WASHINGTON, May 23 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: This graduation season, AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smithreturned to his roots in New England, delivering powerful commencement addresses at American International College and at the University of New Hampshire. In Massachusetts, Smith's speech had a more personal tone as he reflected on his own journey from a young boy in Springfield, Mass. to his role in community and national service leadership. "I am Springfield. I was shap  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 (TNSres) -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the City of Boston's comprehensive plan for a safe, healthy, and active summer in all Boston neighborhoods. This year's summer safety plan will serve as the foundation for the City's ongoing, year-round efforts to address the root causes of violence through a public health lens, and create the conditions for community healing. Mayor Wu also announced the City's first P  more

OAKLAND, California, May 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in National Automobile Dealers Association et al. v. FTC, supporting the Federal Trade Commission's defense of its new auto sales (CARS) Rule. The rule addresses several persistent unfair and deceptive practices in the auto sales industry. In the amicus brie  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following memorandum opinion and order (FRN No. 0006194633) on May 22, 2024: * * * In the Matter of NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC., Television Translator Station K26NK-D, Wichita Falls, TX MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER AND NOTICE OF APPARENT LIABILITY FOR FORFEITURE By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Media Bureau (Bureau) has before it North Texas Public Broadcasting,  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following remarks on May 21, 2024, by Chairwoman Lina M. Khan at the 2024 American Economic Liberties Project Anti-Monopoly Summit: * * * The wide range of people in this room today--farmers and pharmacists, law enforcers and labor leaders, legislators from the state senate to the United States Senate--highlights how the problem of consolidated corporate power cuts across so many parts of our economy and society today. This remarka  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Base officials have announced a new commercial vehicle search area located on Hanscom Drive, off Route 2A in Lincoln, Massachusetts, will open June 3. The newly constructed facility aims to streamline and enhance security processes for commercial vehicles entering the installation through the Sartain Gate. "Completing the new commercia  more

MARION, Massachusetts, May 23 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, the Healey-Driscoll administration announced the FY25 opening of the Seaport Economic Council's grant program, which provides funding to support working waterfronts, local tourism, coastal resiliency, and maritime innovation across Massachusetts' coastal region. The announcement was made by Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Chair of the Seaport Economic Council, during  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Department of Education to swiftly implement its recently proposed regulations that would provide needed relief for some of the nation's most burdened student loan borrowers. In their comment letter (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/0695b24cc0/State%20AG%20Comment%20Letter%20NPRM%20Student%20Debt.pdf?la  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: An Illinois man pleaded guilty today to his role in a nationwide wire fraud conspiracy that victimized businesses and individuals across the United States, and caused a total loss of $2,299,842. According to court documents, between at least March 2016 and September 2020, Antonio M. Strong, 31, of Lansing, Illinois, conspired with Herbert Wright, Joseph Williams, Demario Sorrells, and other  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: The Justice Department today announced that Pen Yu, also known as Ben Yu, 51, of Gibsonton, Florida, and Gregory Munoz, 45, of Minneola, Florida, have each pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud conspiracy for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently procure deeply discounted products from Massachusetts biochemical company Sigma-Aldrich Inc., doing business as MilliporeSigma, and export the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has reached an assurance of discontinuance (AOD) with EasyPay, which made predatory loans to Massachusetts consumers by laundering loans through a bank not subject to Massachusetts' protections. Under the AOD, EasyPay will stop making loans in the Commonwealth and will provide considerable consumer relief, including $625,000  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced two separate settlements today with Hanover R.S. Limited Partnership (Hanover) and Pavestone, LLC (Pavestone), over allegations that each entity, in separate instances, violated the Federal Clean Water Act. The companies will make payments under those settlements totaling$174,000 most of which will fund projects to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration is today celebrating that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) won $2 million from the U.S. EPA's Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) Grant Programs and Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant Programs. These programs fund projects that assess and clean up contaminated sites, known as Brownfields, conv  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Chicago-area man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield, Mass. to his role in a nationwide wire fraud conspiracy that victimized businesses and individuals across the United States. Antonio M. Strong, 31, of Lansing, Ill., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Mark  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Quincy man was sentenced today for illegally possessing a loaded handgun while trafficking cocaine and fentanyl. Rey David Fulcar, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to eight years in prison and three years of supervised release. Fulcar pleaded guilty in December 2023 to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and amm  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued a $21,816,800 tax-exempt bond on behalf of CCC River LLC, an affiliate of B'nai B'rith Housing of New England, Inc., which will use proceeds to build a mixed-use building in Boston's Hyde Park neighborhood that will feature 63 units of affordable senior rental housing and ground-floor retail. The new building will replace an existing underutilized commercial space containing an auto re  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 23 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella joined a coalition of 27 states Tuesday in defending American firearms manufacturers against attempts to hold the companies liable for gun violence in Mexico. If a lower court's ruling is allowed to stand, Americans' Second Amendment rights could be threatened. "The Second Amendment protects Americans' right to bear arms. Holding U.  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 23 (TNSres) -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Data from the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) "Electric Power Monthly" reports finds that residential electric rates in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island have all increased at a substantially greater rate than New Hampshire from 2017 to 2024. The data finds that on a cents-per kilowatt-hour basis for residential customers: * Rhode Island rates   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 23 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA are recommending nearly $240 million in funding, and an additional $38 million in future funding, to support 46 new fish passage projects through the Administration's Investing in America agenda. These funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act will help facilitate efforts to restore acc  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Dr. Raymond (Ray) Lim holds the position of physical acoustics senior scientist at NSWC Panama City Division (PCD) and has become a symbol of excellence within the mine countermeasures (MCM) field during his 36-year career. He leads and works on projects that utilize acoustic technologies to detect and classify mines and unexploded ordnance. He has won five Coastal System Stati  more