HALLOWELL, Maine, May 31 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: Denis Bergeron, Utility Analyst and Coordinator of Regional Market Programs at the Maine Public Utilities Commission was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners (NECPUC). Denis has worked in state government in leadership positions for 35 years. For the last 15 years, Denis has been the Commission's lead analyst and outspoken advoca  more

EAST PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 1 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 31, 2022: Governor Dan McKee, joined by members of Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation, today announced a strategic initiative with the Partnership for Rhode Island called CompeteRI. CompeteRI will help Rhode Island state agencies, municipalities, and nonprofits more effectively compete for federal funding made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Today's a  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: DEMANDING ACTION ON AMERICA'S GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC -- U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after nineteen children and two teachers were killed at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas: "My heart breaks as I re-live the shock and grief of Sandy Hook ten years ago, knowing the infinite pain that will hit these families in Texas. No words can capture my wrenching   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following statement by Ruth Ann Norton, president and CEO at the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative, involving a hybrid hearing on May 18, 2022, entitled "Addressing Climate Change with Energy-Efficient and Resilient Housing": * * * My name is Ruth Ann Norton, and I am the President and CEO of the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, a national non-profit dedicated to advancing health, economic, and racial eq  more