MONTEREY, California, April 13 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story on April 12, 2024: More than two dozen homeland security professionals graduated from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security Master's Program, earning Master's of Arts Degrees in Security Studies during a ceremony at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, on Friday, March 29. Master's Program cohort 2205/2206 included a range of federal, regional,   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: * * * FTC says Monument shared consumers' health data with third-party advertising platforms without consent * * * The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against an alcohol addiction treatment service for allegedly disclosing users' personal health data to third-party advertising platforms, including Meta and Google, for advertising without consumer consent, after promising to kee  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration announced today the approval of $7.4 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 277,000 borrowers. These discharges are for borrowers who signed up for President Biden's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan and are eligible for its shortened time-to-forgiveness benefit and as a result of fixes made by the Administration to income-driven repayment (IDR) fo  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 13 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House today gave preliminary approval to 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. "Columbine High School, Aurora movie theater, Club Q, and the Boulder King Soopers shooting - Our state has endured too many tragedies that we can easil  more

FORT DRUM, New York, April 12 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Drum (10th Mountain Division) issued the following news: By Mike Strasser More than 260 community members participated in a 5K run outside Magrath Sports Complex, April 11, in support of Mountain Wellness Month. Established in 2019, Mountain Wellness Month is a team effort by the Fort Drum Soldier and Family Readiness Division to raise awareness on five national campaigns: * Child Abuse Prevention Month * Alcohol Awareness Month * Sexua  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 13 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: * * * KEY QUOTE: "At the State Capitol last month, House and Senate lawmakers held two hearings about Medicaid expansion -- the first on the topic in four years, giving supporters of the legislation a sense of progress. Both hearing rooms were so crowded that visitors were forced to listen from the hallways or file into overflow rooms... 'There's momentum,' [Governor] Kelly said." * *   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 13 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on April 12, 2024: Governor Janet Mills announced today that she has appointed retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Alice Briones, DO, to serve as Maine's Chief Medical Examiner. A native of Hampden, Dr. Briones returns to Maine after a distinguished military career culminating as the first woman to lead the U.S. Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES). As Director of AFMES, Dr. Briones was the Chief Medical Exami  more

NEW YORK, April 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James and the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission (Pine Barrens Commission) Executive Director Judith Jakobsen today announceda settlement with Stephen Affatato and his company Affa Organics, Inc. (Affa Organics), a landscaping supply business, for illegally removing trees and vegetation from the Pine Barrens, protected land o  more

NEW YORK, April 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that her office secured $650,000 in penalties and more than $400,000 in refunds from Northwell Health, New York's largest health care network, for misleading New Yorkers seeking COVID-19 testing during the height of the pandemic. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that Northwell Health deceptively advertised three   more

NEW YORK, April 13 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following remarks on April 11, 2024, by President and CEO John C. Williams at a member symposium: * * * As prepared for delivery Introduction Good morning. The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and the New York Fed share a commitment to supporting economic strength in communities and households in our region. I look forward to speaking more about that in my discussion with President Jose Gonzalez in a few minutes. Before  more

ALBANY, New York, April 13 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice of joint proposal (Case No. 23-G-0225; 23-G-0226; 23-G-0200) on April 12, 2024: * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY for Gas Service. Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid for Gas   more

ALBANY, New York, April 13 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: The Public Service Commission announced today that it will hold its next regular session beginning at 10:30 A.M., on Thursday, April 18, 2024. The session will be held in the Commission's offices located at Three Empire State Plaza, 19th Floor and 3rd Floor, Albany, New York. MEETING WILL BE BROADCAST ON THE INTERNET AT: https://dps.ny.gov/event/april-2024-public-serv  more

ALBANY, New York, April 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the following letter on April 12, 2024: * * * To: Hon. Erika Bergen, Hearing Examiner, NYS Dept. of Public Service, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223, Erika.Bergen@dps.ny.gov Re: Case 23-T-0660 - Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article VII for its Mortimer-Pannell Lines 24/25 Rebuild Project in Monroe   more

NEW YORK, April 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SHAKEEB AHMED was sentenced today to three years in prison by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero for hacking two separate decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges and stealing cryptocurrency worth over $12 million. AHMED previously pled guilty to compu  more

NEW YORK, April 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that UWEMEDIMO UMOREN was sentenced to three years in prison for his participation in an international wire fraud conspiracy based in Nigeria, involving the theft of millions of dollars from victims across the U.S., by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero. UMOREN  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: The Pennsylvania Senate has approved legislation, Senate Bill 1127, that would require prosecutors across the state to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) whenever illegal migrants are charged with violating state law, according to bill sponsors Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49) and Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35). Earlier this year, two NYPD officers were assaulted in broad   more

NEW YORK, April 12 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of an interview on April 10, 2024, with Shirley Chan and Kori Chambers of PIX11's PIX11 News at 6pm: * * * Shirley Chan: Thank you so much for joining us for the PIX11 News at 6. I'm Shirley Chan. Kori Chambers: I'm Kori Chambers. We begin with that new report on control of New York City schools. Among the findings, parents and teachers taking issue with their lack of involvement on how schools are run. In f  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: The Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service today corrected Appendix A (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/appendix-a-list-of-2015-census-tract-boundary-30c-eligible-tracts-v2-1-4-2024.pdf) and Appendix B (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/appendix-b-list-of-2020-census-tract-boundary-30c-eligible-tracts-v2-1-4-2024.pdf) of Notice 2024-20 (https://  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced more than $21 million in Boating Infrastructure Grant funding to support construction, renovation and maintenance of marinas and other boating facilities for outdoor recreation and waterway access. This year's grants will support projects in 21 states, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding wil  more

NEW YORK, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Secret Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Secret Service, the New York City Police Department, and the New York State Unified Court System are working together to ensure the highest level of safety and security for the upcoming legal proceedings in New York City involving Former President Donald Trump. "The U.S. Secret Service is prepared to effectively carry out our protective mission here in New York. While ope  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service today announced it is issuing more than $232 million to support public schools, roads and other municipal services through the agency's Secure Rural Schools program. As the Biden-Harris administration invests in ways for forests to generate more economic opportunity in rural areas, it also aims to support the quality of life in those communities throu  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service today announced it is issuing more than $232 million to support public schools, roads and other municipal services through the agency's Secure Rural Schools program. The program was reauthorized for fiscal years 2021 through 2023 through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Fiscal year 2023 funds will be   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio issued the following remarks on April 11, 2024, at a state luncheon: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Please -- please be seated. Mr. Prime Minister, Mrs. Kishida, Evan and I are so honored to join Vice President Harris, Second Gentleman Emhoff in welcoming you to the State Department. We're delighted to be joined by a remarkable group  more