WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: BOSTON Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis traveled to Massachusetts this week to highlight investments from President Biden's Investing in America agenda and the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). Together, these historic investments are enabling the Interior Department to deploy unprecedented funding to address overdue maintenance and repairs and meet critical ecosystem resili  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: Attorney General Charity Clark today filed a lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers Evernorth (owner of Express Scripts) and CVS as well as nearly two dozen affiliated entities for unfairly and deceptively driving up prescription drug prices in Vermont. Pharmacy benefit managers (sometimes referred to as "PBMs") are the "middlemen" who negotiate contracts with pharmaceut  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 18 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein fought to increase drug price transparency for patients by urging the Court to uphold state laws that require pharmaceutical manufacturers to report information about new prescription drugs and historical information about pricing for existing drugs. "Prescription drug prices can be astronomical," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "That means North Carol  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 17 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in petitioning the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to initiate rulemaking to update its regulations to recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke events as eligible for major disaster declarations under the Stafford Act. The petition also seeks to clarify that wildfire smoke events are eligible fo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting an Oregon law that requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report certain information about specific new prescription drugs and historical information about pricing for existing drugs. Raoul and the coalition filed the brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/PhRMA%20v.%20S  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on July 17, 2024: * * * An extensive report by renowned urban rodentologist Dr. Bobby Corrigan lays out the foundation for City to build upon to greatly improve the delivery of basic city services, better target rat mitigation efforts, and increase coordination across city departments * * * Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the launch of the Boston Rodent Action Plan (BRAP) (http://boston.gov/rats), a new co  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Charles Stark Draper Laboratories Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, is awarded a $111,015,771 fixed-price-incentive-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00003) under contract N0003023C6008 to exercise optional line items for design analysis, testing, procurement, and manufacturing of Interferometric fiber optic gyros repairs and associated material. This modification also benefits a foreign mi  more

ALBANY, New York, July 17 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following wrap up on July 16, 2024: * * * Recent Statewide Forest Ranger Actions * * * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate, and extract lost, injured, or distressed peo  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Grants from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will also help businesses in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan produce low-carbon materials * * * CHICAGO (July 16, 2024) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse, a Chicago-area nonprofit organization, to receive $3,887,329 in funding to support efforts to report and reduce climate  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNScapv) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Grants from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will support the renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon materials * * * Today, July 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 38 grant recipients across the country, totaling nearly $160 million, to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the man  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Grants from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will support the renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon materials * * * BOSTON (JULY 16, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of four recipients working in New England that will receive more than $18 million in grants to support efforts in reporting and reducing   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Massachusetts Institute of Technology: * * * To: Dr. Leigh M. Firn MD, Chairman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building E25, Room 143B, Cambridge, MA 02139-4301, United States Dear Dr. Firn: This Warning Letter informs you of objectionable conditions observed during a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Remote Regulat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Education posted the following news release on July 16, 2024: * * * Career Technical Initiative Addresses the Persistent Demand for Workers in the Trades, Construction, and Manufacturing in Partnership with over 180 Employers * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $13.4 million in Career Technical Initiative (CTI) implementation and planning grants today to 21 organizations to train 1,641 jobseekers for careers  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: * * * Investment will Enable Community-Based Mental Health Providers in Historically Underserved Areas to Make Critical Services More Widely Available and Accessible * * * Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $2.8 million in grant awards to six community-based clinics to make mental health urgent care more widely available in high-need areas, including Broc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: * * * Program supports more than 600,000 children and their families in the state; Eligible families will start to receive payments next week * * * Westborough -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration celebrated the launch of the new Massachusetts Summer Child Nutrition Program today, joining Congressman Jim McGovern, U.S. Department of Agriculture Administrator of Food and   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Thirteen major bridges to receive funding through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, improving the safety and efficiency of critical supply chain corridors, creating good-paying jobs, and supporting the national economy Today, to kick off the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America tour, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced more than $5 billion in Large Bri  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: Today, to kick off the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America tour, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced more than $5 billion in Large Bridge Project awards through the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) competitive Bridge Investment Program, part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The grants will fund the reconstructio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: A former Weymouth Police officer was sentenced today for assaulting a man in custody by punching the victim multiple times without legal justification. Justin Chappell, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to two years' supervised release, with the first six months to be served in home confinement. Chappell was a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: Member of a nationwide drug trafficking ring was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston. Throughout the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition were seized. An illegal marijuana grow operation with hun  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: An Oxford man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed controlled substances in and around the Quincy and Weymouth areas. Chaasad Cyprien, 24, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to two years in prison and three years of supervised re  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: * * * FY25-29 CIP includes more than $800 million for the MBTA, including funding for Red and Orange Line vehicles, South Coast Rail, and bi-level commuter rail coaches; Approval vote follows 21-day public comment period * * * The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board of Directors today voted to approve the Fiscal Year 2025-2029 five-year C  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: * * * Appoints Ashley Montgomery Executive Director for the Office of Returning Citizens Montgomery takes this role with over 15 years of experience in human services and government. * * * Mayor Michelle Wu announced the award of $105,000 in mini-grants to 21 Boston reentry organizations and the appointment of Ashley Montgomery as Executive Director for the Office of Returning Citizens (ORC). As Executive   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced today that Mirela Gavrilas, currently head of the agency's Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, has been named Executive Director for Operations, effective July 28, 2024. The EDO position is the highest-ranking NRC career position with responsibilities for overseeing the agency's operational and administrative functions and servin  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following readout on July 17, 2024: * * * Earlier this week, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) officials traveled to Miami, Florida for two events that brought together the public and private sectors for discussions on ways to deepen collaboration against the financial crime threats that devastate communities and undermine the integrity of the global financial system. The even  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 17 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources, in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, the U.S. DOT/Federal Highway Administration, and the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, celebrated Rhode Island's groundbreaking achievement as the first state in the nation to compl  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 18 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve issued the following news: By Sgt. Savannah Mesimer, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve OKINAWA, Japan -- Erick Volquezrodriguez, a United States Marine Corps Reserve Sergeant assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III MEF, was recently recognized as the Reserve Administration Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. He was awarded after designing official guidance that helps Marines navigate the path to U  more