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News Tipoffs - Vermont Editors Newsletter for Thursday April 11, 2024 ( 3 items )  

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - March 2024'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - March 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past month, up 3.4 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were up 0.7 percent in March, the  more

Export-Import Bank of the U.S. Chair Lewis Announces Historic Financing for Ukrainian Railways During Visit to Ukraine
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chair of the Board of Directors Reta Jo Lewis today announced that the EXIM Board of Directors of the United States (EXIM) last week approved a historic $156.6 million loan to Ukrainian Railways to support the potential acquisition of 40 Wabtec diesel locomotives during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukra  more

Mass. U.S. Attorney: Vermont Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Firearm and Drug Offenses
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: A Vermont man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield, Mass. for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition and possessing methamphetamine intended for distribution. Jeffrey Baird, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to four years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory   more