NEW YORK, May 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on May 20, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton - April 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.613 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in April 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that area gasoline prices were up 8.4 cents compared to last April. Bo  more

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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, as part of the Treasury Department's Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in partnership with IRS Criminal Investigation (CI), announced a new initiative to combat the illicit trafficking of fentanyl into the United States. The "Promoting Regional Outreach to Educate Communities on the T  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

VATICAN CITY, Europe, May 21 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey, Boston Mayor Michele Wu and University of Massachusetts Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suarez-Orozco last week joined Pope Francis, Mayors and Governors across the world in signing the Planetary Action for Climate Change Resilience. The document, which was authored in part by Chancellor Suarez-Orozco and Massachusetts Climate Chief Melissa Hof  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Department of Revenue issued the following mid-month revenue report: Mid-Month Revenue reports display how much tax revenue has been collected halfway through a given month by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. * * * Please note: Revenue collections are uneven and weighted toward month-end, and the brief period covered in the mid-month does not provide sufficient data for comparison to prior years. Therefore, the Department str  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: A Lowell man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for firearms trafficking charges. Isael Rodriguez, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In January 2024, Rodriguez pleaded guilty to one count of dealing in firearms without a license and one cou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on May 20, 2024: Today, the MBTA and the Town of Arlington announced the extension of the shared bus/bike lane project on Massachusetts Avenue in East Arlington made possible through funding received from the MassDOT Shared Streets and Spaces Grant. Installation of the extension of the shared bus/bike lane is scheduled to begin May 20 with completion anticipated in the next few day  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: It's Mission Monday. Meet Debra Edwards, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's liaison to the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations and Environment. Edwards is the conduit between SAF and AFFCE leadership to make sure projects and programs worked by the team in the AFCEC Installations Directorate have the appropriate atte  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- The University of Massachusetts System issued the following statements on May 20, 2024: * * * UMass President Marty Meehan and UMass Board of Trustees Chair Stephen Karam offered the following statements in response to a motion by the UMass Amherst faculty. "As I have shared previously, Chancellor Javier Reyes has my unwavering support and confidence to lead the UMass Amherst campus. He continues to guide the campus through this difficult moment with integrity  more