NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Nov. 19, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton - October 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.241 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in October 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that area gasoline prices were down 55.1 cents compared to last   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 20 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is fighting to protect children online. Attorney General Moody, along with 31 other attorneys general, is urging Congress to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. Attorney General Moody and the coalition are emphasizing the need to address the growing  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 20 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of AGs Seeks Protections to Enhance Safety and Prevent Addiction * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general, called on Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter (https:  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 20 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Nov. 19, 2024: Led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General Liz Murrill and 30 states today called upon Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth ment  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 20 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 32 attorneys general calling upon Congressional leadership to, before the end of the year, pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) to protect children from online harm. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth mental health linked to social media us  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: A Manchester woman was sentenced in federal court for her role in a drug trafficking organization selling drugs in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Maria Camacho, age 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott to 24 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release. In May 2024, Camacho pleaded guilty to one c  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release: An indictment has been unsealed charging thirteen defendants in connection with a cross-border drug trafficking conspiracy that used social media messaging apps to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, and traded firearms for drugs, U.S Attorney Jane Young announces. According to court documents, over the course of two days last week, law enforcem  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 20 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez and 30 states today called upon Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing cr  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 20 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen has announced his appointment of Drew Gonshorowski as director of Medicaid and Long-Term Care (MLTC) for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Gonshorowski will assume his duties on December 9, at a salary of $185,000 a year. For the past 12 years, Gonshorowski has served as a policy analyst, most recently as senior research fellow for Paragon Health Institute and bef  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: Research needed to establish best diagnostic and management strategies for increasingly common condition. Experts convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified five elements of a brain-based condition that has emerged as a leading cause of vision impairment starting in childhood in the United States and other industrialized nations. Kno  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 20 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement about the future of Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals and the recovery of more than $45 million to help fund the two local safety-net hospitals. "Over the last six months, we have seen what has happened to community hospitals owned by private equity next door in Massachusetts - closur  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 20 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 19, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and 31 other states are calling on Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth mental health linked to social m  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Kaul and a bipartisan coalition of 46 Attorneys General called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors can exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "People shouldn't have to be annoyed by robocall after robocall," said Attorney Genera  more