HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 20 (TNSres) -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct a virtual public information meeting concerning the Type II Statewide Noise Analysis on May 23, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. The virtual public information meeting is being held to provide the public and local community the opportunity to offer comments and ask questions regarding the Type II Statew  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 20 -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) announced a new systemwide partnership with Let's Get Ready (LGR) to ensure more students attain their college degree. LGR is a leading national college access and success organization dedicated to supporting high school and college students who are first generation to college and from low-income communities  more

DOVER, Delaware, April 20 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a coalition of 25 states and territories in filing a letter with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in support of proposed rules entitled "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions." The April 16 letter expresses staunch support for the would-be regulations, which will redu  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A Canadian man was sentenced to 10 years in prison today in the Eastern District of New York for perpetrating a massive psychic mass-mailing fraud scheme that stole more than $175 million from more than 1.3 million victims in the United States. Following a two-week trial, a federal jury convicted Patrice Runner, 57, a Canadian and French citizen, in June 2023 of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, c  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending April 11, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 211,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 221,000 to 222,000. The 4-week moving average was 214,  more

NEW YORK, April 20 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx celebrated its social workers on March 21 during its annual Bill Lane Social Work Conference. Continuing in its mission as a teaching hospital, social workers were provided expert training to develop professional crisis response skills for a mass-casualty event. The Social Work Conference honors the groundbreaking work of Bill Lane who   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: In a first for the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), three RAN officers graduated from the U.S. Navy's Submarine Officer Basic Course (SOBC) on Apr. 18, 2024, at the Naval Submarine School in Groton, Connecticut. The RAN officers' graduation represents a significant step toward realizing Pillar 1 of the trilateral AUKUS partnership, a strategic endeavor aimed at strengthening the security and defense capab  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release: Last week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the first-ever national drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as 'forever chemicals,' as well as $1 billion through President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help every state and territory fund PFAS detection and treatment systems to meet the   more