PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 23 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Kris Mayes has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate and reform of the current practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In a letter sent this week, the attorneys general demand Congress take decisive action to reform the way PBMs conduct business and bring more transparency to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 23 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Feb. 22, 2024: Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Frank Mendoza as a new Deputy Director of the Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS) and Ben Tayag as the West Roxbury Neighborhood Liaison. The Office of Neighborhood Services is integral in connecting residents to City services and resources, facilitating resident input in all aspects of local government, ensuring the appropriate City departments respond to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Brooklyn man has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) in which he transported more than 50 kilograms of cocaine from New York to Boston. Dinelson Hernandez-Rodriguez, a/k/a "Gordo," 30, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. U.S  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today submitted testimony in support of legislation to curb hidden "junk" fees (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2024/AG-GL-TMY-SB-15-Gov-Junk-Fees-event-tickets-lodging-food-22224-F.pdf). The testimony supports Senate Bill No. 15, An Act Requiring Fee Disclosures, which was proposed by Governor Ned Lamont and will be the su  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced the approval of a 12-month pilot program launching at UConn Health's Child Care Center building in Farmington that will involve the deploying of an innovative new technology developed by the Shelton-based company Budderfly to assist in helping the healthcare system and hospital achieve a net zero carbon footprint and deliver a substantial ener  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KENNETH JOYNER, 33, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for firearm and drug offenses. According to court documents and state  more

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 23 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Attorney General Kathy Jennings today co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. The coalition urged the court to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public and imposing additional restrictions during declare  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 23 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following analysis on Feb. 22, 2024, by senior economist Charles S. Gascon and research associate Joseph Martorana: * * * Tight labor market conditions over the past few years have been advantageous for workers. Many have benefited from plentiful job opportunities and strong wage gains as the U.S. economy experienced a strong recovery from the COVID-19 recession. For example, the unemployment rate went from a mor  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit urging that court to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public and imposing additional restrictions during declared states of emergenc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody have announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging STANDFORD SMITH, also k  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Feb. 22, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA 12,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 212,000 to 213,000. The 4-week moving average was 215,250, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 218,500 to 218,750. T  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that Massachusetts' first offshore wind project, Vineyard Wind 1, delivered power for the project's first phase to the New England electric grid. The Vineyard Wind 1 project is the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the nation to begin initial operations. It now has five turbines of the 62 planned operating at full capa  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 Attorneys General in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate with a view towards reforming the way that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) conduct business and bringing more transparency to their work. A PBM is a third-party company that acts as an intermediary be  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 23 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit urging that court to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public and imposing additional restrictions during declared s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56965) involving Trinity Health of New England Medical Group - GHC Nuclear Laboratory, Hartford, Connecticut: * * * Rep Org: Trinity Health of New England Medical Group - GHC Nuclear Laboratory Licensee: Trinity Health of New England Medical Group - GHC Nuclear Region: 1 City: Hartford State: CT License #: 06-30812-01 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Dr. Gladys Kagaoan HQ OPS Officer: Nat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The White House issued the following news release: The President is announcing his intent to nominate one individual to a federal circuit court and four individuals to federal district courts--all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution. These choices also continue to fulfill the President's promise to ensure that the nation's courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country--both  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: MILFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that WINIFER ACOSTA JIMINEZ, 29, and OVIDALIS JIMINEZ PUJOLS, 38, both of New York, have been charged by indictment with a fentanyl   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to congressional leaders advocating for legislative action to reform Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) practices. The letter, sent by the National Association of Attorneys General, was led by Arkansas, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. According to the bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, the "original purpose [of] the Pharmacy Benefit Managers  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 other attorneys general in urging Congress to take decisive action to reform the way pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) conduct business and bring more transparency to their work. A PBM is a third-party company that functions as an intermediary between insurance providers and pharmaceutical manufactu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Connecticut man detained at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility while awaiting sentencing on a criminal matter prosecuted in the District of Connecticut has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence to two years of incarceration for arranging to have papers soaked with a synthetic cannabinoid shipped to the d  more