WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: President Biden will email an additional 380,000 public service workers thanking them for their service and notifying them they are on track to have their debt cancelled through PSLF within two years The Biden-Harris Administration announced today the approval of $5.8 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 77,700 borrowers. These approvals are the result of fixes made by the Administra  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 22 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut has joined the U.S. Department of Justice and 15 other attorneys general filing a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2024/Apple-File-Stamped-Complaint-32124.pdf) for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Maine to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding on Jan. 9-13, 2024. The president's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Cumberland, Hancock, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, Washingt  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release: As the end of tax season draws near, the Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers there's an easy way to get a tax filing extension through the Free File program. A tax filing extension guarantees the taxpayer six additional months to file - with an extended deadline of Oct. 15, 2024. The IRS Free File program is one of the easiest ways to get an extension. Although an e  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 22 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Attorney General Aaron M. Frey has joined the Justice Department and 15 state and district attorneys general in filing a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleges that Apple   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 22 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Governor Janet Mills today signed legislation to create new public defender positions across three Maine counties. The legislation, LD 653 (https://legislature.maine.gov/billtracker/*Paper/653?legislature=131), formally renames the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services as the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services and creates 22 new positions, including 10 new public defenders  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Legislation sponsored by Rep. Poppy Arford, D-Brunswick, that would require health care entities and private insurers to provide patients with an estimated cost of their health care services, received unanimous final approval by the Maine Legislature on Wednesday. "Imagine a world where you have a right to know the out-of-pocket cost you will have to pay when you schedule or requ  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: A bill (https://www.mainelegislature.org/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280085606) sponsored by Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, allowing manufactured housing on single-family lots was signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday. LD 337 will add an affordable homeownership pathway for low-to-middle-income Mainers grappling with the state's housing crisis. As amended, the bill will   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 22 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on March 21, 2024: On Thursday, the Maine Senate gave bipartisan approval to a bill from Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, that would improve access to long-term disability insurance for state employees. LD 1152, "An Act to Require Public Employers to Provide Long-term Disability Insurance Coverage," received an initial vote of 22-10. "My interest and commitment to long-term disability for MEPERS employees is perso  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: A Maine man was sentenced today for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that operated in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Northern California. Jacob Parlin, 44, of Lebanon, Maine, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release. In November 2023, Parlin was  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a motion to intervene on behalf of the State of California and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Oil and Gas Methane Rule. The EPA's Final Rule strengthens the reg  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 22 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that today he, along with a bipartisan coalition of 15 of his fellow Attorneys General, and the U.S. Department of Justice, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. "Apple has used its monopoly power   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 22 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined the Justice Department and 15 other states to file an antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging Apple is monopolizing the market for smartphones, stifling innovation and the development of apps and related technology in violation of the Sherman Act and New Jersey law. "Ap  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Protected Resources issued the feature story: * * * Our marine mammal network partners leverage the Prescott Grant Program's competitive grants to improve their stranding response and investigation capabilities for pinniped conservation. * * * The John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program provides funding to stranding network participants. It allows them to better respond to   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The White House issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Maine and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from January 9 to January 13, 2024. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Cumberland, Hancock, Knox, Lincoln  more