.D., dean of the College of Business and former UMaine faculty member in the Maine Business School, shows that as the industry continues to grow, owners need to make decisions about scale and growth, which can be tough for brands whose success is built on loca  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced bicameral legislation to help stomp out rampant industry consolidation that allows companies to raise consumer prices and mistreat workers. The Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act would ban the biggest, most anticompetitive mergers and give the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the teeth  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and United States Representative Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) introduced bicameral legislation to help stomp out rampant industry consolidation that allows companies to raise consumer prices and mistreat workers. The Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act would ban the biggest, most anticompetitive mergers and give the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Fe  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 (TNSRes) -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed into law the recently passed FY22 omnibus appropriations bill, during a signing ceremony at the White House. The budget package includes dedicated funding for a number of Trust for Public Land projects as well as programmatic funding to help create and expand parks and open space across the country. "Equitable access to the outdoors helps people lead healthier,   more