WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 1, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * From February 2023 to February 2024, unemployment rates increased in 28 states, decreased in 3 states, and changed little in 19 states and the District of Columbia. Rhode Island had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase (+1.1 percentage points) while Massachusetts had the largest over-the-year decrease (-0.7 percent  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: The following states have elections for federal office in the next 90 days: P- Presidential Primary; S- State Primary; D- District Primary; T- Territory Primary; R- State Runoff (if necessary); SP- Special Primary Election; SG- Special General Election; SSP- U.S. Senate Special Primary; T- Territory Primary *Dates subject to change. April 2024: April 2nd: Arkansas  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of Rhode Island that were affected by severe storms and flooding that began on Dec. 17, 2023, and Jan. 9, 2024. These taxpayers now have until July 15, 2024, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. The IRS is offering re  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 15-cv-00191-S-LDA; D.R.I. filed May 7, 2015) involving ClearPath Wealth Management LLC and Patrick Churchville: * * * SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against a Rhode Island Investment Adviser Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme * * * On March 29, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island entered its final judgment and a permanent injunction against Rhode Island-  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: A Randolph man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking organization that shipped dozens of parcels containing kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to various addresses throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Cristian Junior Alvarado Deleon, 23, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: A Providence, Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Yeury Garcia-Rodriguez, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 25 months in prison and two years of supervised release. On May 9, 2023, Garcia-Rodriguez pleaded guilty to consp  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: A 43-year-old career offender living in Providence whose adult life was described in a court filing by the government as "plagued by bad, evil, criminal, premeditated decisions," and who most recently led a fentanyl trafficking operation that employed family members and conducted drug deals in the presence of children, was sentenced on Monday   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: A Providence man who arranged for more than a half-dozen substantial-sized deliveries of fentanyl to another person has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Hector Diaz, 30, pleaded guilty on November 28, 2023, to a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A Providence, Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Yeury Garcia-Rodriguez, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 25 months in prison and two years of supervised release. On May 9, 2023, Garcia-Rodriguez pleaded gui  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro issued the following news release: Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro spoke at the Navy Education for Seapower Advisory Board (E4SAB) meeting at the Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island, April 4. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro highlighted progress in naval education and urged continued improvement during the Navy Education for Seapower Advisory Board (E4SAB) meeting at the Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rho  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, April 5 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following remarks on April 4, 2024, by Secretary Carlos Del Toro for Navy Education for Seapower Advisory Board open forum: * * * Good afternoon, everyone! It is wonderful to be here with you today to talk about the achievements of the Naval University System and Education for Seapower Advisory Board. I want to begin by recognizing the significant successes we are making towards achieving the objectives laid out in the Naval Educati  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, April 3 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) College of Maritime Operational Warfare (CMOW) hosted its Executive Level Operational Level of Warfare Course (ELOC), a series focused on improving combat readiness for U.S. maritime forces operating globally, onboard Naval Station Newport, March 22-26. The event brought together active and reserve component officers from naval and joint commands across the globe to address educa  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news on April 4, 2024: NEWPORT, R.I. - Two Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employees in the Undersea Warfare Combat Systems Department recently received a Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Team Excellence Award for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023, as members of the Undersea Warfare Decision Support System (USW DSS) Prevention of Mutual Interference (PMI) team. Nath  more