LANSING, Michigan, June 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a letter sent by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act was sponsored by Rep. Langworthy and co-sponsored by a bipartisan 1  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSres) -- The FBI Boston Field Office issued the following news release: In advance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, the Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation wants to remind friends, family, and loved ones of elderly Americans about the signs of elder fraud. While elder abuse can be perpetuated in any number of ways, the FBI has seen a double digit increase in financial fraud involving adults over the age of 60, prompting efforts from the Bu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 15 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: The Healey-Driscoll Administration has distributed nearly $5 million of state disaster relief funding to 13 communities that were impacted by severe flooding and weather last September. This is the remaining funding from the $15 million in disaster relief provided by the supplemental budget signed by Governor Maura Healey in December 2023. This funding is being distributed after Governor Ma  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has assessed a $13,200 penalty to the owner of Sterling National Country Club for failing to notify MassDEP in November of 2022 of a release of gasoline at its golf course at 49 Albright Road, Sterling. "Owners of storage tanks are responsible for reporting spills to MassDEP within two hours," s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 15 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on June 14, 2024: The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) provided an update on the progress of the South Coast Rail project, including a new milestone reached that brings the project closer to completion. The project, which spans across six stations, Middleborough, East Taunton, Freetown, Fall River Depot, Church Street, and New Bedford, will start running test trains on Mon  more