BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 8 -- Boston University issued the following Q&A on Feb. 6, 2023, with School of Hospitality Administration Dean Arun Upneja: * * * At $15 an hour, the minimum wage in Massachusetts is one of the highest in the nation, trailing only New York, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., the state of Washington, and California. The minimum wage still languishes in the single digits for many states, and the federally mandated minimum wage is only $7.25. For perspective, the $15 hou  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today released a letter to the Connecticut Auditors of Public Accounts summarizing and concluding a whistleblower investigation into the Connecticut Port Authority. In January 2020, the Auditors received several allegations from a whistleblower regarding potentially improper and unethical conduct by Port Authority employees, board members a  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 7 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today sent a warning letter to a company that allegedly sent New Hampshire residents scam election robocalls during the New Hampshire primary election. The calls allegedly used artificial intelligence to impersonate the president and discourage voters from participating in the primary. "This was a deeply disturbing use of artificial intelli  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in supporting the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees. The comment letter was filed on Wednesday in response to an FTC notice of proposed rulemaking, which allowed for comments on the proposed rule's provisions, including: * Pro  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 9 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct a virtual public information meeting regarding the replacement of Bridge No. 04805 carrying Forge Hill Road over Pachaug River in Voluntown on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. The virtual public information meeting is being held to provide the public and local community the opportunity to offer  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 9 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct two public workshops concerning the proposed removal of the traffic signals on Route 9 on February 21, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on February 22, 2024, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Middletown Council Chambers at 245 deKoven Drive in Middletown. The workshops are being held to provide the public   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Feb. 6 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Connecticut's Bridgeport Public Schools (BPS) today announced an expansion of their multiyear partnership with Discovery Education, the worldwide edtech leader. In this new phase of collaboration, all educators and students in grades 7-12 across BPS will continue to have access to the innovative DreamBox Reading Plus by Discovery Education, a perso  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 9 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: During a closed door campaign event, Connecticut hedge fund executive and mega-millionaire David McCormick said "I don't really care" if certain manufacturing jobs are shipped out of Pennsylvania. This comes after multiple reports of his record of outsourcing and killing jobs. Listen to the full quote HERE: (https://twitter.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1755321089574457778) McCormick: "So I don't rea  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 6 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Connecticut hedge fund mega-millionaire David McCormick is skimping on paying taxes on millions of dollars he has put in a "dynasty trust" used by the ultra-wealthy to pass down their wealth, according to a breaking report from Business Insider. ICYMI: Business Insider: GOP Senate candidate David McCormick has up to $2.2 million in a 'dynasty trust' that allows him to evade wealth taxes - potential  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 9 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2024: Ahead of Donald Trump's stop in Pennsylvania this week, here's what you need to know about Trump's relationship with Connecticut hedge fund executive and mega-millionaire David McCormick: * Despite McCormick aggressively seeking the former president's endorsement during his 2022 campaign, Trump sank McCormick's campaign when he endorsed Dr. Oz and called McCormick the "candidate of   more