OAKLAND, California, May 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) supporting ED's proposed regulations that would expand debt relief to more federal student loan borrowers. U.S. borrowers currently hold over $1.7 trillion in federal student loan debt; 3.8 million Californians owe over   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 21 -- The Connecticut Department of Administrative Services issued the following news on May 20, 2024: Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Commissioner Michelle Gilman today announced $122 million in grant awards for public schools throughout Connecticut to make upgrades to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The grants are being awarded through the HVAC Indoor Air Quality Grants Program for Public Schools, a state program that is admin  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 21 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is launching a new state program to address the healthcare workforce shortage in Connecticut's health professional shortage areas. Known as the Connecticut Student Loan Repayment Program, the initiative will offer up to $50,000 in student loan repayments to eligible healthcare providers who commit to practicing full-time  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Department of Education to swiftly implement recently proposed regulations, which would provide needed relief for some of the nation's most burdened student loan borrowers and help address the student debt crisis. The proposed regulations would waive or reduce s  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 21 -- The U.S. Naval Academy issued the following news release: Dr. Alan Karass has been appointed as Dean for Information Services and Director of Nimitz Library for the U.S. Naval Academy effective July 15. Dr. Karass, who has most recently served as the Dean of Libraries and Head of the Music Library at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, emerged as the successful candidate from a nationwide search. The Dean for Information Services and Director of Nimi  more

FORT KENT, Maine, May 21 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release: The University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees have agreed to extend Chancellor Dannel Malloy's contract through June 30, 2027. The authorization to add two years onto the Chancellor's current contract, which runs through June 30, 2025, comes the same day Trustees approved a balanced operating budget and one year after Malloy released the System's first strategic plan in nearly two decades fol  more