HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Governor Ned Lamont and the members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation today announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is awarding Connecticut approximately $11.6 million from President Joe Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to increase and extend service along the CTrail Hartford Line. This funding is being awarded to the Connecticut Department of Tran  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, Jan. 13, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $2,400,000 for 24 small businesses to develop technologies to address public health and environmental challenges. These companies are using innovative approaches that include treating PFAS in biosolids, reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from building materials, and developing chemical alternatives that are safer for our en  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * PAGE Technologies, Inc. to develop sensors for real-time measurement of water quality * * * DENVER - Today, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Boulder, Colo.-based PAGE Technologies, Inc. is among 24 small businesses receiving a total of $2.4 million in EPA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program funding to develop technologies to address public  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston officers in Hartford arrested 30-year-old Jamaican national Leroy Neville White Dec. 26. White, aka Kevin White, is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice for shooting with intent. White has been convicted in the United States of first-degree threatening with  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following statement on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States today declined to hear a challenge of Maryland's law requiring most residents to obtain a license before purchasing a handgun. In Maryland, most applicants for handgun qualification licenses are required to submit fingerprints, undergo a background check, a  more

PASADENA, California, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: NASA selected 15 visionary ideas for its NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) program, which develops concepts to transform future missions for the benefit of all. Chosen from companies and institutions across the United States, the 2025 Phase I awardees include represent a wide range of aerospace concepts. The NIAC program nurtures innovation by funding early-stage technology concept studie  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Today, President Biden announced 336 teachers and mentors from around the nation as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). These awards honor the vital role that America's teachers and mentors play in sha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Jan. 13 that the newest Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine will be named the future USS Groton (SSBN 828). The announcement was made during Del Toro's video remarks directed to the Department of Navy's (DoN) submarine community.  "Our ballistic-missile submarines form a critical pillar of the Nation's nuclear triad, playing an indispensable role in deterring confl  more