HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: A member of "Noir's Luxury Refunds" pled guilty today to participating in a fraud conspiracy, organized through the cloud-based messaging service Telegram, that targeted retailers across the country, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples. Brian Nicklaus Buchan  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Families in New Mexico, Illinois, and Washington D.C. will now Have Access to Community Solar Through HHS' Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Today, the Biden-Harris Administration, through a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), launched the pilot of the Clean Energy Connector, a tool that connects fam  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 18, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Delaware - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.0 perce  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 18, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Maryland - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.6 perce  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 18, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in the District of Columbia - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 18, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, New Jersey - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.3 perce  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 19, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in New Jersey - Third Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in 14 of the 15 large counties in New Jersey from September 2022 to September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 7  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0543) on March 19, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Job openings rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 1 state on the last business day of January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 3 states and decr  more

ALBANY, New York, March 20 -- The city of Albany issued the following news: The City of Albany, NY, is thrilled to announce that our community is one of the selected 24 cities to participate in the Cities Forward program, a collaborative initiative between the U.S. Department of State, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, Resilient Cities Catalyst, and the Institute of the Americas. Launched at the Cities Summit of the Americas, this program is dedicated to assisting Latin America and th  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on March 19, 2024: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration, through a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), launched the pilot of the Clean Energy Connector, a tool that connects families to solar energy through HHS's Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The first-of-its-kind software can now be used by local LIHEAP program a  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) made a strong showing in this year's Early Career Collection from the scientific journal Physics of Plasmas. The collection represents the top papers from all areas of plasma physics research authored by people who defended their dissertations less than five years before the journal article was submitted  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division hosted a forum in Orange County, California, today with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California on the department's continued efforts to combat religious discrimination and promote religious liberty through enforcement of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). RLUIPA is a federal law that   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 20 (TNSres) -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the launch of a nearly year-long public awareness campaign centered on preventing problem gambling and providing resources and support for responsible gaming. The announcement comes during Problem Gambling Awareness Month, which is aimed at increasing public awareness of problem gambling and the availabi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 20 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: The New Jersey Department of Education today announced $7 million in a second round of preliminary grant awards for the implementation of High Impact Tutoring in 57 additional school districts and charter schools. The funding will help the schools establish highly effective, evidence-based strategies to promote learning acceleration among students. High Impact Tutoring i  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 20 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy today announced Eric Miller as the Executive Director of the New Jersey Governor's Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy with Policy Advisor Preethy Thangaraj now serving as Deputy Director. Miller's appointment follows the departure of Catherine Klinger who most recently served as the Executive Director of the Office of Climate Action and the Green  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 20 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy today announced the appointment of Margo Chaly as Executive Director of New Jersey's Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA). Chaly has served as HESAA's Chief of Staff since February 2021. Effective March 23, she will succeed David Socolow, who is departing for a new opportunity after leading the Authority since February 2018. "I want to exte  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: The owner of a New Jersey counseling center today admitted her role in a health care fraud scheme involving hundreds of false claims, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Maria P. Cosentino, 60, of Garfield, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark federal court to an information charging her with  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Zumar Dubose, 35, of Atlantic City, NJ, and Abdush Dubose, 37, of Boynton Beach, FL, were sentenced by United States District Judge Wendy Beetlestone, in connection with their scheme to defraud and obtain money from the United States Postal Service, UPS, and Citizens Bank.   more