WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Includes a major grant for Charlotte Douglas International Airport to construct a new end-around taxiway - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding another $110 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to over 70 airports across the U.S. for projects that increase safety and expand capacity. The $110 million includes 74 grants to airports in 32 states to modernize airport and r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 21 (TNSres) -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on March 20, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), and Boston Public Schools (BPS) today announced $21 million in transformative funding for mental and behavioral health programs and services to support the City's youth and families. The investments are part of the City's response to the urgent need for more mental health supports for young people and to develop a larger  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 21 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Boston Mayor's Office of Housing. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about April 8, 2024, the City of Boston, acting through its Mayor's Office of Housing (MOH) will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Federal funds through   more

DENVER, Colorado, March 21 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: The House Judiciary Committee today passed gun violence prevention legislation sponsored by Representatives Tim Hernandez and Elisabeth Epps to prohibit the manufacture, import, purchase, or sale of assault weapons and rapid-fire trigger activators. HB24-1292 passed by a vote of 7-3. "The vast majority of Americans and over 80% of Democrats support an assault weapons ban and are fed   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $199,433 in back wages for 37 workers after finding a Lawrence construction subcontractor failed to pay prevailing wages and fringe benefits to employees working on a federally funded project at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Providence, Rhode Island. The department's Wage and Hour Division investigation found S  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding another $110 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to over 70 airports across the U.S. for projects that increase safety and expand capacity. The $110 million includes 74 grants to airports in 32 states to modernize airport and runway infrastructure, improve airfield safety, and creat  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Base leadership met with privatized housing officials March 19 to discuss strategies for improving residential homes for military families stationed here. Col. Taona Enriquez, installation commander, and representatives from Hunt Military Communities, toured vacant housing units then met to discuss a path forward. "Providing a qualit  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Patty Welsh, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs As the acting program executive officer for Digital prepares to retire after more than 30 years in the Air Force, he discussed seizing opportunities and building connectedness. Col. Riley Pyles joined the Air Force through the ROTC program in 1994. His father had served in the Air Force for more than 34 years as a chief master sergea  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief defending the federal law that prohibits people who have been convicted of felonies from possessing firearms. In their brief, filed in U.S. v Prince, Raoul and the attorneys general ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit to overturn a lower court ruling that found the law unconstitutiona  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:23-cv-11331; D. Mass. filed June 13, 2023) involving Joseph Padilla, et al.: * * * On March 19, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered final judgments against California resident Kevin C. Dills and two entities that Dills controlled. The SEC charged Dills and Joseph Padilla in June 2023 for their roles in a fraudulent stock selling scheme. According to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 21 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: The Attorney General's Office has filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction against Champion Funding, Inc., Champion Funding LLC, Judgment Acquisitions Unlimited, Inc., Andrew Metcalf, d/b/a Judgment Acquisitions Unlimited, Inc., and Andrew Metcalf, individually, to halt harmful debt collection practices. Metcalf is the owner of the above-named corporate ent  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 21 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced today that her office, in partnership with Sandy Hook Promise (SHP), a national non-profit organization founded and led by family members whose loved ones were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. This collaboration will expand access to sch  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 21 (TNSrep) -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2023-0012-3I) on March 20, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Department of Fire Services." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...2 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...9 DETAILED AUDIT FINDINGS WITH AUDITEE'S RESPONSE...14 1. The Department of Fire Services' website is not fully accessible for all Massachusetts residents...1  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 21 (TNSrep) -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2023-0226-3I) on March 19, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Division of Standards." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...2 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...9 DETAILED AUDIT FINDINGS WITH AUDITEE'S RESPONSE...14 1. The Division of Standards' website is not fully accessible for all Massachusetts residents...14 2. The Di  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has launched a strategic plan to advance racial equity in all the work DPH undertakes and oversees, providing an action-oriented roadmap to address underlying concerns that have perpetuated health inequities across the state. DPH's plan recognizes the pervasive and destructive impact of racism on health and centers racial equity   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Department of Revenue issued the following mid-month revenue report on March 20, 2024: Mid-Month Revenue reports display how much tax revenue has been collected halfway through a given month by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. * * * Please note: Revenue collections are uneven and weighted toward month-end, and the brief period covered in the mid-month does not provide sufficient data for comparison to prior years. Therefore, the Dep  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: A Revenue Agent for the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was arrested today for allegedly filing false personal tax returns for three years. Ndeye Amy Thioub, 67, of Swampscott, was charged with filing false tax returns. Thioub will appear in federal court in Boston at 2 p.m. today. According to the charging documents, Thioub has  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: A Quincy man was sentenced today for his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Michael Nguyen, also known as "Asian," 23, was sentenced today by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In December 2023, Nguyen pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a rack  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/032024_Filed_US_Prince_State_Amicus_Brief.pdf) defending the federal law that prohibits people who have been convicted of felonies from possessing firearms. In its brief, filed in U.S. v Prince, the coalition asks the  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 21 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a friend-of-the-court brief defending the federal law that prohibits people who have been convicted of felonies from possessing firearms. In the brief, filed in U.S. v Prince, Attorney General Stein and 21 other attorneys general ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to overturn a lower court ruling that foun  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: OAKLAND, Calif. - Felipe de Jesus Ornelas Mora, the owner of Rincon Musical, a money transmitting business in Oakland, was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced First Assistant United States Attorney Patrick D. Robbins; IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) Acti  more

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging three men with conspiring to transport stolen property interstate and money laundering. According to court documents, Jaime A. Perez-Hernandez, Jaime Perez-Ramirez, and Jesiel Perez-Hernandez conspired to purchase catalytic converters that were stolen from vehicles in Puerto Rico  more

NEWTON, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Jessica Casserly, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Lauren Jones, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development in Massachusetts, spoke about various workforce-related partnerships between the state and Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., during her New Horizons keynote address March 13. As a keynote speaker at the 2024 event, Jones provided insight into Massachusetts' workforce develop  more

NEW YORK, March 21 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following remarks on March 20, 2024, at a rally in support of Haiti: * * * Reverend Al Sharpton: Good morning. We have gathered together with some of the outstanding faith leaders in our community - particularly in the Haitian community, but in other communities - to come together to deal with the outrageous humanitarian crisis in Haiti. As the world is dealing with crises in the Middle East and in Ukraine, right in our hemispher  more