WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger, sponsor of the Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC), today announced that the EEMAC will hold a public meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (CDT) on Wednesday, April 10 at the University of Missouri - Kansas City in Kansas City, Mo. Members of the public may also attend the meeting virtually or in person, if space per  more

NEW YORK, March 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 2 is honoring 28 ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding leadership in support of the clean energy transition. ENERGY STAR Award Winners represent the program's top partners and will be recognized at an event in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, April 25. "President Biden's Investing in America agenda creates unprecedented opportunity to build a clean en  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 28 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: * * * Casino Managers Failed to Act When Bartender Reported Sexual Assault and Sexually Explicit Comments by Fellow Bartender * * * Golden Entertainment, Inc., the former owner and operator of Rocky Gap Casino in Flintstone, Maryland, has agreed to pay $100,000 and implement comprehensive sexual harassment prevention training for its managers, supervisors, and emp  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/032724_BAGLY_Amicus_Brief_Exhibit_.pdf) in Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY), et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), et al.   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 28 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued Findings of Probable Cause in three cases involving allegations that the Cinnaminson Township Board of Education violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA). The cases center on a policy maintained  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 28 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy today announced the appointment of Lisa Asare as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority. The announcement was made at the inaugural public board meeting held today in Trenton, which officially marked the launch of the Authority. The first of its kind in the natio  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: A Florida man was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for illegally obtaining more than $1.5 million in government benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Michael Blanc, 34, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty on Sept. 13, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court on to an information charging him w  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in a scheme to embezzle $2.37 million from his employer while his was the company's controller, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Gerard Beauzile, 63, South Plainfield, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before former Chief U.S. District Judge Freda L. W  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: An Ocean County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring with Eliyahu "Eli" Weinstein, whose 24-year federal prison sentence was commuted after being twice convicted of defrauding investors of a total of $230 million, and others to defraud investors of more than $35 million in a new fraud scheme and to obstruct justice, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Se  more

BROOKLYN, New York, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Yanki Misael Cruz-Mateo, a member of the 18th Street gang, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges in connection with his participation in two murders: the October 25, 2017 murder of 20-year-old Jonathan Figueroa in Saugerties, New York and the February 2, 2018 murder of 20-year-old Oscar   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Department of the Interior announced today the selection of 14 projects in 11 states to receive $58.3 million through the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP). Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the funding during a visit to the San Francisco Bay Area, where she met with local and state officials and outdoor r  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 28 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * "The holy month of Ramadan is a time of reflection and rejuvenation for Muslims around the world, including many of our fellow New Jerseyans. This year, however, it arrives at a time of deep pain and despair, not only for our Muslim, Arab American, and Palestinian American neighbors, but for all of us who are watching the ongoing war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. "Over t  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on March 27, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Deputy Commandant for Operations for the U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Gautier: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Thank you for joining us. Thank you for joining us. Okay. I have a couple things at the top. And as you can see, we have guests wit  more