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

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

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY KBR Wyle Services LLC, Lexington Park, Maryland, is awarded a $153,606,550 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides for certified and qualified operational contractor support services aircrew to support mission essential testing and evaluation of all manned air vehicles under the operational responsibility of the Naval Test Wing A  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Owl International Inc., Global 1st Flagship,* Irvine, California, is awarded a $20,652,538 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-22-C-4204) for the accomplishment of the Inactive Ships Maintenance Pearl Harbor requirement. Work will be performed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by August 2025. Fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $4  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 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on July 24, 2024: * * * Projects Funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Support the Expansion of a Modernized Electric Grid, Accelerate State and Local Permitting, Create Good-Paying Jobs and Build Up Community Infrastructure * * * In a continued effort to expedite the build out of a resilient and reliable electric grid, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 20 projects across 16 sta  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended a Mexican national convicted of twice operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Deportation officers arrested the 31-year-old Mexican noncitizen July 18 in Sterling. "This Mexican noncitizen was convicted for twice driving under the influence of alcohol, endangering the safety of Massachusetts re  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: A Florida man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to defraud insurance providers for physical therapy services that were not provided to patients. Jeffrey MacEachron, 60, pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with one count of health care fraud; aiding and abetting. U.S. District Court Judge   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 25 -- The Massachusetts Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 2023-0881-3A) on July 24, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Brockton Area Transit Authority." Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...1 OVERVIEW OF AUDITED ENTITY...2 AUDIT OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY...7 * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In accordance with Section 12 of Chapter 11 of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Office of the State Auditor has conducted a performance  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

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 25 -- 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 c  more