ALBANY, New York, Feb. 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Coalition of 22 Attorneys General Celebrate Court Victory Stopping Federal Funding Freeze NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 22 attorneys general today celebrated winning a court order halting the implementation of a Trump administration policy that would block many federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistanc  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Eleven Attorneys General Warn Federal Employees about Misleading Buyout Offer NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 11 other attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration's misleading "deferred resignation" program, which offers federal employees pay through September 30, 2025 if they resign b  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Announces Guilty Plea of Former NYPD Officer for Criminally Negligent Homicide NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the guilty plea of former New York City Police Department (NYPD) Officer Bernadine Thomas, 36, of Maybrook, Orange County for causing her husband's death while driving at speeds of up to 109 MPH with a blood alcohol con  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman Works to Preserve Black History in American Classrooms Congressman Dan Goldman joined Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) in introducing the 'Black History is American History Act,' which would mandate the inclusion of Black history as a required component of the American History and Civics Academies' competitive grants administered by the U.S. Department of Education. The   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney and Congressman Langworthy Urge DoD to Open Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station to Support ICE Deportations Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced they sent a letter to newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting the Department of Defense consider opening the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station (NFARS) t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Introduces Legislation to Preserve and Protect Medicare for Patients and Physicians Oswego, NY - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today, alongside Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-3), introduced the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act to support physicians and protect access to care for Medicare beneficiaries. Additional cosponsors include Representati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 3, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Syracuse, New York, is awarded a $551,012,019 cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price incentive (firm-target), and firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering and technical support and production of the submarine AN/BLQ-10 electronic warfare systems on new-construction and in-service submarines.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (TNSFR) -- Certain objects being imported for the exhibition "Rosa Barba: The Ocean of One's Pause" at The Museum of Modern Art in New York have been officially deemed culturally significant. These items, set to be displayed temporarily, are part of an agreement with their foreign owner or custodian. The exhibition, as well as any potential future exhibitions of these objects at venues still to be determined, is in the national interest, according to a recent determination p  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 3 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces Public Meeting to Discuss Owasco Lake Fisheries Management and Research The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 7 Bureau of Fisheries biologists are hosting a public meeting on Feb. 27, 2025, in Auburn to highlight Owasco Lake fisheries and discuss with anglers the management actions and research taking place on the lak  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 3 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces Youth Conservation Program Dates New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Long Island Regional Director Cathy Haas today announced DEC's Hunter Education Program is offering a two-day youth hunting safety course on April 12 and 13. This hands-on course is part of the State's Youth Conservation Program to introduce students between   more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 3 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Awards $75,000 to Lower Hudson River Estuary Oyster Mapping Project The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the award of $75,000 to Henningson Durham & Richardson Architecture and Engineering, P.C. (HDR), to map the lower Hudson River oyster population. The survey of American oyster ( Crassostrea virginica ) distribution  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: In a letter to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks led fellow Democratic Committee Members in requesting Mast urgently hold a hearing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Director of Foreign Assistance Peter Marocco. Committee Democrats expressed alarm over the Trump Administration's  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Brooklyn, NY - Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle released the following joint statement: We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of United States Capitol Police Recruit Officer Christopher Katz. Our prayers are with his family and we will honor his memory when the House returns on Tu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following Dear Colleague on Feb. 3, 2025: * * * Dear Colleague: As we prepare to come back into session tomorrow, House Democrats will continue to push back against the far-right extremism that is being relentlessly unleashed on the American people. I write with an update on several urgent matters that we are working on for the country. First, I have made clear to House Republican leadership that any  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 3, 2025: * * * Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on President Trump's Executive Orders imposing tariffs on U.S. allies--25% on Mexico and Canada--and the planned introduction of his Resolutions terminating Trump's fictional national emergencies to justify   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE operations during week of Jan. 27 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted enhanced enforcement operations in Chicago and New York this week with routine daily enforcement occurring around the country, including in Baltimore and Houston. This part of the agency's effort to arrest criminal aliens with no legal basis to r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Philadelphia removes criminal alien wanted for homicide in the Dominican Republic PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Yermanny Suarez Laureano, a criminal alien from the Dominican Republic with a final order of removal, to the Dominican Republic on Jan. 23. Suarez is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authoritie  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Philadelphia removes Mexican citizen wanted in Mexico for rape PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Raymundo Rojas Bacilio, a citizen of Mexico with a final order of removal, to Mexico on Jan. 25. Rojas is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in Mexico for rape. "The removal of the criminal alien Raym  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on Feb. 3, 2025: * * * Brooklyn, NY - Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle released the following joint statement: We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of United States Capitol Police Recruit Officer Christopher Katz. Our prayers are with his family and we will honor his memory when the House returns on Tuesday. It is a tragic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LaLota Selected for Five House Subcommittee Positions Addressing Critical Issues Facing the Nation WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Suffolk County) released the following statement after being appointed to his Subcommittees on the House Appropriations and Small Business Committees, further expanding his role in addressing critical issues facing the nation and Long Island. On the House Appropri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement: * * * Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement. House Democrats have repeatedly made clear that we are ready to find bipartisan common ground in order to make life more affordable for the American people, particularly as it relates to driving down the high cost of living. But since the election, Republicans have done nothing to address the economic challenge  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement: * * * Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement. House Democrats have repeatedly made clear that we are ready to find bipartisan common ground in order to make life more affordable for the American people, particularly as it relates to driving down the high cost of living. But since the election, Republicans have done nothing to addr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference to highlight that House Democrats will continue pushing back against Republican efforts to increase costs on everyday Americans. LEADER JEFFRIES: House Democrats have repeatedly made clear that we will work with anyone to make life better for the American people, particularly as it r  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * Defendant Planned Attack in Support of Neo-Nazi Accelerationist Ideology * * * After a six-day trial, a federal jury found Brandon Russell, 29, a resident of Orlando, Florida, guilty of conspiracy to damage an energy facility. Erek L. Barron, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland and Special Agent in Charge William J. DelBagno, of the Federal Bur  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: * * * Funding Announced as Part of the Governor's 2024 State of the State to Boost Dairy Industry and to Support Dairy Farm Modernization and Sustainability Governor's 2025 Executive Budget Proposal Includes Additional $10 Million to Expand Dairy Processing Capacity, Support Critical Research, and Implement Climate-Resilient Practices on New York Dairy Farms * * * Governor Kathy Hoc  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Feb. 3, 2025: New York City Mayor Eric Adams today kicked off "Jobs Week" - highlighting the Adams administration's efforts to ensure job opportunities reach every borough, block, and neighborhood - by unveiling "Race for Space," a comprehensive strategy to revitalize and reimagine office space across the five boroughs and double down on a commitment to bringing New York City's economy back by creating thousands of   more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 4 -- Altamont Road Solar, LLC has filed a complaint with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) against Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid, contesting charges related to the interconnection of a community solar project. The complaint, filed on January 7, 2025, alleges that National Grid is attempting to collect an excessive amount for required upgrades. Altamont is challenging a bill of $1,288,485.26 from National Grid for upgrades necessary   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: * * * Qingzhou Wang, the Company's Principal Executive, and Yiyi Chen, the Company's Marketing Manager, Conspired to Import Ton Quantities of Fentanyl Precursors from China to the United States in Exchange for Payment in Cryptocurrency * * * Danielle R. Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Derek S. Maltz, the Ac  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release: * * * National Advocates Ask Trump: Who's in Charge, You or Elon? WASHINGTON--This afternoon, Common Cause, End Citizens United, and a coalition of 10 diverse advocacy groups, sent a letter to President Trump demanding he fire Elon Musk and shut down the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Their call comes after Trump named Elon Musk a "special government employee," raising a major conflict of interest give  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * New Yorkers Will Feel The Freeze: Gillibrand, AG James Sound The Alarm On Disastrous Ramifications Of What A Trump Administration Federal Funding Freeze Could Mean For New Yorkers' Safety And Economic Well-Being Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and New York State Attorney General Tish James sounded the alarm on the disastrous ramifications of President Trump's ongoing attempts to freeze g  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The White House issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Last week, President Donald J. Trump took executive action to protect American children from irreversible chemical and surgical mutilation. It's already having its intended effect -- preventing children from being maimed and sterilized by adults perpetuating a radical, false claim that they can somehow change a child's sex. Hospitals around the country are taking action to downsize or eliminate their so-ca  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: * * * Legislation S.36A/A.2145A Allows Providers Prescribing Medications Used To Perform Abortions To Print Their Practice's Name on the Label Rather Than Their Own Continues Governor's Commitment To Safeguard Abortion Rights and Protect Reproductive Health Care Providers and Patients * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation to enable providers who prescribe medications   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following statement: QUEENS, NY - Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) released the following statement on Black History Month: "It is critical that we continue recognizing the profound contributions that African Americans have made to our country. We honor all of those trailblazers who persevered through the horrors of slavery and the Jim Crow era to pave the way for major achievements in every segment of this country  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $20.7 million to support SNUG Street Outreach programs that work to reduce gun violence and save lives in 14 communities across New York State. These grants to community-based organizations and hospitals fund outreach workers, hospital responders, social workers and case managers who are credible messengers and work with individuals at risk of gun v  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:25-cv-00260; E.D.N.Y. filed Jan. 15, 2025) involving JJL Capital LLC, Great South Bay Capital LLC, Kierland Capital LLC, BMEN Trading LLC, John C. Lowe Jr., Randy Grewal, Richard L. Ringel and David Cooper: * * * On January 15, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges against John Lowe, Randy Grewal, Richard Ringel, and David Cooper arising from their longstanding  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 4 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release: * * * For More Information Contact: JP O'Hare (518) 474-1201 Press@nysed.gov www.nysed.gov Statement From Chancellor Lester W. Young Jr. and the New York State Board of Regents Commissioner Betty A. Rosa maintains the complete and unanimous support of the New York State Board of Regents to continue her invaluable work on behalf of all of New York's students. With decades of exceptional lea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep Betty McCollum Statement on Elon Musk's Illegal and Unconstitutional Raid on Federal Agencies WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Over the weekend, The New York Times (link is external) reported that allies of Elon Musk have obtained access to the Treasury Department's federal payment system, allowing Mr. Musk and his team to access highly sensitive information about Social Security payments, Medicare be  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Feb. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Hezekiah Carney, 26, of Norfolk, and Jayquan Jones, 22, of Richmond, were each sentenced today to 38 years in prison for federal charges relating to the kidnapping and murder of a fellow Almighty Black P. Stone gang member. A total of four defendants have now been sentenced as part of the case. "This act of wanton violence exemplifies the sen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Blasts Treasury Secretary Bessent for Granting Elon Musk and DOGE Access to Government Payment Systems "It is extraordinarily dangerous to meddle with the critical systems that...ensure that tens of millions of Americans receive their Social Security checks, tax refunds, and Medicare benefits." "This astonishing mismanagement - turning over the federal government's entire payment sy  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * World War II Veteran Co-Founds Nurse Practitioner Program A nationwide shortage of physicians in rural areas spurred a World War II nurse to work with a pediatrician and create the nurse practitioner program in 1965. Loretta Ford, a native of the Bronx, New York City, earned her nursing diploma in 1941 and was working at Middlesex General Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, when her fiance was killed du  more