NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Dec. 20, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in New Hampshire - Second Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 2 of the 3 largest counties in New Hampshire from June 2023 to June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are the 369 U.S. counties or county equivalents with annual average employment levels of 7  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: The Biden-Harris administration today announced the approval of the SouthCoast Wind Project - the nation's 11th commercial-scale offshore wind energy project approved under President Biden's leadership. With today's approval, the Department and its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management have approved over 19 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy from offshore wind  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson announced today that Danielle Abada, Christopher Lamb and Nita Somasundaram have joined her staff. "I am thrilled to welcome these talented members to my executive team," Commissioner Johnson said. "I am confident that they will serve the Commission well and continue our important work promoting the integrity, resilience, and vibrancy of our d  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Today, Common Cause urged Congress to stand firm against the influence of Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire promoting false narratives on social media, and pass the agreed-upon federal funding bill before the midnight deadline. Failure to enact the already negotiated, bipartisan measure would trigger a devastating government shutdown, undermining critical public services and the livelihoods of mil  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11253) on Dec. 20, 2024, by attorney-adviser Steve P. Mulligan: * * * The Captures Clause (Part 1): Overview, Historical Context and Drafting History This Legal Sidebar is the first installment in a two-part series discussing Congress's power to "make rules concerning Captures on Land and Water" derived from Article I, Section 8, clause 11 of the Constitution. This provisi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Democrats break the record of 234 judges confirmed during the first Trump administration Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today celebrated the confirmation of Benjamin J. Cheeks to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California and Serena Raquel Murillo to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: * * * Additional ID verification and onboarding locations in post offices make credentialing easier and faster for federal employees * * * The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced the opening of ten new USAccess Credentialing Post Office Sites (CPOS) in fiscal year 2024 (FY 2024). The ten additional sites opened in FY 2024 are located in the following  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Congress Approves Full Social Security Benefits for Public Sector Retirees The New York Times | Maya C. Miller "The Senate passed bipartisan legislation early Saturday that would give full Social Security benefits to a group of public sector retirees who currently receive them at a reduced level, sending the bill to President Biden. "The vote to clear the measure was a lopsided 76 to 20, reflecting the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Defendant Allegedly Orchestrated the Nov. 7, 2022, Murder of Stephen Troell, a U.S. Citizen Living in Iraq, in Retaliation for the January 2020 Death of Qasem Soleimani * * * Note: View the unsealed complaint here (https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/media/1381856/dl). * * * A complaint was unsealed today charging Mohammad Reza Nouri, 36, of Iran, also known as Muhammad Rida Husayn  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability, joined by Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, where he emphasized that House Democrats stood up for working-class Americans, stopping Elon Musk and Donald Trump's tax scam and avoiding a government shutdown. CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO ON BLUESKY (https://iqconnect.house.gov/iqextrane  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-09494-PKC; S.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 12, 2024) involving Eric McKenzie Cobb: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it charged Eric Cobb of South Carolina with engaging in a fraudulent scheme where he allocated profitable securities trades to favored accounts and unprofitable trades to disfavored clients, a practice known as cherry-picking, while he was a represent  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Kenneth Adams was previously convicted in 2016 for trafficking in Aroostook County * * * A New York man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to distributing controlled substances and possessing them with intent to distribute. According to court records, based in part on information received from a confidential informant, investiga  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release: * * * Congestion Pricing to Fund Signal Modernization, New Elevators on A C Line New R211 Railcars to Offer Faster, Safer, More Reliable Service 10 Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Upgrades 44 New, More Efficient Long Island Rail Road Locomotives * * * The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board this week approved an aggressive series of capital projects that   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Mohammad Reza Nouri, a Captain in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Allegedly Orchestrated the November 7, 2022, Murder of Stephen Troell, a U.S. Citizen Living in Iraq, in Retaliation for the January 2020 Death of Qasem Soleimani * * * Edward Y. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Merrick B. Garlan  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * ECOs Charged with Enforcing State's Environmental Conservation Law * * * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today welcomed 26 new graduates from the 24th Basic School for New York State Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs). As part of DEC's Division of Law Enforcement, ECOs en  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Guidance Delivers on Governor Hochul's 2024 State of the State Directive to Advance Comprehensive Efforts to Reduce the Frequency of Harmful Algal Blooms * * * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the release of draft water quality guidance values to regulate phosphorus in Ne  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * EverGreen Meadow Academy To Provide Critical Care and Education for Girls * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a $1.9 million grant to EverGreen Meadow Academy to build a residential treatment center and specialized middle school for girls at risk of self-harm due to the impact of trauma. The new treatment center, located in Rock Hill, Sullivan County, will provide cri  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the substantial completion of an $18.4 million pavement improvement project on the New York State Thruway (I-87) in Rockland County. Pavement repairs and resurfacing were completed on more than 30 total lane miles along a five-mile stretch from north of exit 14A (New Jersey - Garden State Parkway) to south of exit 15 (New Jersey - I-287 - New Jers  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * New Law Will Help State Study Demographic Trends In Middle Eastern and North African Communities * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation to require separate collection categories for White, Middle Eastern, and North African groups in New York State. By improving the way State agencies collect demographic data, New York will have more information on the unique cha  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Mayor Adams' Third Year in Office Marked by Safer Streets and Subways, Record Amounts of Jobs, Small Businesses, Housing Construction Adams Administration Passed Historic "City of Yes" Legislation, Put Billions of Dollars Back into People's Pockets, Expanded "War on Trash" * * * As he concludes his third year in office, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, senior City Hall officials, and c  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 19-M-0463) on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Consolidated Billing for Distributed Energy Resources. ORDER APPROVING NET CREDITING FOR VOLUMETRIC COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTED GENERATION PROJECTS BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On October 20, 2023, the Joint Utilities filed a petition for approval of a volumetric community distributed generation (CDG) Net Crediting program (Petition  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 24-G-0363) on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Petition of Corning Natural Gas Corporation to Defer Interest Costs Over and Above the Level Last Established in Rates. ORDER DENYING DEFERRAL REQUEST BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On June 14, 2024, Corning Natural Gas Corporation (Corning or the Company) filed a petition (Petition) requesting authorization to defer, for future recovery from cu  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-85) on Dec. 20, 2024, entitled "Town of Hector - Employee Compensation." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Hector (Town) employee compensation was authorized, accurate and supported. * * * Key Findings Town employee compensation was not always authorized, accurate and supported. Of the 53 employee records that we reviewed, we determined  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. S9-24-15) on Dec. 20, 2024, entitled "Village of Copenhagen - Transparency of Fiscal Activities." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Copenhagen (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): * Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officers' (CFO) financial records and reports, * Filed the required Annual Financial Report (AFR) wit  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. S9-24-20) on Dec. 20, 2024, entitled "Village of Great Neck - Transparency of Fiscal Activities." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Great Neck (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): * Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer's (CFO) financial records and reports, * Filed the required Annual Financial Report (AFR) with  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. S9-24-18) on Dec. 20, 2024, entitled "Village of Mount Kisco - Transparency of Fiscal Activities." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Mount Kisco (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): * Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer's (CFO) financial records and reports, * Filed the required Annual Financial Report (AFR) with   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. S9-24-11) on Dec. 20, 2024, entitled "Village of North Syracuse - Transparency of Fiscal Activities." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of North Syracuse (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): * Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer's (CFO) financial records and reports, * Filed the required Annual Financial Report (AFR)  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The New York State Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Bruckner Expressway Between the Sheridan Interchange and Barretto Street Fully Reopened Six Months Ahead of Schedule Project Part of Unprecedented State Investment to Reduce Congestion, Streamline Access to Hunts Point Market and Reconnect Communities in the South Bronx * * * New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez to  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Xiomara Christian, age 37, of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, was sentenced yesterday to 33 months of incarceration following her guilty plea to conspiracy to commit money laundering. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division, mad  more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Independent Health Association and its affiliate, Independent Health Corporation (collectively, Independent Health) have agreed to pay up to $98 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting or causing the submission of invalid diagnosis codes to Med  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Leshawn Thomas, age 33, of Clayville, New York, pled guilty yesterday to possessing cocaine and cocaine base with the intent to distribute them and to unlawfully possessing firearms. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division, made the  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The New York Department of State issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * New State-of-the-Art Facility Will Provide Comprehensive Medical Care and Wellness Programs for Community Members of All Ages and Abilities * * * The New York Department of State today announced the completion of the Healthy Living Campus in downtown Batavia as part of the City's $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative award. The new state-of-the-art facility, which   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The New York State Office of Mental Health issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Task Force Recommends New York State Establish a Standardized Behavioral Health Crisis Response Protocol; Establish a Technical Assistance Center * * * The New York State Office of Mental Health today announced that the Daniel's Law Task Force has issued its recommendations for developing a statewide model for a health-led behavioral health crisis respons  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Investment Expands Project RISE to Three New Locations -- Hempstead, Troy and Utica -- and Continues Support for the Initiative's Second Year in Albany, Buffalo, Mount Vernon, Newburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers Community-Based Organizations in Each Municipality Will Receive up to $2 Million To Identify Needs, Gaps in Services and Expand, Develop and Implement Programs f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Joe Morelle released the following statement: "Republicans have dragged us into a needless government shutdown by reneging on a bipartisan agreement that made vital investments in critical services like childhood cancer research, reducing prescription drug costs, strengthening programs for seniors, veterans, and more. "While working families continue to struggle,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WATCH: Padilla urges colleagues to confirm Judges Cheeks and Murillo Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, applauded the confirmations of Judge Benjamin Cheeks and Judge Serena Murillo to fill vacancies on the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Central Districts of California, respectively. These confirmations mark the 234th   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Wells Fargo's penalty amount reflects that it self-reported its misconduct * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC and LPL Financial LLC for failing to provide complete and accurate securities trading information, known as blue sheet data, to the SEC. Wells Fargo and LPL each agreed to pay a $900  more