BARTON, Australia, April 26 -- The Australian Medical Association issued the following news release: * * * The federal government's announcement today that two month dispensing with only a single patient co-payment will be permitted for 325 medicines is very welcome, and will provide immediate relief for consumers battling with increases to the cost of living. * * * Australian Medical Association President Professor Steve Robson said the AMA had been calling for the change since it was recom  more

PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts, April 26 -- The Berkshire Bank issued the following news release: Berkshire Bank, a leading, socially responsible community bank with financial centers in New England and New York, announced its foundation provided $584,361 in philanthropic investments during the first quarter of 2023 (January 1- March 31) to foster upward economic mobility, racial equity, and enhance opportunities for success in the regions Berkshire Bank serves. The investments also support the comp  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Peter Welch (D-VT), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, will introduce the bicameral Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act, legislation aimed at holding corporations accountable for the exploitation of children and workers in the food industry. The bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from engaging in contracts with com  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Peter Welch (D-VT), and Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), alongside more than 50 advocacy organizations, introduced the bicameral Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act, legislation aimed at holding corporations accountable for the exploitation of children and workers in the food industry. The Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Actprohibits the  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) joined U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), Peter Welch (D-Vermont), and Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) in introducing the bicameral Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act, legislation aimed at holding corporations accountable for the exploitation of children and workers in the food industry. The Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Ac  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A 35-year-old Providence man for whom court records indicate multiple previous state court convictions for similar conduct, was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for being an armed drug dealer, a felon in possession of firearms, and for trafficking heroin, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. According to cou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A drug trafficker operating out of the Boston area has pleaded guilty to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Maurice Coates, 45, of Randolph, pleaded guilty on April 18, 2023 to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Lowell man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute cocaine. Miguel Colindres, 61, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In January, Colindres pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Providence man found to be in possession of more than 500 grams of cocaine and 100 fentanyl pills, and who, as a previously convicted felon, was illegally in possession of several magazines of ammunition that he was legally prohibited from possessing, was sentenced today to more than two years in federal prison, announced United States   more

LONDON, England, April 26 -- GlaxoSmithKline, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) validated the Company's Type II Variation for a potential new indication for Jemperli (dostarlimab) in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with a type of gynaecological cancer known as mismatch repair deficient (dMMR)/microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) pr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: A Lowell man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute cocaine. Miguel Colindres, 61, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In January, Colindres pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with inte  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 26 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,807) on April 25, 2023, involving Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. dba Liberty-Keene Division: * * * 2023 Summer Period Cost of Gas Adjustment Order Establishing Cost of Gas Rates In this order, the Commission approves the 2023 summer cost of gas rate proposed by Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp., d/b/a Liberty Keene Division (Liberty Keene  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 (TNStalk) -- The New England Council issued the following statement on April 25, 2023: * * * On April 24, 2023, the New England Council's Financial Services Committee met with U.S. Representative Stephen Lynch (D-MA) in Boston, MA. Lynch is a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee and serves as the chair of the Committee's Taskforce on Financial Technology. Following a Capitol Hill Report breakfast event, Committee members discussed a wide vari  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: Summer Lee joined U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), alongside more than 50 advocacy organizations, in introducing the bicameral Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act, legislation aimed at holding corporations accountable for the exploitation of children and workers in the food industry. The Child Labor Exploitation Accou  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Residents are asked to take online survey, signup for free backyard evaluation * * * The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there are about 500,000 new cases of Lyme disease a year. That's just one of the serious health risks posed by ticks. But for many people, what works best in their own backyards to control ticks is probably guesswork. The New England Center of  more