AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 18 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: At the direction of Governor Janet Mills, Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) today requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) begin conducting a Preliminary Damage Assessment of last week's storms that caused significant flooding and infrastructure damage along the Maine coast. The request is the first formal step toward requesting another Major Disaster Declaration  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 18 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Mayes this week led a multi-state coalition in submitting comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), proposing significant updates to the Safer Choice Standards. The attorneys general emphasize the importance of adopting a holistic 'cradle-to-grave' approach for assessing product life cycles and the need for an in-house audit team to verify safer chemical usage i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Jan. 17, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that Boston Saves, the City's children's savings account program, is again offering a January incentive to encourage eligible Boston Public Schools (BPS) families to participate in the program. Families of BPS students in grades K2 - 4th who log in to the Boston Saves online savings platform for the first time by January 31, 2024 will earn an extra $25 for the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Jan. 17, 2024: Building on the City of Boston's commitment to early college and career-connected learning for every student, Mayor Michelle Wu today joined Superintendent Mary Skipper, Edward M. Kennedy Academy of Health Careers (EMK) School Leader Dr. Caren Walker Gregory, Mass General Brigham (MGB) President and CEO Dr. Anne Klibanski, and leaders from Bloomberg Philanthropies at Massachusetts General Hosp  more

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, co-leading a coalition of 21 states, submitted a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget urging the Biden administration to complete its review and swiftly implement proposed public health regulations to prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The proposed FDA rules (https://www.regulations.gov/doc  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: Attorney General William Tong this week led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget, urging the Biden administration to complete its review and swiftly implement proposed FDA Rules, which would prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. In the letter, the coalition specifica  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: OMAHA, Neb. - The five state Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division marked an 83 percent increase in the number of fentanyl pills seized in 2023 and removed an estimated 2.9 million lethal doses of fentanyl both in pill and powder form, from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and eight counties along the weste  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: DENVER - On January 17, 2024, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division joined the U.S. Department of State to announce a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Mexican national Jesus Gonzalez- Penuelas, also known as "Chuy" Gonzalez. In addition to the rewar  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: DENVER - On January 17, 2024, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division joined the U.S. Department of State to announce a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Mexican national Jesus Gonzalez- Penuelas, also known as "Chuy" Gonzalez. In addition to the rewar  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: STATESBORO, GA: Eighteen defendants from the Laurens and Toombs County, Ga., area are in custody awaiting further legal proceedings after their initial court appearances from a 55-count drug trafficking indictment in U.S. District Court. Each of the 18 defendants is charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distrib  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on Jan. 17, 2024, by Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr at the Conference on Measuring Cyber Risk in the Financial Services Sector: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to welcome you to day two of the second annual Conference on Measuring Cyber Risk in the Financial Services Sector./1 I'd like to thank the staff who organized this gathering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Federal Reser  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs The Hanscom AFB Women's Forum recently received the 2023 Air Force Diversity and Inclusion Innovation Team Award at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center level. The award focuses on three areas: operational impact, innovation, and inclusive leadership. "It's truly a testament to all of the hard work our members put in above and b  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general, along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and New York Attorney General Letitia James, in submitting a letter urging the Biden administration to complete its review and swiftly implement proposed regulations prohibiting the sale of menthol cigarettes  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: DENVER - El 17 de enero de 2024, la Division de Campo de las Montanas Rocosas de la DEA de los Estados Unidos se unio al Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos para anunciar una oferta de recompensa de hasta $5 millones de dolares a cambio de informacion que conduzca al arresto y/o condena del ciudadano mexicano Jesus Gonzalez-Penuelas,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: DENVER - El 17 de enero de 2024, la Division de Campo de las Montanas Rocosas de la DEA de los Estados Unidos se unio al Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos para anunciar una oferta de recompensa de hasta $5 millones de dolares a cambio de informacion que conduzca al arresto y/o condena del ciudadano mexicano Jesus Gonzalez-Penuelas,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to investigate recent reports that a federally funded contractor has produced military-grade ammunition for sale to civilians, including to perpetrators of horrific recent mass shootings. In the letter, the coalition urged the  more

MALDEN, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: Governor Maura Healey today laid out her administration's agenda to make early education and child care more affordable and accessible for all families across Massachusetts. The Governor will highlight these programs in her State of the Commonwealth address tomorrow and propose the funding in her Fiscal Year 2025 budget next week. The "Gateway to Pre-K" agenda includes four  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued two tax-exempt leases totaling $16,784,912 on behalf of New England Life Flight, Inc., which does business as Boston MedFlight, a nonprofit that provides critical care medical transport by air and ground. Boston MedFlight will use proceeds to buy and medically retrofit a Cessna Citation CJ4 jet airplane and an Airbus H145 helicopter to add to its existing transport fleet of mobile int  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 21 Attorneys General (the "coalition") submitted a comment letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget, urging the Biden administration to complete its review and implementation of a plan to prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The proposed FDA rules, which are supported   more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 18 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to investigate recent reports that a federally funded contractor has produced military-grade ammunition for sale to civilians, including to perpetrators of horrific mass shootings. The coalition sent a letter asking the Office to investiga  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 17 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement on Jan. 16, 2024: * * * Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after a federal court blocked JetBlue Airways' proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines. Attorney General Stein and the attorneys general from California, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York partnered with the U.S. Department of Justice to chall  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The National Park Service Springfield Armory National Historic issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: Author Daniel Bullen to speak at Springfield Armory National Historic Site on January 27, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. offering new perspectives on Shays' Rebellion from his book Daniel Shays's Honorable Rebellion. Shays' Rebellion was a series of uprisings in 1786 and 1787, mostly in Western Massachusetts, in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions taken against national banks and federal savings associations (banks), and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with banks the OCC supervises. The OCC uses enforcement actions against banks to require the board of directors and management to take timely actions  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 18 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news release: Attorney General Michelle Henry led a coalition of 26 states in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) emphasizing the potential harm in the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) by telemarketers and asking the FCC to strongly restrict such usage. In November, the FCC posted a Notice of Inquiry, in which it requested input on the implications and usage of A.I. t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Roderick Arrington, a/k/a Ra-Ra, 42, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, was sentenced to serve 216 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy C. Lynch, who handled the case, stated that Roderic  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 18 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 26 states in sending a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) emphasizing the potential harm in the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) by telemarketers and asking the FCC to impose strict restrictions upon such usage. In November, the FCC posted a Notice of Inquiry, in which it requested input on the implic  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Patrick Tylicki, 32, of Matthews, North Carolina, and his co-conspirator, Gregory Alan Kirk, 28, of Charlotte, were sentenced today for their role in distributing fentanyl that resulted in a victim's death, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Tylicki was sentenced to 144 months i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - In 2023, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration marked its 50th anniversary as the only federal agency dedicated to fighting deadly drugs and drug-related violence. This milestone celebrated a half century of dedication to fighting drug trafficking in the United States and around the world, which threatens the public safety, he  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CHICAGO - In 2023, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration marked its 50th anniversary as the only federal agency dedicated to fighting deadly drugs and drug-related violence. This milestone celebrated a half century of dedication to fighting drug trafficking in the United States and around the world, which threatens the public safety, healt  more