LANSING, Michigan, July 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 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 for F  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1475) on July 24, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2024": * * * Job openings rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 1 state on the last business day of May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates and total separations rates both increased in 3 states and decreased in 1 state. Nationally, the job openings, hi  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that AURELIA CAROLINA LARA-DIAZ, 30, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Boston, Massachusetts, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 50 months of imprisonment for trafficking fentanyl and crystal methamph  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging LUIS RODRIGUEZ, also known as "Plum" and "Minnie," 37, of Branford; J  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the City of New Haven selected by the EPA to receive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice * * * BOSTON (JULY 22, 2024) - Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announce  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 25 -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news on July 24, 2024: * * * $35 million initiative seeks to address state's workforce shortage in nursing and social work * * * Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) announced today that it has awarded more than $1 million in scholarship funding to nursing and social work students at Central, Southern, and Western Connecticut State Universities and Charter Oak State College (COSC)  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 25 -- The Connecticut Department of Administrative Services issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Commissioner Michelle Gilman today announced the launch of a new dashboard on the CT Open Data portal sharing statistics on DAS's Supplier Diversity Program. Connecticut's Supplier Diversity Program (data.ct.gov) The Supplier Diversity Program certifies small business enterprise (SBE) and minority business enter  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Department of Transportation is part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive portion of a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice * * * PHILADELPHIA (July 22, 2024) - Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the general comp  more

DOVER, Delaware, July 25 -- Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued the following news on July 24, 2024: Monday, July 22, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the recipients of the innovative "Climate Pollution Reduction Grant" (CPRG) program, created under the Federal Inflation Reduction Act to invest in a cleaner and safer future. The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is proud to announce that the Clean Corridor Coalitio  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * US Tank Painting faces $485K in penalties after employee suffers severe injuries in Bayville * * * BAYVILLE, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a New Jersey water tower painting company for three willful and 19 serious violations after finding the contractor failed to provide or install required safety equipment that would have prevented an employe  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present 36-year-old Peruvian national charged with assault, threatening and unlawful restraint in Connecticut. Deportation officers with ERO Boston's Hartford field office arrested Irving Gustavo Escate-Huarancca July 16 in Hartford. "Irving Gustavo Escate-Huarancca has been c  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 20 bipartisan governors joined in urging Congress to pass the Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Act (HR 7906). The legislation would strengthen the ability of Tribes to collect child support by providing them another tool to do so. The letter was written to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House   more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka, Civil Air Patrol's national commander/CEO, has appointed Col. James A. Ridley, Sr., to be the next commander of CAP's Northeast Region. Ridley, Connecticut Wing commander from 2017-2021 and the Northeast Region chief of staff the past three years, will assume command Oct. 26 during the Joint Northeast Region/New York Wing Conference in Lake George, New York. H  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Three leaders at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport each were presented the Department of the Navy (DON) Meritorious Civilian Service Award during the command's Annual Awards ceremony held on June 20. Jay J. Melillo, director, Customer Advocate Office and Field Team Operations Office; Thomas Carroll, Other Transaction Authority (OTA) program manager, Strategic Planning Office; and Chris Kenne  more