NEW YORK, March 22 -- The Advocates for Children of New York issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Response to Executive Order on the Future of the U.S. Department of Education Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York, issued the following statement in response to the President's Executive Order seeking to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. For more than four decades, the U.S. Department of Education has played a key role in enforcing   more

ALBANY, New York, March 20 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Audio & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul is a Guest on CNN Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul was a guest on CNN. AUDIO: The Governor's remarks are available in audio form here. A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below: John Berman, CNN: We continue with our breaking news on the Department of Education, and the President signed an executive order to dismantle it.  more

ALBANY, New York, March 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * B-Roll, Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Traffic Down, Business Up: Governor Hochul Highlights Progress Made Under New York's Congestion Pricing Program Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul today joined business leaders, transit advocates and elected officials to highlight ongoing progress under New York's congestion pricing program. In the months since congestion pricing took effect,   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0379) on March 21, 2025, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employmnet and Unemployment - January 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in January than a year earlier in 290 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 64 areas, and unchanged in 33 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 18 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent a  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0378) on March 20, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2025": * * * Job openings rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 2 states in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 11 states and increased in 4 states. Total separations rates increased in 7 states and decreased i  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Democratic Senate Committee Leaders Demand Immediate Review by Agency Inspectors General of Trump Administration's Mass Dismissals of Federal Employees Actions by Trump and Musk have already disrupted critical operations at agencies that millions of Americans depend on for survival WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Se  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Celebrating 15 Years of Surveying Protected Species in the Northwest Atlantic NOAA scientists, a student, and a teacher participating in the NOAA Teacher At Sea Program kicked off a series of surveys supporting the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species. "I feel really lucky to have been involved with this program for the last 15 years. This fantastic time series has  more

NEW YORK, March 22 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * WTF Chuck: New Billboard Condemns Sen. Schumer for Supporting Trump's Budget NEW YORK CITY- Today, Common Cause released a new billboard in New York City's Times Square calling out Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) recent vote in support of the Trump-Musk funding bill. This dangerous stopgap spending bill endangers critical government programs like Medicare and Medicaid, and it  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Lawler Backs Efforts To Lower Egg Prices And Ease Burden On Families Washington, D.C. - 3/21/2025... This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) has joined a bipartisan effort that would lower the cost of eggs and, additionally, has cosponsored the Lowering Egg Prices Act. In a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reverse an outdated regulation contributing to higher eg  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Reintroduces the Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act Oswego, New York - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today reintroduced the bipartisan Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act to support local racetracks and incentivize more investments in motorsports facilities. Additional cosponsors of this legislation include Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-4), Richard Hudso  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 21, 2025 NAVY Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded a $590,000,000 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) undefinitized modification (P00080) to a previously awarded contract (N0001917C0015). This modification adds scope for the production and delivery of five CMV-22B aircraft for the Navy. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (30.08%); Ridley Park, Pennsyl  more

ALBANY, New York, March 21 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces April 1 Start of Spring Trout Fishing Season New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced the April 1 start of the spring trout fishing season, which provides excellent angling opportunities thanks to DEC's annual stocking program and wild trout fisheries. DEC's extensive spring stock  more

ALBANY, New York, March 21 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces Start of Prescribed Fire Season New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced the agency will be conducting prescribed burns on DEC-managed land in different areas now through early May. Prescribed fire is a tool used to improve habitat for lands and wildlife and is regulated by law an  more

ALBANY, New York, March 21 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Closes Seasonal Access Roads and Associated Gates Due to 'Mud Season' New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Regions 5 and 6 are closing snowmobile trails and mud gates to seasonal access roads on Forest Preserve, State Forest, and Conservation Easement lands due to spring thaw and muddy conditions. Gate closures are expected to be compl  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The FBI issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Two Eastern European Organized Crime Leaders Convicted of Murder for Hire Targeting U.S.-Based Journalist on Behalf of Iranian Government Iranian Government Hired Polad Omarov and Rafat Amirov to Kill Masih Alinejad in Exchange for $500,000 A federal jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday on all five counts in the superseding indictment against Rafat Amirov, also known as Farkhaddin Mirzoev, PNM, and   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Draft Advisory Opinions Advisory Opinion Request 2025-02 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2025-02/) (Democratic Party of Puerto Rico) On March 20, the Commission made public a draft advisory opinion. Advisory Opinion Request 2025-03 (https://www.fec.gov/d  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Schumer, Mannion Demand Answers On Trump Administration's Potential Plans To Close Syracuse USDA Offices, Layoffs Of USDA Staff Who Serve New Yorkers Closure Of Offices Could Mean End To Programs That Provide Grants And Loans To Farmers, Help Rural Communities Recover From Natural Disasters Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Represe  more

ALBANY, New York, March 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces 20 Nominations for State and National Registers of Historic Places Governor Kathy Hochul today announced recommendations by the New York State Board for Historic Preservation to add 20 properties and districts to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The nominations include Marcus Garvey Park in New York City, an octagon house in Columbiaville, a Jewis  more

ALBANY, New York, March 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces More Than 55,000 Tickets Issued During Statewide Impaired Driving Enforcement Mobilization Governor Kathy Hochul today announced law enforcement agencies throughout the State issued 55,661 tickets for various vehicle and traffic law violations, including 1,224 tickets for impaired driving, during a statewide mobilization targeting impaired drivers before, during and   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-16) on the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Trans-Actions Act (H.R. 1048), which aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts and to prohibit contracts between institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and countries of concern. The report was advanced by Re  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-16) on the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Trans-Actions Act (H.R. 1048), which aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts and to prohibit contracts between institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and countries of concern. The report was advanced by Re  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * INITIAL VICTORY OVER DOGE: FOLLOWING FURIOUS PUSH BY CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN AND ENTIRE HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY, POUGHKEEPSIE SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM DOGE WEBSITE Initial Victory Over DOGE: Following Furious Push by Congressman Pat Ryan and ENTIRE Hudson Valley Community, Poughkeepsie Social Security Office Has Been Removed From DOGE Website Last month, the temporarily closed Poughk  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi Responds to Reported Briefing of Elon Musk on U.S. Military Plans for Responding to War with China WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler, Conaway Introduce Bill To Support Families Of Veterans Lost To Suicide Washington, D.C. - 3/21/2025... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congressman Herb Conaway (NJ-03) introduced the Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act, a bipartisan bill that ensures the families of veterans who die by suicide due to service-connected mental health conditions receive dependency and indemnit  more

NEW YORK, March 21 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams Announces NYC Health + Hospitals has Connected More Than 1,000 Medically-Vulnerable New Yorkers Leaving Rikers Island With Smartphones to Increase Access to Health Care and Mental Health Treatment March 21, 2025 Free Smartphones Have Helped Recently Incarcerated People Stay Engaged With Health Care and Mental Health Treatment, Connects Them to Housing and Employment Resources 74 Percent of  more

NEW YORK, March 21 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams Makes 11 new Judicial Appointments March 21, 2025 NEW YORK - New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced 11 new judicial appointments -- five appointments to Family Court, five appointments to Criminal Court, and one appointment to Interim Civil Court. "I always say that public safety and justice are the prerequisites to prosperity, and these 11 judicial appointments will help us deliver b  more

NEW YORK, March 21 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams Releases New Report Highlighting Best Practices for Building Family-Friendly Public Spaces March 21, 2025 Report Includes New Survey Data on What New Yorkers Want in Public Spaces, Recommendations for Making Public Spaces More Accessible for Families, Case Studies Illustrating Real-World Improvements to Public Spaces in New York City Guidelines to Serve as Valuable Resource for City Agenc  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * MENG ISSUES STATEMENT ON EXECUTIVE ORDER SHUTTING DOWN MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, today issued the following statement on the March 14 executive order to shut down the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). "Since the agency'  more

ALBANY, New York, March 22 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a petition from major utility companies to transition Environmental Disclosure Labels (EDLs) from physical mailings to online access. This decision, announced on March 21, 2025, aims to reduce costs, minimize paper waste, and improve customer experience. The order, designated Case 24-E-0545, modifies the reporting requirements for EDLs, which provide customers with information on the fuel mix and emiss  more

ALBANY, New York, March 22 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved millions of dollars in Debt Relief Tax Credits for nine utility companies, acknowledging their efforts to alleviate customer debt accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision, formalized in an order issued on March 21, 2025, stems from the state's 2021-2022 budget, which introduced financial relief programs for affected consumers. The order, designated Case 21-M-0254, implements Tax Law Section   more

ALBANY, New York, March 22 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved updated Emergency Response Plans (ERPs) for investor-owned electric utilities, ensuring robust procedures for outage events. The decision, announced on March 21, 2025, follows a review of plans filed by utilities including Consolidated Edison and National Grid. The order, designated Case 24-E-0665, approves amended ERPs that standardize reporting, update terminology, and align Outage Management System   more

ALBANY, New York, March 22 -- The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has directed Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. to enter into a contract with QSI Consulting, Inc. for a focused operations audit. This decision, announced on March 21, 2025, follows the Commission's November 2024 approval for an independent third-party audit of Frontier and its affiliates. The order, designated Case 24-C-0537, mandates that Frontier contract with QSI, selected by the PSC, to conduct the audit un  more

ALBANY, New York, March 22 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * State Education Department Launches Statewide My Sister's Keeper Initiative Expands Upon Successful My Brother's Keeper Program Established in 2016 The New York State Education Department (NYSED) today launched the New York State My Sister's Keeper initiative with a kick-off event at Bronx Community College, Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced. The My Sister's Kee  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nadler Statement on Trump's Dangerous Plan to Dismantle the Department of Education WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) released the following statement on President Trump's dangerous plan to unlawfully dismantle the Department of Education: "Donald Trump is recklessly jeopardizing America's children and families with his dangerous plan to dismantle the Department o  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Velazquez Denounces Trump's SBA Student Loan Takeover WASHINGTON- Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) released the following statement after President Trump announced that the Small Business Administration (SBA) will take over management of the federal government's student loan portfolio, following the di  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, FOLLOWING HISTORIC PENSION FIX LAW HE PASSED, ANNOUNCES HUDSON VALLEY IBEW UNION TO RECEIVE $45+ MILLION TO RESTORE AT-RISK PENSIONS FOR 850 UNION WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES NY's International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1783, Representing Hundreds Of Electrical Workers, Who - Without Action - After A Lifetime Of Hard Work Would Have No Pension Be  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MANNION DEMAND ANSWERS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S POTENTIAL PLANS TO CLOSE SYRACUSE USDA OFFICES, LAYOFFS OF USDA STAFF WHO SERVE NEW YORKERS Closure Of Offices Could Mean End To Programs That Provide Grants And Loans To Farmers, Help Rural Communities Recover From Natural Disasters Today, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibra  more

ALBANY, New York, March 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Spanish Translation: Trafico Disminuye, Negocios Mejoran: La Gobernadora Hochul Destaca los Avances del Programa de Tarifas por Congestion de Nueva York La gobernadora Kathy Hochul se unio hoy a lideres empresariales, defensores del transporte publico y funcionarios electos para destacar los avances del programa de tarifas por congestion de Nueva York. En los meses transcurridos desde la entr  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Statement of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Investigation into Intelligence Leak Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche made the following statement today regarding an investigation into the leak of intelligence information. "The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation relating to the selective leak of inaccurate, but nevertheless classified, information from the Intelligence  more

NEW YORK, March 20 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Hosts Reception to Celebrate Greek Heritage Mayor Eric Adams: It is amazing when we come here year after year and celebrate the real presence and vibrancy that the Greek community has brought to this great city and your eminence. I thank you for being here. We've walked side by side many times, not only at the parade but on other crucial issues and I thank all of you. This community   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Two Eastern European Organized Crime Leaders Convicted of Murder for Hire Targeting U.S.-Based Journalist on Behalf of Iranian Government Iranian Government Hired Polad Omarov and Rafat Amirov to Kill Masih Alinejad in Exchange for $500,000 A federal jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday on all five counts in the superseding indictment against Rafat Amirov, also known as Farkhaddin Mirzoev, Pnm,  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release on March 21, 2025: * * * U.S. Marshals Arrest Over 25 Violent Offenders Across NJ in a Single Week of Enforcement Actions Newark, NJ - Throughout the week of March 17-21 the U.S. Marshals Service conducted a series of high-impact fugitive enforcement actions focused on violent offenders throughout the state. During these endeavors, U.S. Marshals from the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugit  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren and Duckworth Demand Answers from Hegseth on Reports of Musk's Planned Top-Secret Briefing on U.S. War Plans for China Musk has extensive conflicts of interests, allegations of illegal drug use, and reports of previous problems protecting national security information "A lthough they may satisfy his curiosity, there is no legitimate national security or other rationale for providi  more