WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper on the recent appellate decisions of interest to lawmakers, March 13 - 19, 2023 (No. LSB10939) on March 21, 2023, by legislative attorneys Christopher T. Zirpoli and Jimmy Balser: * * * Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (Mar. 13, 2023-Mar. 19, 2023) The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal dis  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 22 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Wastewater Program today announced $2.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) awards to help municipalities and companies improve their wastewater quality through pretreatment and capacity management. "Investing in municipal wastewater infrastructure opens up numerous opportunities for communities, from  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: A Mexican man residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty yesterday to possessing fentanyl intended for distribution and to illegally re-entering the United States after deportation. Jesus Gracielo Garcia-Vega a/k/a Jonathan Ivan Badillo-Hernandez, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and one count   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: A Massachusetts man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a fraud scheme that stole more than $8 million from hundreds of romance scam victims. Kofi Osei, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 54 months in prison and two years of supervised release. Osei was also ordered to pay $4,12  more

NEW YORK, March 22 -- Metropolitan Opera issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: The 20 opera singers who have won regional auditions across the United States, Canada, and Mexico will compete in the semifinal round of the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition on Monday, April 17, beginning at 10AM ET. The semifinal competition, held on the Met stage before a panel of judges and available for public viewing via livestream, will determine the finalists who will ad  more

NEW YORK, March 22 (TNSper) -- The New School issued the following news release: The New School announced today that Jermaine Hill has been appointed Dean of the School of Drama at the College of Performing Arts. Currently, Jermaine serves as Interim Dean of Theater at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. He will join the College of Performing Arts on June 26, 2023. As Dean of the School of Drama, Jermaine Hill will provide academic, artistic, and administrative leadership to the School of Dra  more

ORONO, Maine, March 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: A new study from two University of Maine researchers suggests that the personal protective factors of resilience and compassion satisfaction, and the professional factor of working in a positive school climate are key to mitigating burnout among teachers. Compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress and burnout have long been identified as commonplace in so-called helping professions like health car  more