WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration today is publishing a state-by-state breakdown of the nearly 153,000 borrowers who are receiving $1.2 billion in forgiveness under President Biden's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan. Servicers started processing this forgiveness today. "When we talk about fixing a broken student loan system, this is what we're talking about," said U.S. Secretary of Educati  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAHQUAN BLACKWIN, also known as "Mula," 27, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a fentanyl trafficking offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, in June 2022, the Drug Enforcement Adminis  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $61.4 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Connecticut drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in wa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, R.I. - Navy Day at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, hosted with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the museum located at 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, Massachusetts. Admission to the museum on Navy Day is free for all valid Department of Defense identification card holders and veterans and  more