CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 10 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-MS) announced filing a bipartisan, multistate amicus brief last week in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in defense of state laws that hold web-based companies accountable for consumer protection violations. A federal district court in California found in favor of Shopify in a data privacy case (Briskin v Shopify Inc), affor  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, July 10 -- 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 held a change of responsibility ceremony here July 9 to mark the transition of command chief duties from Chief Master Sgt. Alan Weary to Chief Master Sgt. Jason Vollmer. The ceremony, a first-ever at Hanscom AFB, was officiated by Col. Taona Enriquez. "This [ceremony] demonstrates to the formation that the responsibilit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 (TNSres) -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * The program inspired thousands of new students and brought affordability across demographics * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration is highlighting the impact of MassReconnect as the first academic year with this program wraps up, having supported over 4,500 students. Launched in August 2023, Governor Healey's free community college program for students 25 and over withou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on July 9, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the launch of the "Ideas in Action," Boston's first citywide participatory budgeting (PB) initiative open to all Boston residents. Residents will have the opportunity to decide how to spend a part of the City's budget and propose and vote on project ideas that will help benefit the City. Project ideas submitted by residents will be considered for funding and wi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHNATTAN FERNANDEZ-LOPEZ, 37, a citizen of the Dominican Republic formerly residing in Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment for his role in a narcotics tr  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center issued the following news: New technologies and innovative approaches can benefit communities if they are used to improve local transportation efficiency and safety. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program, which provides grants to eligible public sector agencies to condu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Jennifer Parks, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs The Hanscom Air Force Base partnership with MassChallenge continues with Team Hanscom's leadership leaving the fifth iteration of the Air Force Labs showcase on June 26 impressed with the innovation they saw. MassChallenge is a non-profit organization that "connects startups, experts, corporations and communities" using an equity-fr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * FTA's "Low or No Emissions" funding program helps transit authorities acquire zero- and low-emission buses; Grant awards going to the MBTA, Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority, and Vineyard Transit Authority * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration today celebrated three federal grant awards from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)'s Low or No Emissions Grant Pr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Manchester man has been charged in connection with operating a counterfeit pill pressing scheme, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Jerry Summers, 44, of Manchester, was charged by complaint with one count of manufacturing a controlled substance, containing fentanyl and methamphetamine, two counts of distribution of a co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: A Norwell man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for narcotics charges. Frederick Dechristoforo, 58, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 30 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. In February 2024, Dechristoforo pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on July 9, 2024: * * * The new, high-level, center-running platform opened to passengers on Monday, July 1. The center-running platform improves Union station's functionality, ridership capacity, safety, and will be fully accessible. * * * Today, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng, and Worcester Mayor Joseph M. Petty joined local elected leaders   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - MICHAEL LOCKHART, also known as "Mikey RTN," 25, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on July 9, 2024: * * * The MBTA is rolling out new ways to pay to provide an easier, more convenient, and modernized rider experience. * * * The MBTA today announced that contactless payments will be accepted onboard buses, Green Line trolleys, Mattapan Line trolleys, and at all gated subway stations beginning Thursday, August 1, 2024. This new initiative is part of the MBTA's goal of o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission is the first effort of its kind. Next steps include a strategic action plan for promoting interregional transmission projects. * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration today joined fellow New England states, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York in signing a memoran  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: An Arizona man has been ordered detained in federal custody in Rhode Island after more than four kilograms of methamphetamine were seized in an investigation into the trafficking of methamphetamine into Rhode Island from western states, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. According to charging documents unsealed in U.S. District Court in Provid  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center issued the following news: * * * The U.S. DOT Volpe Center and U.S. DOT's SBIR Program Leverages Innovation to Advance Transit Safety Improvements * * * U.S. DOT's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awards more than $10 million annually to small businesses to enable research on and development of innovative solutions to our nation's transportation ch  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WETHERSFIELD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Meriden Police Chief Roberto Rosado today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging JIMMY LAS  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center issued the following news: The transportation sector is the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States, responsible for one third of all emissions. To address the growing climate crisis and meet the Biden-Harris Administration's goal of a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, it is critical to decarbonize transportation by eliminating nearly a  more