WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * 25 Canadian nationals connected to nationwide multi-million dollar "grandparent scam" charged in Vermont Burlington, Vt. - Canadian law enforcement provisionally arrested 23 Canadian nationals March 4 after they were indicted by federal grand jury in Vermont for participation in a "grandparent scam" uncovered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement  more

LONDON, England, March 5 -- The Association of Colleges issued the following news: * * * AoC Sport helps college students break down barriers with life-changing trips to America One hundred sport and physical activity students from colleges from Sunderland to Wolverhampton are jetting off on transformative international experiences. They will be visiting Miami and Boston to enhance their skills and boost their employability, as part of the government-funded Turing Scheme. Those from the Nort  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Leah Pilconis, general counsel at the Associated General Contractors of America, from a Feb. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "Improving the Federal Environmental Review and Permitting Processes": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and members of the Environment and Public Works Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Leah Pilcon  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities posted the following research: * * * Attacks on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Are Misguided and Misleading EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has made clear [1] his intention to claw back the majority of funding in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), a $27 billion fund created through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that expands loan financing and other support for clean energy projects in low-income com  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by ClearPath Inc. CEO Jeremy Harrell from a Feb. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "Improving the Federal Environmental Review and Permitting Processes": * * * Good morning, Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify and for holding this important hearing. My name is Jeremy Harrell. I am the Chief Executive Officer of ClearPa  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Markey Reintroduce Legislation to Fund Sea Turtle Research and Rescue Assistance Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) reintroduced their bipartisan and bicameral Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act, legislation to establish funding at the Department of Commerce for the rescue, recovery and research of sea turtles in Texas and across the United States. Text of the bill   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 4 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Statement on President Trump's Joint Address to Congress (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress: "Tonight, President Trump delivered a joint address to Congress, and while I appreciate the opportunity to hear directly about his administration's priorities, I urge him to focus on   more

MIAMI, Florida, March 6 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Holland & Knight Continues to Rank Among the Top Law Firms in M&A and Private Equity for 2024 NEW YORK (March 5, 2025) - Holland & Knight has once again been recognized as a top-ranked law firm for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity transactions in the U.S. and globally in 2024 benchmarking league tables published by PitchBook and LSEG. Holland & Knight earned high marks in seve  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Governor's Conference on Travel & Tourism to Highlight Massachusetts 250, Conversation with Governor Healey and Bestselling Author Elin Hilderbrand Springfield -- The 2025 Massachusetts Governor's Conference on Travel and Tourism will take place on March 18-19, 2025, at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield. It will highlight the strength of Massachusetts' tourism secto  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * PitchBook ranks Reed Smith among most active law firms in private equity transactions in 2024 Reed Smith features among the top 25 global firms in the following 2024 Global League Tables (measured by PE and M&A deal count): * Most active in the US * Most active in the Mid-Atlantic, New England, Southeast and Southern regions * Most active in buyouts * Most  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Cornyn Reintroduce Legislation to Fund Sea Turtle Research and Rescue Assistance Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 5, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and co-author of the Green New Deal resolution, and Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) reintroduced their bipartisan and bicameral Sea Turtle Rescue  more