WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today called attention to the suspicious and potentially illegal union-busting tactics in Maine by multi-billion-dollar chains Chipotle and Starbucks. In a House Education and Labor Committee hearing on removing barriers to organizing, fellow New England Representative Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) raised Pingree's concerns, asking former National Labor Re  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 15 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General William Tong issued a letter to M&T Bank expressing concern and seeking information regarding numerous complaints from consumers and employees following the conversion from People's United Bank. In his letter, Attorney General Tong seeks information regarding commitments made by M&T Bank to its Connecticut workforce, as well as identification of a high-lev  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $385 million in nine projects that will benefit Maine's forest products and agriculture industries while helping to combat climate change. The grants, which were awarded under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $385 million in nine projects that will benefit Maine's forest products and agriculture industries while helping to combat climate change. The grants, which were awarded under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodi  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: Governor Chris Sununu issued the following statement after meeting with a bipartisan coalition of New England Governors with United States Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm: "I would like to thank Secretary Granholm and my fellow Governors for meeting today," said Governor Chris Sununu. "Across New England, high electric prices are hurting families. "During th  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced an $82.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's INFRA Grant Program to upgrade the iconic Pell Bridge that connects Newport and Jamestown. Planned improvements to the deck, suspension system, and towers will extend the life of New England's lon  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced an $82.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's INFRA Grant Program to upgrade the iconic Pell Bridge that connects Newport and Jamestown. Planned improvements to the deck, suspension system, and towers will extend the life of New Engl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced an $82.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's INFRA Grant Program to upgrade the iconic Pell Bridge that connects Newport and Jamestown. Planned improvements to the deck, suspension system, and towers will extend the life of New England's longest sus  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) this week joined Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02) and Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and a coalition of representatives from the New England Congressional Delegations in writing to the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees, urging them to include additional funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the upcoming gove  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) today issued the following statement after introducing the Expanding Service Coordinators Act, which would provide millions of dollars to improve the capacity and retention of our nation's service coordinator workforce. Service coordinators connect individuals and families living in federally assisted housing to a wide range of social services, making t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Reps. Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Joe Courtney (CT-02) led a coalition of representatives from the New England Congressional Delegations in writing to the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees, urging them to include additional funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the upcoming government funding package. As winter approaches, funding for LIHEAP is important for ho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) today introduced legislation to remove barriers and inequities from federally funded physician residency programs. The bipartisan Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act, which is strongly supported by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) as well as the University of New England College of Medicine (U  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $385 million in nine projects that will benefit Maine's forest products and agriculture industries while helping to combat climate change. The grants, which were awarded under the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commod  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 14 (TNSper) -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, today announced the appointment of Page Bachman, JD, as the Institute's Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Chief People Officer. Bachman will lead the development and execution of TGen's overall talent strategy. "We are thrilled to have such a highly experienced and compas  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: Danyu Lin, PhD, Dennis Gillings Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, led research recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) that assesses the level of immunity conferred by COVID-19 vaccination or previous SARS-CoV-2 infection among children. The findings provide cruc  more

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: University of Otago researchers are urging the Government to fund an automated insulin delivery system for type 1 diabetes patients, after a recent study showed it to now be "the best way" to manage the disease. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, compares the efficacy of the open source automated delivery system (AID), with the sensor-augmented insulin pum. While AID  more