WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Recognizes Connecticut Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator for Excellence BOSTON (Jan. 30, 2025) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England Office recently awarded the 2024 Regional Wastewater Treatment Awards to a Connecticut wastewater treatment plant operator to recognize him for his commitment to improving water quality. For the past 40 years, the EPA Regional Waste  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces 2025 Legislative Proposal: Strengthen the Ability To Prosecute Hate Crimes (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the package of legislative proposals he will ask the Connecticut General Assembly to ratify during the 2025 regular session will include a bill consolidating and strengthening the state's existing hate crime statutes in order to in  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Jan. 30 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding that every state in the country relies on to provide essential services to millions of Americans. The new policy, issued by the P  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 30 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a multistate coalition to intervene to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2024 Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). The LCRI, which went into effect on December 30, replaced the first Trump Administration's rule, the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), which had weakened existing drinking water standards   more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 30 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Written Testimony of Commissioner Dr. Betty A. Rosa New York State Education Department Joint Legislative Elementary Education Budget Hearing Good morning Chairs Krueger, Pretlow, Mayer, Liu, and Benedetto. And good morning to the members of the Senate and Assembly who are here today. My name is Dr. Betty A. Rosa, and I am New York's Commissioner of Education. I am   more