MONTEREY, California, July 16 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Representing agencies and organizations from the U.S. Secret Service and local law enforcement to FEMA and emergency management, 28 participants graduated from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security's Emergence Program on June 14 at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. The Emergence cohort 2302 graduation was the second for Emergence Program dire  more

MACDILL AFB, Florida, July 16 -- The U.S. Air Force MacDill Air Force Base (6th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, July 15 Air Mobility Command, or AMC, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Information Directorate, began assessing the AFRL Collaborative Low-Altitude Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Effort, or CLUE, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management, or UTM, system at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. This   more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Pharmaceutical Res. & Manufacturers of Am. v. Stolfi in support of laws that increase drug price transparency. The amicus brief, filed before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, supports Oregon's defense of House Bill 4005, an Oregon law that requires pharmaceutical  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1269) on July 3, 2024, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - May 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in May than a year earlier in 269 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 83 areas, and unchanged in 37 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 91 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 5 areas   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND Alaska Marine Lines Inc., Seattle, Washington (HTC71124DW001); American President Lines LLC, Arlington, Virginia (HTC71124DW002); American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (HTC71124DW003); Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida (HTC71124DW004); Farrell Lines Inc., Norfolk, Virginia (HTC71124DW005); Federated Maritime LLC, Boca Raton, Flor  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Employer paid $195K in back wages, penalties for violating federal H-2B requirements * * * MANCHESTER, NH - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $167,101 in back wages for 20 workers for a Keene roofing contractor that paid incorrect wages and improper overtime to foreign temporary workers employed through the federal H-2B nonimmigrant program. The Wage and Hour Division  more

NEW YORK, July 16 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY") is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has selected Jose Rafael Fernandez, Steven M. Klein and William J. Turner, Jr. to serve as members of the Board. Each fills the remaining term of a Member Director seat left vacant by the retirements of previous Directors. "Mr. Fernandez, Mr. Klei  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:23-cv-03848; D.N.J. filed July 19, 2023, amended July 12, 2024) involving Eliyahu Weinstein, Aryeh L. Bromberg, Joel L. Wittels, Richard M. Curry, Christopher J. Anderson, Alaa Mohamed Hattab, and Shlomo Erez: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission filed an Amended Complaint adding Shlomo Erez, a citizen of Israel, as a defendant in its previously filed action alleging a multi-mil  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 11 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order approving stipulation (No. 2023-00327): * * * CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Request for Approval of Change of Control ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY By this Order, the Commission approves the June 26, 2024, Stipulation entered into by Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCHI), Consolidated Communications of Northern New England   more

NEW YORK, July 16 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: * * * Railroads Extend Waiting Room Hours Increased Patrols to Inspect Rails Personnel Added to Rapidly Respond to Weather-Related Issues View News Conference with Mayor Adams (https://www.youtube.com/live/X685tp5sIDI?si=isPaZv6C2UdviYt9&t=1268) * * * Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chair and CEO Janno Lieber today joined Mayor Eric Adams and the Ne  more

ALBANY, New York, July 12 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 23-E-0593): * * * TO: THE COMMISSION FROM: OFFICE OF RATES AND TARIFFS - Downstate Rates and Tariffs SUBJECT: FURTHER POSTPONEMENT of a Tariff Filing by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., to Modify Its Electric Tariff Schedule, P.S.C. No. 10, to Update Pole Attachment Rates Applicable to Cable System Operators, Telecommunication Carriers and Wireless Communication Carrie  more

ALBANY, New York, July 12 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 23-W-0724): * * * TO: THE COMMISSION FROM: OFFICE OF RATES AND TARIFFS - Downstate Rates and Tariffs SUBJECT: FURTHER POSTPONEMENT of a Minor Rate Filing by Warwick Water Corporation to Increase Its Total Revenues. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the further postponement to October 1, 2024. On December 19, 2023, Warwick Water Corporation (Warwick or the Com  more

ALBANY, New York, July 11 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling on motion to stay (Case No. 23-W-0235): * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Liberty Utilities (New York Water) Corp. for Water Service. RULING ON MOTION TO STAY AND POSTPONE HEARING DAKIN D. LECAKES, Chief Administrative Law Judge and TARA A. KERSEY, Administrative Law Judge: On June 18, 2024 LI Clean Air Water and Soil, Ltd. (CAWS  more

ALBANY, New York, July 12 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the following letter: * * * To: Joseph Hally, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, 284 South Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Case 21-M-0541 - Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Conduct a Comprehensive Management and Operations Audit of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation. Dear Joseph Hally: This is in response to your letter dated July 2, 2024, requesting app  more

ALBANY, New York, July 9 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the following letter: * * * To: Hon. Erika Bergen, Administrative Law Judge, NYS Dept. of Public Service, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223, Erika.Bergen@dps.ny.gov Re: Case 24-T-0120 - Petition of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law, for the 345 kV Underground Service Transmission  more

ALBANY, New York, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: Omar Alaidrus, age 23, of Schenectady, New York, was charged today with distributing controlled substances. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Special Agent in Charge Charmeka Parker of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Office of the Inspector General Northeast Region (USDA-OIG); Special Agent in Charge Matthew Scarpino of Homeland Sec  more

ALBANY, New York, July 16 -- The New York State Canal Corp. issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: * * * Funding For Project Extension Secured in FY 2025 Enacted Budget Work Coordinated Through the Canal Corporation's Earthen Embankment Integrity Program Erie Canalway Trail Detoured Around Work Zone * * * The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and New York State Canal Corporation today announced that a construction project to address persistent seepage along the Erie Canal's eart  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news on July 15, 2024: Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) welcomed international diplomats to Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) outside Las Vegas, Nevada. The visit was part of an NNSA effort to demonstrate transparency about its work and U.S. support   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Individual and team accomplishments from the 2023 calendar year were celebrated at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Annual Awards ceremony on June 20. There were 183 award winners in 26 award categories. Roughly 200 employees reviewed 311 nominations to determine the winners. Division Newport Commanding Officer Capt. Chad Hennings congratulated the winners and thanked the nominees for th  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: * * * American Federation of Musicians Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the American Federation of Musicians and Employers Pension Plan (American Federa  more

NEW YORK, July 16 -- The New York City Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news on July 15, 2024: * * * Porous Pavement Allows Water to Drain Through it and be Absorbed Naturally into the Ground; Strategic Placement of Porous Pavement Will Keep 35 Million Gallons of Stormwater out of the Combined Sewer System Annually; Project also Helps to Protect the Health of New York Harbor; Photos, Videos and a Map are Available Here (https://www.flickr.com/photos/nycwater/albums/7  more

NEW YORK, July 16 -- The Office of the Mayor of New York issued the following transcript of a briefing on July 15, 2024: * * * Watch the video here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X685tp5sIDI * * * Camille Joseph Varlack, Chief of Staff to the Mayor: Good morning, everyone. My name is Camille Joseph Varlack and I serve as Chief of Staff to the mayor as well as Extreme Weather Coordinator for New York City. Our administration is laser focused on protecting public safety, rebuilding our ec  more