HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 20 -- Connecticut State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) announced a new systemwide partnership with Let's Get Ready (LGR) to ensure more students attain their college degree. LGR is a leading national college access and success organization dedicated to supporting high school and college students who are first generation to college and from low-income communities  more

DOVER, Delaware, April 20 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a coalition of 25 states and territories in filing a letter with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in support of proposed rules entitled "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions." The April 16 letter expresses staunch support for the would-be regulations, which will redu  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 19 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following joint statement on April 18, 2024. The joint statement was issued by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, House Majority Leader Mo Terry, D-Gorham, and Assistant Majority Leader Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston. * * * Early Thursday morning, the Legislature gave final approval to a supplemental budget that makes significant investments in affordable housing, education, health care, child care and relief funding fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northeast Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * We try to "see" fish and plankton using acoustics in offshore wind energy areas off the Northeastern United States. * * * Last fall, a team of ocean researchers sent an uncrewed, slender, submarine-shaped vehicle packed with scientific electronics into offshore wind farm areas off southern New England. It was a test of how well th  more

PORTLAND, Maine, April 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release: A man from Lawrence, Massachusetts was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy sentenced Jose Alfredo Mercedes Botello, 22, to 44 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. Botello pleaded guilty on November 27, 2023. According to court records, in March  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release: Last week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the first-ever national drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as 'forever chemicals,' as well as $1 billion through President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help every state and territory fund PFAS detection and treatment systems to meet the   more