BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 5 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 4, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area - March 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.9 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics repor  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: Two men were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for a multi-year fraud scheme that caused more than $6 million in losses to investors. Thomas D. Renison, 69, of South Glastonbury, Conn., was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge George A. O'Toole, Jr. to four years in prison and three years of supervised release. Renison   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: Last week, Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH-11) joined U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX-35), 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 Ex  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release and letter: The National Institute of Health (NIH) was created as a non-partisan, non-political institution to investigate and develop treatments to our nation's greatest health challenges. However, instead of using taxpayer funds to support critical research, the NIH has funded initiatives that cater to President Biden's progressive agenda. This includes rejecting grantee candidates who do not prioritize DEI in  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing to conduct oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission). The hearing featured testimony from the Honorable Willie Phillips, Chairman of FERC; The  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 5 (TNSres) -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release: * * * Students at Annual Event Display Research, Design, and Creative Endeavors * * * A low-cost feeding device for infants, a process to break down "forever chemicals," and an augmented reality quilt were among more than 500 innovative undergraduate research projects on display April 21 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) during the university's annual campus-wide celebration   more