WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from the Economics Daily: New York had the lowest job openings rate in January 2023, at 4.5 percent. An additional three states and the District of Columbia had job openings rates under 6.0 percent: District of Columbia (5.5 percent), Connecticut (5.5 percent), California (5.6 percent), and North Dakota (5.7 percent). * * * Chart: Job openings rates by state, January 2023 *  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JEFFREY AMARANTE-PEREZ, 29, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release: An investigation into the attempted smuggling of a dual-use export-controlled item to Russia in violation of United States export laws and regulations has resulted in the forfeiture of approximately $826,000. U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery; Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department's National Security Division; Andrew A  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England; Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Michael J. Krol, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homelan  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAYVIAN RODRIGUEZ, 25, of West Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 126 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offen  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN TRASACCO, 50, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy and fraud offenses related to a scheme to steal  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news brief: * * * Bridgeport, Connecticut facility maintains safety distinction since 2005 * * * Participant: Wheelabrator Bridgeport Bridgeport, Connecticut Description: Wheelabrator employs about 70 workers at the Bridgeport site. The site is a waste-to-energy facility generating electricity for the New England power grid. Duration: OSHA first recognized the Wheelabrato  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 2441) on April 7, 2023: * * * In Re: Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiffs in two actions pending, respectively, in the District of Connecticut (Perfetti) and the Western District of Oklahoma (Nickerson) listed on the attached Schedule A move under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate the Panel's orders conditionally trans  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: Partners have reached a milestone in the relicensing process for two hydropower facilities on the Connecticut River in Massachusetts. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, The Nature Conservancy, and FirstLight Power filed a settlement agreement with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * The Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda: Delivering for Connecticut Companies have committed to invest over $400 million in Connecticut since President Biden took office For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden's In  more