WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2024: * * * Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist, issued the following statement on the settlement announced today between the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth and Robinhood Financial: "This settlement is a major victory on multiple levels. It holds Robinhoo  more

HUNT VALLEY, Maryland, Jan. 19 -- EA Engineering, Science and Technology, a provider of environmental, compliance, natural resources, and infrastructure engineering and management solutions, issued the following news release: EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC (EA), a leading provider of interdisciplinary environmental services, proudly announces the implementation of its C-Suite succession plan, aimed at fortifying its leadership team for future growth. This transformative stra  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: The following is attributed to Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and Dora Hughes, M.D., M.P.H., acting chief medical officer and acting director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Physicians heavily rely on labora  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the resolution of two cases involving drug trafficking in the Western District of Louisiana. United States District Judge David C. Joseph sentenced the following defendants yesterday. Lynol Christian, 43, was sentenced to 156 months (13 years) in prison, followed by 4 years o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP has expanded its widely recognized Emerging Company & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice group with a new team of attorneys including partners Rose Standifer and Allie Clark, counsel Marc Graboyes and associate Zack Mueller. Their arrival marks a significant advancement for Foley Hoag's Denver office, less than a year after it was established. The growth of the ECVC practice group and Denver office  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES - A San Luis Obispo County woman was arraigned today on a federal grand jury indictment alleging, among other crimes, that she knowingly distributed fentanyl, the use of which resulted in a victim's fatal overdose in May 2023. Jessica Leigh Alalia, 30, a.k.a. "Jessica Mitchell," of Paso Robles, was arrested on Tuesday and was arr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A former Belmont man was sentenced today in federal court for trafficking methamphetamine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. David Sweeney, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Paul J. Barbadoro to 160 months in federal prison and 5 years of supervised release. On July 5, 2022, Sweeney pleaded  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - Six defendants were arrested on January 17, 2024, in connection with a conspiracy to distribute cocaine sent through the U.S. Postal Service to New Hampshire. The defendants were indicted on December 20, 2023, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Three defendants appeared in federal court in Concord for an initial appearan  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of New England issued the following news release: The University of New England has received a five-year, $10.8 million award from the National Institutes of Health to support an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) to be named the UNE Center for Cell Signaling Research (CCSR). The COBRE program supports the development of innovative biomedical research centers through awards for three sequen  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Researchers identify key characteristics of donated cord blood units associated with strong clinical responses in Phase I/II trial * * * Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported promising results in a Phase I/II trial of 37 patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies who were treated with cord blood-derived chimeric a  more