WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11061) on Supreme Court to hear challenges to Chevron deference on Oct. 26, 2023, by legislative attorney Benjamin M. Barczewski: * * * Chevron at the Bar: Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Chevron Deference In what has the potential to be one of the most consequential decisions in administrative law, the Supreme Court is scheduled to evaluate the constitutionality of the Chevron  more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: EBC is pleased to announce that Brenda Enos, Director of Energy Efficiency at TRC Companies Inc. and Board Member of EBC, has joined the EBC Transportation Infrastructure Committee as Vice Chair. Please join EBC in welcoming Brenda to this position. As Vice Chair, Brenda will lead the Committee and its programming alongside the Chair and with support from the Leadership Team. Bren  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute more than two kilograms of heroin. Harvey E. Johnson, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 12 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Johnson to forfeit to the government $43,200, w  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- A Mexican national convicted of soliciting human smuggling who was arrested by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston was convicted in federal court Oct. 19 of unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation. The Mexican citizen had previously been returned to Mexico on eight separate occasions. Deportation officers from ERO Bosto  more

LEWISTON, Maine, Oct. 27 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: In an address this morning to Maine people, Governor Janet Mills expressed solidarity with the people of Lewiston and asked Maine people to join her in helping the city to recover from last night's tragedy. Governor Mills was joined by public safety officials including Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck, who provided an update on the ongoing search for person of interest Robert B.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer published a report today with recommendations to implement the Healey-Driscoll Administration's whole-of-government approach to addressing the climate crisis. The report makes recommendations to the Governor regarding the climate-related practices and policies of executive department agencies. It presents 39 recommendations focused on c  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 26, 2023, edition (Vol. 389, No. 17): Perspective: * Fossil-Fuel Pollution and Climate Change: Supporting Climate, Health, and Equity under the Farm Bill * From Ashes  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A New Jersey man admitted guilt in a U.S. District courtroom in southern Illinois Tuesday to acting as a middleman between an India-based pharmaceutical distribution company and customers in the United States. Moises A. Sanabria, 32, of Bloomfield, New Jersey, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentan  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 27 -- GlaxoSmithKline, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) announced that ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GSK, with Pfizer and Shionogi as shareholders announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China has approved ViiV Healthcare's Vocabria (cabotegravir injection) used in combination with the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson's Rekambys (  more

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Army Recruiting Command issued the following news: By Alyssa Salmon, New England Recruiting Battalion Last week, the New England Recruiting Battalion signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Wolf and Company to solidify the new Army partnership under the Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) program. This commitment provides job interviews to veterans as Wolf and Company look to fill positions they have available. "As veterans transition into the ci  more