WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) announced that Jon Epstein will join her at the State of the Union address on Thursday. Jon, together with his wife Jennifer, advocate in Oregon and nationally for greater upstream measures to protect youth from the harms of substance use disorders and accidental overdoses. The Epsteins lost their teenage son Cal in 2020 after he purchased online and then took  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 6 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration has submitted to the Connecticut General Assembly for their consideration a new three-year agreement reached between the Connecticut Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Workforce Council and SEIU District 1199 New England. "This historic agreement shows our commitment to address the worker shortages experienced by some of Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the appointment of five members and leadership for the 2024 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council. The 15-member council provides advice on policies and regulations affecting employee benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced a $20 million campaign to end veteran homelessness in Massachusetts. This groundbreaking veteran's housing initiative will include the largest, targeted investment to address veteran homelessness in state history. The End Veteran Homelessness campaign - announced today at the New England Center and Home for Veterans in Bost  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: A Methuen man pleaded guilty yesterday to drug conspiracy charges involving distribution of fentanyl, fentanyl analog and cocaine. Daniel Lopez-Gonzalez, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, involving 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 100 grams or more of fe  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: A Boston-area man was sentenced yesterday for illegally possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number while on supervised release from an earlier federal firearm charge. Dane Mitchell, 32, of Boston and Revere, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to seven years in prison and three years of supervised re  more

CANTON, Ohio, March 6 -- The National Football League issued the following news on March 5, 2024: In the first substantial move of the Jerod Mayo and Eliot Wolf era in New England, the Patriots are using the transition tag. The Pats are placing the transition tag on Kyle Dugger, keeping the safety off the market and giving them a chance to match any offers, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported Tuesday, per sources. The team later announced the news. "Kyle is a talented  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 6 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, Governor Dan McKee named Colin Channer as Rhode Island's 7th Poet Laureate. "Colin Channer is an accomplished writer whose talent and work have touched the lives of so many people," said Governor McKee. "I'm excited to see him continue his craft here in the Ocean State where he will not just be a leader in poetry but serve as a poetry and literary inspiration to  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, March 6 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: Roger Williams University is launching a partnership with the Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England (GSSNE) to support the educational futures of adult volunteers by providing reduced tuition at University College. Through this new collaboration, all adult members of GSSNE will receive a financial discount on all credit-based courses through UC, which offers a range of educational opportunities from profe  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for using his residence for trafficking methamphetamine and for illegally possessing firearms. Anthony Brandon, 51, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark on Monday, March 4, to 18 years in federal prison without parole. Brandon was sentenced as  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Congressman Bill Keating (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the inclusion of $350 million in federal funding for the Cape Cod Bridges in the Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, which the Senate and House Appropriations Committee released today: "  more