HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen today announced that, beginning in the 2025 filing season, Connecticut will join IRS Direct File - a newly launched option to file federal tax returns online that is provided to users at no cost, empowering residents to file with ease and without having to pay the fees associated with for-profit tax software c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Mary Ann Gardner, head, of the Procurement 4 Branch of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport's Contracts Department, recently won a 2024 Providence Business News Leaders and Achievers Award. This award program honors individuals for their leadership, achievements, longstanding commitment to the business community, community service and mentoring efforts. Gardner began her federal employment in July 20  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36377) entitled "BNSF Railway Co. - Trackage Rights Exemption - Union Pacific Railroad Co.": * * * BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), a Class I rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7) for its acquisition of restricted, local, trackage rights over two rail lines owned by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) between: (1) UP milep  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: At least 290,000 Connecticut taxpayers will be eligible to use the free tax filing option made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Connecticut will be the latest state to join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025. IRS Direct File was made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act  more