BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Since Taking Office in 2023, AG Campbell has Secured $4.1 Million for Child Labor Law Violations * * * During the tenth anniversary of the Attorney General's Healthy Summer Youth Job Program, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell highlighted more than $4,113,000 in penalties and restitution against employers that have violated Massachusetts' child labor laws under her t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: OAKLAND - Co-leading a multistate coalition of 14 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. District Court for North Dakota to defend the U.S. Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)'s revised regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the nation's bedrock environmental law. The CEQ's rule, finalized on May 1  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024 entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.3 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. R  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.8 percent in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu announced the restructuring of the Environment, Energy and Open Space (EEOS) Cabinet to create a dedicated focus on climate resilience leadership through the Office of Climate Resilience (OCR). The staff of the new office will be made up of an existing team from the City's Environment Department, now with greater coordination and focus through this budget-neutral reorganization. The Office wil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,316,877,000 undefinitized contract action modification to previously awarded contract N00024-24-C-2110 for economic ordering quantity material in support of the planned Virginia Class Block VI submarines and in furtherance of the Navy's commitment to the health and stability of the industrial base. Work will be per  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- 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 Dominican national charged locally with drug manufacturing and distribution. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the 35-year-old noncitizen July 8 in Quincy. "This Dominican national unlawfully entered the United States earlier this year, and he has already been arrested for manufacturing  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * Governor Maura Healey today issued the following statement on Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley's retirement and Bishop Richard G. Henning's appointment as Archbishop of Boston. "I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations and gratitude to Cardinal O'Malley on his successful two decades of leadership as the Archbishop of Boston. I greatly admire his deep faith and his empa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Scammers Worked in Call Centers that Phoned American Seniors, Stole Millions of Dollars * * * Three residents of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, were extradited to the United States last week and made their initial appearance in Newark federal court yesterday on charges relating to their participation in a sprawling "grandparent scam" that defrauded elderly Americans out of millions   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: A Lynn man was sentenced today in federal court for his role in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Nelson Mora, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 44 months in prison, followed  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * Pilot initiative provides discount vouchers to eligible residents * * * Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the launch of the Boston E-Bikes Incentive Program. This pilot initiative will provide discount vouchers to eligible residents who wish to purchase an e-bike for personal use. The goals of Boston's E-Bikes Incentive Program are to address historic inequities in transportation access  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Aug. 5, 2024: The Mayor's Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement today announced the 51 grant recipients of the City's Beyond Pride Mini Grants program, which awards $250,000 in funding to organizations that work to support and uplift Boston's LGBTQ+ community. This year, the program's budget has been boosted from last year's $150,000 to $250,000. This added funding will bolster the growth of community organizations wh  more