BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 (TNStalk) -- Common Cause Massachusetts issued the following joint statement on March 24, 2023, with American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts: * * * The Massachusetts Legislature today moved to extend remote access for public meetings until March 31, 2025. The proposed extension, part of the state's supplemental budget bill, now requires Governor Healey's approval. * * * The ACLU of Massachusetts and Common Cause Massachusetts released the following joi  more

NEW YORK, March 25 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * EPA currently considering new, stronger limits on PM2.5 air pollution which would protect health of all Americans * * * Stronger regulations lowering levels of fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) would benefit the health of all Americans, but Black Americans and low-income Americans would likely reap the most benefits, including a lower risk of premature death, according   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: ZIARE DEDRICK, also known as "Zi" and "Hb Zi," 21, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 255 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his participation in a violent Bridgeport street gang, including his involvement the murder of Ty'Quess Moore in December 2019. Tod  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: Craig Wiggin, 44, formerly of Rochester, New Hampshire was sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young has announced. According to court documents and statements made in court, in July 2021, Wiggin conspired with other individuals to sel  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: Mikael Canario-Batista, 47, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Jane E. Young has announced. According to court documents and statements made in court, Canario-Batista was part of a drug-distribution conspiracy operating in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: A Mexican man residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty 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 cou  more

WATERBURY, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that two Waterbury residents were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford for their participation in a fentanyl and heroin trafficking organization. ELIAS SANCHEZ-MARTINEZ, 31, was sentenced to 135 months  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Julie Overfield, 63, of Winooski, Vermont, has been sentenced to serve 40 months in prison after Overfield was convicted for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine. Overfield also received a 24-month prison sentence, to run  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance, Clinical Trial Considerations to Support Accelerated Approval of Oncology Therapeutics, regarding clinical trial design considerations to support accelerated approval applications. The accelerated approval pathway is commonly used for approval of oncology drugs in part due to the s  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 25 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on March 24, 2023: From Harriet Beecher Stowe and Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby to Frances Perkins and Samantha Smith, Maine women have made an indelible mark on the history of our state, our nation, and our world. And thanks to astronaut Jessica Meir, we can now say that the impact of Maine women reaches far beyond the planet Earth! In celebration of these extraordinary women, and all women who have shaped   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 (TNSjou) -- Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Study finds lower PM2.5 exposure associated with lower mortality among whole population, but marginalized communities may benefit more * * * Stronger regulations lowering levels of fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) would benefit the health of all Americans, but Black Americans and low-income Americans would likely reap the most benefits, including   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 25 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: Rep. Chris Kessler, D-South Portland, presented LD 691, An Act to Reduce Barriers to Housing by Prohibiting Tenant Application Fees, before the Legislature's Judiciary Committee on Thursday. The bill would prohibit a landlord from charging prospective tenants a fee as part of the rental application process. In a tight housing market, many renters need to apply to multiple units before landing an apartment,  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news: On Wednesday, March 22, a bill sponsored by Sen. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth, to grant critical funding to historic Fort George earned unanimous, bipartisan support from the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. "An Act to Support the Maintenance of Historic Fort George in Castine," is cosponsored by Rep. Nina Milliken, D-Blue Hill, and Rep. Ron Russell, D-Verona Island. "Few Maine  more