WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Survival rates for new business establishments vary from year to year due to several factors, including the business cycle, industry, and location. In recent years, 1 year survival rates (that is, an establishment still in business one year after the year in which the establishment was born) were generally lowest for establishments born in 2001 and  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The city of Boston issued the following speech on March 4, 2024, by Councilor John FitzGerald: * * * "We have all heard the phrase 'hurt people hurt people,' and so it is imperative we take it upon ourselves as a City to be there to stop that cycle," said Councilor FitzGerald during his maiden speech. This week, standing before his family, friends and colleagues, Councilor FitzGerald offered his first hearing order to discuss the current trauma response resou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on March 4, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that a new five year collective bargaining agreement has been ratified by the members of the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS), the union exclusively representing Boston Police detectives. The union includes members of the Boston Police Department holding the rating of Detective. Since the start of her administration, Mayor Wu has made it a p  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on March 4, 2024: Today, the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS) announced a collaboration with Operation Warm to donate 10,000 brand-new coats to children in need across Boston. The Office of Neighborhood Services will lead in the distribution of coats to support Boston Public School students and children from low-income communities. Operation Warm is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to fo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on March 4, 2024: The Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement (MOWA) and Property Management cut the ribbon on two SOS (https://www.worldofsos.com/what-is-sos) smart vending machines which offer free menstrual products and wellness products for purchase in City Hall. This launch was celebrated with a ribbon cutting event last Friday. "Ensuring that residents have equitable access to menstrual products is critica  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The city of Boston issued the following speech on March 4, 2024, by Councilor Henry Santana: * * * Councilor Santana's maiden speech was filled with history and stories as he offered his first hearing order to explore strategies for developing mixed-income social housing to increase housing access and affordability for all Bostonians. * * * Councilor Santana's hearing order states that, "Social Housing is publicly financed, mixed-income housing that recoups   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Chief of Staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Gen. James J. Mingus to vice chief of staff of the Army, Washington, D.C. He most recently served as director, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Lt. Gen. Michele H. Bredenkamp to director's advisor for Military Affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Washington, D.C. She most recently served as commanding general, U.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Opportunity to Advance Resilience (SOAR) Fund is an EPA New England program designed to improve climate resiliency in disadvantaged communities throughout southeast New England. With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the EPA program will invest at least $5 million in SNEP disadvantaged communities by 2027. This Request for Proposal (RFP)  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Today, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services announced new eligibility guidelines for the Medicare Savings Program (MSP), formerly the MassHealth Senior Buy-In and Buy-In programs. The new guidelines allow for more Massachusetts residents to enroll in the program and save up to $3,000 per year. MSP is administered by MassHealth and pa  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news statement on March 4, 2024: * * * JetBlue Airways Corporation (JetBlue) announced today that it has abandoned its $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines Inc. (Spirit). In January, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts blocked the transaction because it violated "the core principle of antitrust law: to protect the United States' markets - and its market participants - from anticompetitive ha  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2023-1438-3J) on March 4, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Dukes County Sheriff's Office - A Review of Inmates' Healthcare Services." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...2 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...8 DETAILED AUDIT FINDINGS WITH AUDITEE'S RESPONSE...12 1. The Dukes County Sheriff's Office did not complete health assessme  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Jack Douglas Teixeira, a member of the United States Air National Guard (USANG) stationed in Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today to retaining and transmitting classified National Defense Information on a social media platform beginning in or around 2022 and continuing until his arrest in April 2023. Teixeira, 22, of North Dighton, Mass., pleade  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 5 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement on March 4, 2024: * * * Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after his district court victory led JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines to abandon their plans for a $3.8 billion merger. "Prices for airline tickets are sky high, and more competition means more options. This result means this merger won't increase the cost of flying. My office will always fig  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: A Derry woman pleaded guilty today in federal court for her role in attempting to fraudulently obtain $2.5 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Tammy Dodge, 43, pleaded guilty to bank fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Paul J. Barbadoro scheduled sentencing for June 10, 2024. Dodge's husband and co-co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Devon Drake, 33, Lacey Fontaine, 33, and Henry Townsend, 28, each of Syracuse, New York, have been indicted and charged with distributing and conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Drake is also charged with distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl within 1,000 feet o  more