WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. CES-24-67) in November 2024 entitled "From Marcy to Madison Square? The Effects of Growing Up in Public Housing on Early Adulthood Outcomes." The paper was written by Raheem Chaudhry and Amanda Eng. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Social scientists have long understood the potential negative consequences of growing up in low-income neighborhoods on children's outcomes (Wilson, 1987; Mayer and Jencks,  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 24 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES) has issued a final siting permit for the Somerset solar array. The project, located in the Town of Somerset, Niagara County, will generate 125-megawatts of clean, renewable energy. Once operational, the facility will reduce carbon emissions by more than 177,000 tons annually  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on Dec. 23, 2024, from Thermo Fisher Scientific, Rochester, New York: * * * To: Michael Feedhoff Assistant Administrator Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Environmental Protection Agency Re: Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0131 | Reporting on certain PFAS in plastic Containers * * * Thermo Fisher Scientific appreciates the opportunity to respond to EPA's request for inf  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the New Jersey Transit Corp., Newark: * * * To: Federal Transit Administration East Building 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 RE: Public Comment on Docket No. FTA 2024-0011 Agency Information Collection Activity Under the Office of Management and Budget Review: Transit COVID-19 Response Program * * * Dear Do  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration has released the following public communication on Dec. 17, 2024, from the New York State Department of Health: * * * New York State Department of Health Comments on 89 FR 85750: Enhancing Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act Proposed Rules The New York State Department of Health supports the proposed rule for its efforts to improve access to contraceptive services and other   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * Awards Will Help Low- and Moderate-Income Homeowners Make Homes Safe and Accessible; Provide Downpayment Assistance for First-Time Homebuyers Complete List of Awards Available Here (https://hcr.ny.gov/2024OCRHousingAwards) * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that 1,060 households will benefit from $51 million in grants to support affordable homeownership. The awards   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 28 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released body-worn camera footage that her office obtained as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of Robert Brooks, who died on December 10, 2024 after an encounter with New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in Marcy, Oneida County  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 27 (TNSres) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Dec. 26, 2024: * * * Audit Finds Multi-Billion Dollar Procurements Still Follow Old Processes, Despite Promise of MTA's Transformation Plan * * * The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has not done enough to consolidate its procurements across its agencies to save money as was expected under its Transformation Plan, according to an audit released today by State Co  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 26, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today signed landmark legislation to bolster New York's efforts to protect and restore the environment by requiring large fossil fuel companies to pay for critical projects that protect New Yorkers. Legislation S.2129-B/A.3351-B creates a 'Climate Superfund' to support New York-based projects that bolster New York's resiliency to dangerous climate impacts like fl  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 24 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: Ahead of the holidays, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a legislative bill package designed to strengthen protections for the personal data of consumers. During the holiday season, companies, offices and organizations statewide, experience higher levels of fraudulent activity involving consumer data and information. With this series of bills newly signed by the Governor, New York continues its commitment   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 23-E-0391): * * * Petition of Alle-Catt Wind Energy LLC for an Original Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and to Establish Lightened Regulation and Approve Construction Financing. ORDER APPROVING MODIFIED FINANCING BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION By petition filed on August 8, 2024 (Petition), AlleCatt Wind Energy LLC (Alle-Catt or Petitioner) requests that the Publi  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 15-M-0647): * * * Joint Petition of Altice N.V. and Cablevision Systems Corporation and Subsidiaries for Approval of a Holding Company Level Transfer of Control of Cablevision Lightpath, Inc. and Cablevision Cable Entities, and for Certain Financing Arrangements. ORDER GRANTING AMENDMENTS TO THE LOW-INCOME BROADBAND PROGRAM BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On September 23, 2024, Al  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 10-T-0139): * * * Application of Champlain Hudson Power Express, Inc. for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article VII of the PSL for the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of a High Voltage Direct Current Circuit from the Canadian Border to New York City. ORDER APPROVING CHANGES TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PLANS BY THE C  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 14-M-0224): * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Enable Community Choice Aggregation Programs. ORDER APPROVING LOCAL POWER'S COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAM BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND On April 21, 2016, the Public Service Commission (Commission) established the framework for the development and implementation of municipal Community Choice Aggreg  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 18-E-0138): * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission Regarding Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment and Infrastructure. ORDER MODIFYING MAKE-READY PROGRAM BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On July 29, 2024, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) submitted a petition (Petition) to modify the Public Service Commission's (Commission) Order Establishing Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Mak  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 05-E-1180): * * * In the Matter of the Reliability Rules of the New York State Reliability Council and the Criteria of the Northeast Power Coordinating Council. ORDER ADOPTING MODIFICATIONS TO NEW YORK STATE RELIABILITY RULES BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION To ensure adequate reliability standards are implemented and enforceable, the Public Service Commission (Commission) periodic  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 16-F-0328): * * * Application of Number Three Wind LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 for Construction of a Wind Project Located in Lewis County. ORDER APPROVING COMPLIANCE FILING ATTACHMENT A No. 25, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTIFICATE CONDITION 45 BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On November 12, 2019, the New York State Board on  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 27 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 24-V-0572) on Dec. 26, 2024: * * * Petition of Spectrum Northeast, LLC for Approval of the Renewal of its Franchise with the City of Jamestown, Chautauqua County. ORDER APPROVING RENEWAL BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION By petition filed on October 7, 2024, Spectrum Northeast, LLC d/b/a Charter Communications, Inc. (Charter) applied for approval of the renewal of its cable televisi  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 27 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 24-V-0579) on Dec. 26, 2024: * * * Petition of Spectrum Northeast, LLC for Approval of the Renewal of its Franchise with the Town of Aurora, Erie County. ORDER APPROVING RENEWAL BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION By petition filed on October 11, 2024, Spectrum Northeast, LLC d/b/a Charter Communications, Inc. applied for approval of the renewal of its cable television franchise with   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 27 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 24-V-0581) on Dec. 26, 2024: * * * Petition of Spectrum Northeast, LLC for Approval of the Renewal of its Franchise with the Town of Canandaigua, Ontario County. ORDER APPROVING RENEWAL BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION By petition filed on October 11, 2024, Spectrum Northeast, LLC d/b/a Charter Communications, Inc. applied for approval of the renewal of its cable television franchi  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 27 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 24-V-0577) on Dec. 26, 2024: * * * Petition of Spectrum Northeast, LLC for Approval of the Renewal of its Franchise with the Town of Harpersfield, Delaware County. ORDER APPROVING RENEWAL BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION By petition filed on October 10, 2024, Spectrum Northeast, LLC d/b/a Charter Communications, Inc. applied for approval of the renewal of its cable television franc  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 27 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 24-V-0542) on Dec. 26, 2024: * * * Petition of Spectrum Northeast, LLC for Approval of the Renewal of its Franchise with the Town of Knox, Albany County. ORDER APPROVING RENEWAL BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION By petition filed on September 20, 2024, Spectrum Northeast, LLC d/b/a Charter Communications, Inc. applied for approval of the renewal of its cable television franchise wit  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 15-M-0742): * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Review the State Universal Service Fund. ORDER APPROVING RECOVERY OF INTERCARRIER COMPENSATION CHARGE REVENUE LOSSES BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On October 18 and October 22, 2024, nine small Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (the nine ILECs)/1 filed tariff amendments, effective January 1, 2025, requesting Commission   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 24-E-0299): * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Seek Consequences Against Y Energy Services, LLC for Violations of the Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers. ORDER TO CLOSE PROCEEDING BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On July 31, 2024, the Commission found that Department of Public Service (Department) Staff had identified sufficiently cred  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4553) on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * In the Matter of CHRISTOPHER HIESTAND, CPA, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO RULE 102(e) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest that pub  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Louis DeJoy, postmaster general and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service, from a Dec. 5, 2024, hearing entitled "Oversight of the United States Postal Service: Understanding Proposed Service Changes": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Growth and cost reduction are at the heart of the DFA plan. Simply put, the DFA plan is not about contraction or only cost reduction. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released the following testimony by Stephen Johnson, vice chair and chief strategy officer of American Airlines, from a Dec. 4, 2024, hearing entitled "The Sky's the Limit - New Revelations About Airline Fees": * * * Chairman Blumenthal, Ranking Member Johnson, Members of the Subcommittee: thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Stephen Johnson, and I am Vice  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released the following testimony by Matthew H. Klein, executive vice president and chief commercial officer for Spirit Airlines Inc., from a Dec. 4, 2024, hearing entitled "The Sky's the Limit - New Revelations About Airline Fees": * * * Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to appear today. My name is Matt Klein, and I am the Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial  more