ALBANY, New York, Jan. 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Acting Tax Commissioner Hiller Announce Conviction of Capital Region Car Dealership Owner for Failing to Pay Over $160,000 in Taxes January 24, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) Amanda Hiller today announced the sentencing of Guy Kennedy Nicolas of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. POP-WP109) entitled "Race Reporting Among the Hispanic Population: 2020." The paper was written by Jessica E. Pena, Alli Coritz and Merarys Rios-Vargas. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Over the past decade and a half, the Census Bureau has undertaken several major research projects on how to collect, code, and tabulate race and ethnicity data, illustrating the agency's commitment to improving the val  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48365) on Jan. 23, 2025, entitled "Law Enforcement Use of Less-than-Lethal Weapons: Considerations for Congress" by presidential management fellow Jillian Long. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Incidents of police-involved shootings resulting in the death of unarmed civilians, such as Andre Hill in 2020, Bijan Ghaisar in 2017, and Michael Brown in 2014, have raised concerns about law enforcem  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following statement on Jan. 21, 2025, on Governor Kathy Hochul's fiscal year 2026 executive budget: * * * "We thank Governor Hochul for delivering an executive budget that will help our administration deliver on our core mission of making New York City the best place to raise a family. "Governor Hochul and I share the same North Star: to keep our city and state safe. We appreciate the governor's commitment to fixing the laws tha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * President Trump is Already Securing Our Border and Deporting Criminal Aliens Immediately after being sworn in President Trump took executive action to stop the invasion at the southern border and to empower law enforcement agents to deport criminal aliens "In a move fulfilling one of now-President Donald Trump's campaign promises, the Trump administration shuttered the use of CBP One, a   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), welcomed more than $10 million in federal funding for Granite State projects through the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC). This funding was awarded thr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today that he and U.S. Representative Mike Flood, R-Neb., are urging FuboTV, Hulu, and YouTube to carry C-SPAN on their pay TV live streaming services. Their bipartisan letter to the streaming service companies notes that C-SPAN has been a part of packages sold by cable and satellite providers for more than 40 years yet major live TV streaming services have   more