WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * 29 Members of Congress Issue Statement Opposing USDA Secretary Rollins' Illegal Restriction of Farm Recovery and Support Block Grant * Today, 29 Members of Congress in New England and Hawaii released a bicameral statement in response to United States Department of Agriculture (UDSA) Secretary Brooke Rollins illegally restricting relief funding to small and mid-sized family farms in New England  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * 29 Members of Congress Issue Statement Opposing USDA Secretary Rollins' Illegal Restriction of Farm Recovery and Support Block Grant * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) and 28 other Members of Congress in New England and Hawaii released a bicameral statement in response to United States Department of Agriculture (UDSA) Secretary Brooke Rollins illegally restricting relief funding   more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, June 3 -- Augusta University issued the following news release: * * * Longtime MCG physician creates new way to assist others through scholarship For hematologist Betty S. Pace, MD, life has always been about helping others. "I believe very, very strongly in paying it forward," said Pace, the Francis J. Tedesco Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Augusta University's Medical College of Georgia. "When you do good things for people, good things come to you  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- NPR [National Public Radio] posted the following news release: * * * Congress Can Save Local Public Media, Statement from NPR CEO Katherine Maher * The White House issued a memorandum today asking Congress to "claw back" funds that have already been appropriated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and 2027. If approved by Congress, this rescission would remove $770 million intended for the direct support of loc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Eversource Enters Into $1.2 Billion Equity Distribution Agreement * Ropes & Gray represented Eversource Energy in the company's $1.2 billion at-the-market offering. The offering closed on May 30. Eversource Energy operates New England's largest energy delivery system and serves approximately 4.4 million electric, natural gas and water utility customers in Connecticut, Mass  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 4 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Five-Year Analysis Shows Immunotherapy Plus Chemotherapy Before Lung Cancer Surgery Significantly Improves Long-Term Survival Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy before surgery for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) -- the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide -- improved long-term survival overall compared with chemotherapy alone, according to a landmark study pu  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * Motor Fuel Prices - May 2025 * Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released monthly motor fuels prices for May 2025. In May 2025, the average price for regular motor gasoline was $3.15 per gallon; down 0.7% from April 2025 and down 12.6% from May 2024. By region, the average price for regular motor gasoline in May 2025 was and year-over-year chan  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48553) on June 2, 2025, entitled "PJM's Electric Capacity Market: Background and Current Issues" by energy policy specialist Ashley J. Lawson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY PJM is the country's largest electric grid operator, managing the electricity transmission system for more than 65 million people in all or part of 13 states - Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan,   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 4 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol: * * * Senate gives unanimous initial approval to Sen. Reny bill to increase child care availability through State contracts with providers AUGUSTA -- On Monday, June 2, the Maine Senate voted unanimously in support of LD 1736, "An Act to Increase the Supply of Child Care Services Through the Use of Contracts." This bill, sponsored by Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristo  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, June 4 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE opens integrated medical education center on Portland Campus for the Health Sciences The Harold and Bibby Alfond Center for Health Sciences, the flagship facility of UNE's health sciences campus in Portland, will transform the future of health care in Maine By Alan Bennett The University of New England today inaugurated the Harold and Bibby Alfond Center for Health Sciences, a state-of-the-art med  more