HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 16 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take urgent action to protect babies and young children nationwide from lead and other toxic metals in baby food. In a letter sent this week (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2024/2024-02-14-NYAG-et-al---Multistate-Letter-to-FDA-re-Reconsider  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 16 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today expressed his support for sending state funding intended for education services directly to classrooms, saying that students will benefit best when this money is used to support the hiring of teachers and the purchasing of necessary classroom equipment. The governor's fiscal year 2025 budget proposal that he presented to the legislature earlier this mo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, R.I. - Retired U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Patti Tutalo visited Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport for the second time in 10 months to speak about "allyship" during an interactive workshop held on Jan. 24. The presentation was hosted by the Federal Women's Program, as was the case when Tutalo visited in March 2023. Throughout the 90-minute workshop, which included short wr  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 16 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take urgent action to protect babies and young children nationwide from lead and other toxic metals in baby food. In a letter sent today, Attorney General Lopez and the coalition urged the FDA to act on an October 2021 petition and subse  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Feb. 15, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 212,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 218,000 to 220,000. The 4-week moving average was 218,500, an increase of 5,750 fr  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take urgent action (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/multistate-letter-to-fda-re-reconsideration-petition_0.pdf) to protect babies and young children nationwide from lead and other toxic metals in baby food. In a letter, Attorney General James and the   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: DAF School Liaison Program The Air Force Services Center recently established a division and regional school liaisons to oversee processes and programs regarding Pre-K-12 education. School Liaison Program managers also oversee Military Interstate Children's Compact compliance, which provides the opportunity to accept similar course work that was com  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: The Air Force Services Center recently established a division and regional school liaisons to oversee processes and programs regarding Pre-K-12 education. In addition to public, private and parochial schools, this includes special education, homeschooling, non-Department of Defense public schools on military installations, Department of Defense Education Acti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, R.I. - The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport will host a hiring event for science, technology, engineering and other career paths on Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The in-person event will be held in Building 80 located on Defense Highway, just outside of NUWC's main gate. Positions are available in the following areas: engineering, science, business, finan  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charged That Technology Company Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant When It Learned He is Deaf * * * Tech Mahindra, Inc., a New York-based IT services company, will pay $255,000 to a job applicant to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to  more