WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has a cooperative agreement with Massachusetts under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and Massachusetts are working together to offer over $3 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed t  more

NATICK, Massachusetts, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command issued the following news release: Members of U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, or DEVCOM, hosted a Soldier technologies open house Dec. 8, 2023, at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSSC) in Natick, Massachusetts. The event hosted not only Army leaders, but also appointed and elected officials from the Department of Defense, Congress, academic partners, and state and local gover  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Mayes this week, alongside a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, submitted a comment 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 prohibition of menthol cigarettes and flavored cig  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSres)-- NASA issued the following news release: Students, staff, and researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and two local public schools in Boston will have an opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 9:55 a.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 23, on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website. Learn how to stream NASA TV through a   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Representatives from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) -- Crane Division, and National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) will embark on a three-week tour across the nation, Jan. 22 to Feb. 9. Site visits will connect with the Microelectronics Commons Hubs, local government leaders, and experts from industry and academia to acce  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 20 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release: Attorney General Anne Lopez joins 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 by telemarketers and asking the federal government 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. te  more

WESTBROOK, Maine, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: Joined by business owners, immigrant advocates, municipal leaders, lawmakers, and others, Governor Janet Mills today unveiled a plan to establish an Office of New Americans within Maine State Government. With unemployment at record lows, and economic growth among the best in the nation, Maine faces a shortage of workers across regions, professions, and skill levels, especially in critica  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has secured $104,000 in citations against Boston Market Corporation and its owner Jingnesh "Jay" Pandya for failure to make timely payment of wages and failure to furnish true and accurate payroll records to the Attorney General's Office. The citations are in the forms of restitution for workers and civil penalties. "Boston Market repeated  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced settlements with three temporary nurse staffing agencies to resolve allegations that they failed to comply with regulations and charged for temporary nurse staffing at long-term care facilities at rates above the maximum rates allowed by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS). One of the   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced $476,351 in citations, in the form of restitution and civil penalties, against Peter Lucido, 51 of Duxbury, and Paul Tupa, 45 of Pembroke for child labor, sick time, wage and hour, and payroll record violations. The violations occurred at Tavern on the Wharf and Plymouth Public House, both of which are owned by Lucido and Tupa as   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: Today, at the Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA)'s Annual Meeting, Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll announced that they will be filing a significant package of municipal reforms to help cities and towns generate the resources they need to maintain and deliver vital services, streamline operations and attract talented workers to local governme  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 26 attorneys general 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 federal government to strongly restrict such usage. In November, the FCC posted a Notice of Inquiry requesting input on the implication  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has selected six investment management firms to participate in its Smaller Asset Managers Program. PBGC started the Smaller Asset Managers Program (SAMP) as a pilot program in 2015 to reduce barriers to competition and to create opportunities for smaller asset investment management firms. Before the pilot program, PBGC's investment manage  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that William Henry Cook, 27, of Muncie, Indiana, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with inte  more