BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Connecticut identify and replace lead service lines,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help New Hampshire identify and replace lead service lines  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.8 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.5 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regio  more

NEW YORK, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Will  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Pheonix Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.7 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. R  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

OAKLAND, California, May 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a nationwide agreement in principle on monetary terms that will require opioid manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals to pay up to $272.5 million nationally to address its role in the opioid epidemic. The attorneys general allege that Amneal Pharmaceuticals failed to properly monitor and report suspicious opioid orders. The sett  more

BRAINTREE, Massachusetts, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Sky Safety Inc. faces $447K in proposed penalties for violations * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has determined an East Boston window cleaning company's failure to inspect and replace damaged or defective equipment contributed to an employee's fatal 29-story fall from a building in downtown Boston's financial district in October 2023. The de  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Rhode Island identify and replace lead service lines,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Vermont identify and replace lead service lines, prev  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following order (CC Docket No. 96-45; 80-286) on May 2, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Federal State Joint Board on Universal Service, Federal State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations ORDER 1. Pursuant to sections 254(a)(1) and 410 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,/1 the Commission appoints the Honorable Mary Pat Regan, Commissioner, Kentucky Public Service Commission, to ser  more

KEY BISCAYNE, Florida, May 4 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on May 3, 2024, by Governor Michelle W. Bowman at the Massachusetts Bankers Association Annual Convention on the economy and monetary policy: * * * I would like to thank the Massachusetts Bankers Association for the invitation to meet with you today./1 One of the most enjoyable and informative aspects of my role is the time I spend with bankers, listening to issues that are important to you and that affect you and   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 4 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced over $1.5 million in grant funding to protect and conserve drinking water resources in Massachusetts. The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs' (EEA) is awarding grants from the Drinking Water Supply Protection program to seven communities, which will enable them to acquire land to ensure the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 4 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Today, the Healey-Driscoll administration, through the Department of Public Health, has activated its Emergency Operations Plan, including a regionally focused Incident Command System to lead a coordinated response to clinical quality and access in Eastern Massachusetts, in the context of Steward Hospitals' financial challenges. Steward facilities in   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a bipartisan group of attorneys general, announced a multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals (Amneal) for its role in fueling the nationwide crisis of opioid addictions and overdoses. Amneal produces several generic opioid products and was one of the largest manufacturers of opioids from 2006  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending May 2, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 208,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 207,000 to 208,000. The 4-week moving average was 210,000, a decrease   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Capt. Jose R. Davis & Lt. Alexandria Brun, DAF AI Accelerator, 618th Air Operations Center Copious amounts of information flow through Air Operations Centers every day, every minute. At the core of it, information is data. AOCs transmit orders and coordinate aircraft using messages and text. Whether it's C-17 pilots communicating to controllers at an AOC, or controllers discussing aircraft  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's Office announced a proposed consent decree with Specialty Minerals Inc. (Specialty Minerals), a minerals processing facility at the base of Mount Greylock in the town of Adams. Pending approval by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the settlement will resolve allegations that Specialty Minerals violated the Federal C  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's Office is leading a coalition of 14 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief (https://www.mass.gov/doc/ag-campbell-delaware-voting-rights-multistate/download) with the Delaware Supreme Court supporting Delaware's early voting statute against a lawsuit arguing that the Delaware state constitution requires all in-person votes to be cast on  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3 (TNSrep) -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2022-0210-3E) on May 2, 2024, entitled "Audit of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...3 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...6 DETAILED AUDIT FINDINGS WITH AUDITEE'S RESPONSE...13 1. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's bank card transactions did not always comply with UM  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 4 -- The Massachusetts Department of Revenue issued the following news release: Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder today announced that preliminary revenue collections for April totaled $6.324 billion, $1.540 billion or 32.2% more than actual collections in April 2023, and $1.034 billion or 19.5% above benchmark.[1] FY2024 year-to-date collections totaled approximately $33.857 billion, which is $1.537 billion or 4.8% more than coll  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 4 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is pleased to announce internationally recognized bond credit rating company, Moody's Ratings, has upgraded the Metropolitan Highway System's (MHS) Senior Revenue Bonds, moving the rating up two levels, from A2 to Aa3. Along with the new Aa3 rating, Moody's has determined the "outlook is stable." "This rating upgrade should r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 4 -- The Massachusetts Port Authority issued the following news on May 3, 2024: Against the backdrop of the Norwegian Gem, the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today joined elected officials and community stakeholders to celebrate the start of the 2024 cruise season at Flynn Cruiseport Boston. The Gem is just one of the eight ships homeporting in Boston this season and offers weekly sailings to Bermuda through August, followed by sailings to the Canada/New Engl  more

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico issued the following news release: On April 25, 2024, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Aldrin Manuel Lara-Martinez with conspiracy to kill persons in a foreign country and the discharging of firearms in furtherance of a crime of violence, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney of the District of Puerto Rico. According to court document  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center issued the following news: Rail incidents such as derailments and collisions can have serious impacts in terms of loss of life and damage to equipment and infrastructure. When the rail incident involves hazardous materials (HAZMAT), the consequences can be even more severe. PHMSA, in collaboration with FRA, asked the U.S. DOT Volpe Center to analyze an addit  more