BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: A leader of one of the largest and most violent criminal street gangs in the country was sentenced yesterday for leading a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy across the North Shore and into Maine. In furtherance of the conspiracy, the defendant participated in six shootings as well as acquired over 40 firearms and multiple "selector switches"  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 3 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Mayes this week joined a multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general against Texas' ongoing effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In the amicus brief filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the coalition urges the court to reverse the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas' decision that the DACA program is   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Feb. 2, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the launch of the Boston Tax Help Coalition's (BTHC) twenty-second year of providing free tax preparation services. Area residents earning $70,000 or less annually can file safely while maximizing their refunds and credits at over 30 neighborhood tax sites. Tax preparation is available remotely and in-person in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creo  more

OAKLAND, California, Feb. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a multistate agreement in principle on monetary terms, requiring opioid manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals to pay up to $150 million to address its role in the opioid epidemic. Hikma produces a range of generic opioid products and sells hundreds of millions of opioid doses every year. The Attorneys General allege that from   more

OAKLAND, California, Feb. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health, LLC, to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm's role in the prescription opioid crisis. California will receive approximately $31 million from the settlement to help address this crisis. The settlement money is anticipated to be paid  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Feb. 2, 2024: * * * President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Funds the Largest Single Investment in the Nation's Waterpower Production, 46 Projects Across 19 States Funded to Increase Access to Affordable, Clean Electricity * * * In support of the President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of 46 hydroelectric projects across 19   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at 14 National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites in Massachusetts this year. Each individual site will undergo a legally required Five-Year Review to ensure that previous remediation efforts at the sites continue to protect public health and the environment. Once the Five-  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Jason Cirolia to the Board of Physical Therapy Practice. Jason Cirolia, DPT Cirolia, of Ormond Beach, is the Manager of Clinical Quality and Compliance for Advent Heath Central Florida. He is a veteran of the United States Army and currently serves in the United States Army Reserve. Cirolia earned his associate degree from D  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 3 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: Thursday, Attorney General Raul Labrador announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm's role in the prescription opioid crisis. Idaho will receive nearly $1.6 million from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis. "The opioid crisis has been a national tragedy of greed and expl  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 3 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: Attorney General Aaron Frey today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm's role in the prescription opioid crisis. Maine will receive over $1.8 million from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis. Filings describe how Publicis' work contributed to the crisis by helping Purd  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 3 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm's role in the prescription opioid crisis. South Carolina will receive over $5 million from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis. In agreeing to the terms of the settlement, Publi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: As part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's efforts to conserve and restore coastal wetlands, the Service is awarding $10.8 million to support 12 projects in seven coastal states to protect, restore or enhance over 2,000 acres of coastal wetlands and adjacent upland habitats under the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program. Coastal wetlands are vitally  more