WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Apparel data in fashion February 05, 2025 Though this year's New York Fashion Week styles have yet to hit most local stores, spending on clothes--from haute couture, and ready-to-wear, to factory outlet and discount store bargains--is a must for many. In 2023, household spending on women's apparel averaged $655, compared with $406 for men's apparel  more

LATHAM, New York, Feb. 6 -- The New York State United Teachers issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * ARTS-MSM One-Week Strike Pickets for Hours Outside School On Saturday, Feb. 1, for the first time in the prestigious 100-year history of the Manhattan School of Music, the Association Representing Teaching Staff at Manhattan School of Music (ARTS-MSM) Precollege Faculty Union went on strike. For 10 hours, ARTS-MSM members were joined by other union members from labor organiz  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Coalition of 13 Attorneys General Issue Joint Statement on Protecting Access to Gender-Affirming Care February 5, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general to reaffirm their commitment to protecting access to gender-affirming care in the face of the Trump administration's recent Executive Order.  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures Historic Settlement With National Women's Soccer League for Mistreatment of Players February 5, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James, together with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, today announced a landmark settlement with the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) after numero  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures Prison Sentence for Serial Health Care Fraudster February 5, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the sentencing of Imran Shams, 66, of California, to eight and one third to twenty-five years in state prison for his role in a scheme that wrongfully billed Medicaid millions of dollars for fraudulent medical testing serv  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James' Office of Special Investigation Releases Report on Death of Caesar Robinson February 5, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation (OSI) today released its report on the death of Caesar Robinson, who died on April 13, 2023 after an encounter with members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in Brooklyn. Fo  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James' Office of Special Investigation Releases Report on Death of Ervin Zacarias Antonio Agustin February 5, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation (OSI) today released its report on the death of Ervin Zacarias Antonio Agustin, who died on May 19, 2024 following a motor vehicle collision involving a New York City Pol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Schumer, Murphy, & Gillibrand Introduce Legislation to Manage & Preserve Plum Island [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced two coordinated pieces of legislation to create a long-term solution for management of Plum Island and to protect the island in perpetuity. Both bills   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE, HAITI CAUCUS CONDEMN U.S. FREEZE ON ASSISTANCE TO HAITI : February 5, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov c: 202.913.0126 Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) issued the following statement on the Trump administration's 90-day halt of foreign funding - includ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R46639) on Feb. 4, 2025, by reference and instruction librarian Megan Hunt: * * * Inauguration Day: Fact Sheet Introduction Inauguration Day is a quadrennial legal holiday in the District of Columbia and neighboring parts of Maryland and Virginia, observed when the President and the Vice President are sworn into office on January 20. If January 20 falls on a Sunday, Inauguration Day is obse  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Reintroduces Legislation to Establish Fort Ontario as a National Monument Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today reintroduced the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment Act to designate the Fort Ontario National Monument in Oswego, New York, as part of the National Park System. The current Fort Ontario State Historic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 4, 2025 ARMY Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $133,017,600 firm-fixed-price contract for M1093 Low Velocity Air Drop vehicles and M1081 vehicles. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2027. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 5, 2025 NAVY Contrack Watts Inc., McLean, Virginia (N44255-21-D-5003); Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington (N44255-21-D-5004); Nova Group Inc., Napa, California (N44255-21-D-5005); R.E. Staite Engineering Inc., San Diego, California (N44255-21-D-5006); The Dutra Group, San Rafael, California (N44255-21-D-5007); Triton Marine Construction Group, Bremerton, Washington (N44255-21-D  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Releases Draft General Permits for Certain Activities in Wetland Areas Public Comments Accepted Until March 14, 2025 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the release of five new draft general permits and two updated general permits for various activities in State-regulated freshwater wet  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation voted 16-12 to advance Howard Lutnick's nomination to be Secretary of Commerce out of the Committee. Ahead of the vote, Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) delivered the following remarks on her decision to vote against the nominee, citing co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched an inquiry into a news distortion complaint filed against WCBS, New York. The complaint, submitted by the Center for American Rights (CAR) on October 16, 2024, alleges that WCBS engaged in news distortion during a "60 Minutes" interview. The interview in question featured then Vice President. Following the complaint, WCBS provided the FCC with an unedited transcript and video of the broadcast, which the FCC has now   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Guardsmen Take On Operation Deep Freeze CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The 152nd Airlift Wing "High Rollers" from the Nevada Air National Guard achieved a historic first by participating in Operation Deep Freeze. The High Rollers supported the annual U.S. military mission in Antarctica by flying augmented max duty day missions, logging over 30 hours in three days in December.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced that the mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver, and New York City have confirmed their attendance to testify at a full committee hearing on March 5, 2025. Last week, Chairman Comer announced an investigation into the policies of sanctuary  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Philadelphia removes Salvadorian citizen wanted for aggravated rape of a minor PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Francisco Javier Melendez Torres, a citizen of El Salvador with a final order of removal, to El Salvador on Jan. 31. Melendez is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in El Salvador for agg  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Former Prosecutor Dan Goldman Takes on Elon Musk and House Republicans for Lawless Government Purges Goldman Highlights Republican Hypocrisy in Committee Hearing While Going Toe-to-Toe with Elon Musk on Twitter Goldman Strikes a Nerve with Lawless Oligarch Musk for Shining a Light on Tech Billionaires' Flagrant Corruption Unaccountable, Inexperienced Quarter-Trillionaire Spent Week Slash  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LaLota Leads Bipartisan Effort to Pass 9/11 Memorial and Museum Act WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Suffolk County) issued the following statement after his bill, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum Act (H.R. 835), passed the House with bipartisan support. This bill provides crucial funding for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City to support its ongoing maintenance and preserv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement. Today, I am pleased to reappoint Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi as the Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. Through his previous work on the committee, Congressman Krishnamoorthi demonstrated a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement. Today, I am pleased to reappoint Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi as the Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. Through his previous work on the committee, Congressman Krishnamoorthi demonstrated a commitment to defending ou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: President Biden's comprehensive ceasefire agreement has returned American and Israeli hostages to their families and surged humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in need. We cannot rest until the remaining hostages held captive in Gaza return home, and the agreement is fully implemented fo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: President Biden's comprehensive ceasefire agreement has returned American and Israeli hostages to their families and surged humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in need. We cannot rest until the remaining hostages held captive in Gaza return home, and the agreement is fully implemented for the good of Israel and th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * Mehtab Syed Named Special Agent in Charge of the Salt Lake City Field Office The Federal Bureau of Investigation has named Mehtab Syed as the special agent in charge of the Salt Lake City Field Office. Ms. Syed most recently served as special agent in charge of Cyber and Counterintelligence Division in the Los Angeles Field Office. Ms. Syed entered on duty as an FBI special agent in August 2005. She was assigned to the Ne  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 6 -- The Central New York Community Foundation issued the following news release: * * * More Than $680,000 Distributed To Local Nonprofits The Central New York Community Foundation recently distributed $682,050 in grants to local nonprofits. The following organizations received grants in December: ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES CNY Arts- $30,500 Hire a consultant to host a series of DEIA workshops for staff, board and constituents. Syracuse Chamber Orchestra- $5,000   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Schumer, Gillibrand Introduce Legislation To Manage & Preserve Plum Island WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced two coordinated pieces of legislation to create a long-term solution for management of Plum Island and to protect the island in perpetuity. Both bills a  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * SUNY Chancellor King, Old Westbury President Sams, and Campus Community Join for Groundbreaking on Long Island Part of SUNY's Sustainability Plan to Achieve Net-Zero SUNY-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Zero Waste * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a $100.2 million New York State investment for the first major phase of a deep energy retrofit at SUNY Old Westbury. Th  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * New Yorkers Encouraged to Record Tree Plantings to Contribute to Statewide Sustainability and Reforestation Goals Every Tree Planted Contributes to State Goal of 25 Million Trees by 2033 * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of a new webpage and interactive tracking tool to help document progress toward New York State's goal to plant 25 million trees by 2033.   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Announcement Comes as City Celebrates Breaking All-Time High Jobs Record for Eighth Time Since Start of Administration, Unemployment Down Across All Demographics Part of Adams Administration's "Jobs Week," Highlighting City's Effort to Ensure Opportunity Reaches Every Borough, Block, and Neighborhood, and Working-Class Families Have Access to Good-Paying Jobs * * * New York City Mayor Eri  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Defendant Unlawfully Exported Semi-Automatic Rifle-Pistols from U.S. Company Through JFK International Airport * * * Earlier today, an indictment was filed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Sergei Zharnovnikov, an arms dealer and citizen of Kyrgyzstan, with conspiring to export firearms from the United States to Russia without the nec  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Danielle R. Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CATHERINE SEEMER, a nurse practitioner who stole the identities of 12 medical doctors and orchestrated an $11.2 million disability loan fraud scheme, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel to five years in prison. U.S. Attorney Danielle   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- The New York Public Library issued the following news release: * * * The New York Public Library Selects Five Finalists for the 38th Annual Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism Media Assets February 5, 2025--The New York Public Library has announced the five finalists for its 38th annual Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. The Bernstein Award recognizes works written by working journalists that raise awareness about current events o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * PSI Chairman Johnson, House Judiciary Chairman Jordan, and Rep. Loudermilk Sent Letters to AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and the FBI About the Unsolved January 6, 2021 Pipe Bomb Investigation WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Representative Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) sent letters to AT&T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * More than 1,000 EPA employees were warned they could be fired at any time without cause, according to reporting from The New York Times * * * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, is calling on the newly-confirmed Administ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following statement on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Kennedy Warns Federal Employees Of Perils From Buyouts Offer * * * Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) shared the following statement warning federal employees against accepting a buyout from the Trump Administration: "My message to hardworking Western New Yorkers facing Trump's effort to downsize the federal workforce: buyout beware," said Congressman Tim Kennedy. "Looking at the f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Direct Primary Care Lowers Costs, Improves Healthcare Outcomes * * * A bipartisan group of Representatives led by Congressman Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) are announcing the re-introduction of the Primary Care Enhancement Act, legislation designed to expand access to Direct Primary Care (DPC). Reps. Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Kim Schrier, MD (WA-08), and Claud  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: Glen Cove, NY - Congressman Tom Suozzi (D--Long Island, Queens) recognized and honored high school students from New York's Third Congressional District for their achievements in life science, computer science, and mathematics in the Regeneron Science Talent Search and the Congressional App Challenge. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory hosted the ceremony, during which Suozzi was introduced by Dr. Bruce Stillma  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER REVEALS: AFTER TRUMP'S FUNDING FREEZE FIASCO, HEAD START PROGRAMS ACROSS UPSTATE NY & U.S. STILL MISSING MILLIONS IN VITAL FUNDING TO KEEP CHILDCARE RUNNING -- EVEN LEADING TO CLOSURES,... Last Week Amid Trump's Illegal Funding Freeze The Head Start Online Payment System Shut Down Across The Country, Despite The Admin Saying It Was Exempt From The Freeze And Has  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:18-cv-05075; E.D.N.Y. filed Sept. 7, 2018) involving Joseph M. Laura and Anthony R. Sichenzio: * * * On January 16, 2025, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered judgments ordering defendants Joseph M. Laura and Anthony R. Sichenzio to pay over $8 million in disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and civil penalties. The SEC's complaint, filed on Septe  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following statement: * * * Statement From Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald on Black History Month ALBANY, N.Y. (February 4, 2025) - "As we celebrate Black History Month, the New York State Department of Health is even more committed to continuing to advocate for the implementation of programs and policies that eliminate disparities and improve health outcomes for Black New Yorkers. "Black History Month is an  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Governor Kathy Hochul today unveiled the findings from New York's first responder mental health needs assessment. The assessment was developed to better understand the mental health-related challenges facing individuals working in public safety fields and strengthen programs and services for these professionals. More than 6,000 individuals in law enforcement, emergency medical services,  more