WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, issued the following news release: Today, Dr. Dafna H. Rand, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor made the below statement following her appointment to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission: "I am deeply honored to serve as a White House-appointed Helsinki Commissioner. Respect for human  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in defending a Biden Administration rule expanding healthcare access to deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) recipients - or Dreamers - by making them eligible for participation in the Affordable Care Act's insurance marketplace. According to the UC Berkeley La  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is awarding $85.9 million in grants to states to support pipeline and underground natural gas storage (UNGS) inspection activities carried out by state inspectors covering more than 85 percent of the nation's 3.3-million-mile pipeline s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Framingham -- Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration, state legislators, local officials and educators celebrated free community college in Massachusetts with the launch of MassEducate. Governor Maura Healey was joined by Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Senate President Karen Spilka, Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler, Commissioner of Higher Education Noe Ortega, community college pres  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * NASCIO Recognizes Massachusetts' work on the Digital Roadmap * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that Massachusetts has received the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) award for Government-to-Citizen Digital Services. The award recognizes the state's efforts to continually improve the experience for residents accessi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2024: As a result of a derailment on the Green Line on Tuesday, October 1, the MBTA is providing shuttle buses between North Station and Union Square and between North Station and Medford/Tufts. At this time, it's unclear when service will resume. Shuttle bus service will be free and accessible for all riders. The MBTA and its regulatory partners are investigating this incident.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * With more than 30 years of industry-related experience in the public and private sector, Caljouw begins his tenure on November 4 * * * Governor Maura Healey announced today the appointment of Michael T. Caljouw as Commissioner of the Division of Insurance (DOI), an agency overseen by the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) within t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: First Psychiatric Planners, Inc. d/b/a Bournewood Health Systems and Bournewood Hospital (Bournewood) has agreed to pay at least $5.5 million and up to $6.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal and Massachusetts False Claims Acts. According to court documents, Bournewood provided free sober housing to substance use recovery patients enrolle  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Florida company, and two individuals associated with the company, have been charged and agreed to plead guilty to charges associated with shipping facemasks that were misbranded as N95 respirators, and price gouging hospitals, during the earliest phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. JDM Supply LLC (JDM) has been charged with one count of conspiracy to introduce mis  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on Aug. 29 hosted Naval Meteorology and Oceanographic Command (CNMOC) Technical Director Dr. Joseph Calantoni as part of its continuing efforts to support undersea forces through the creation of a new tactical oceanography center. Calantoni's visit to the warfare center was after Division Newport Technical Director Marie Bussiere announced on Aug. 27 at the S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: In 2016, a massive seafood fraud case shook New Bedford, Massachusetts. It was perpetrated by Carlos Rafael, known locally as "The Codfather." He eventually admitted to more than two dozen criminal charges. With IRS agents disguised as Russian mobsters and duffle bags of cash in international smuggling, the details of this case make for more than just a good story. The case of The Codfather exe  more