WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * All-Star Transportation Teamsters in Waterbury Unanimously Ratify First Contract Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org (WATERBURY, Conn.) - Bus drivers and monitors at All-Star Transportation in Waterbury, represented by Teamsters Local 671, have voted unanimously to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement. The three  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: * * * Allston Man Charged with Allegedly Trafficking "Date Rape" Drug and Methamphetamine BOSTON - An Allston man has been indicted for trafficking methamphetamine and 1,4-Butanediol (BDO), an analogue of Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - more commonly known as the "date rape drug" - out of his Allston home. Peter Schiepers, 32, is charged with one count of distr  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Electronic Service Wide Exam (eSWE) is headed your way...well, MSTs and MEs first We are taking steps to modernize the Service Wide Exam (SWE) system so it is more user-friendly and efficient. The new approach replaces the paper-based exam with an electronic SWE, which we're dubbing the eSWE. The Coast Guard started looking at ways to improve the way we administer the SWE long before t  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSmeet) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced a Commissioner-led technical conference aimed at addressing critical questions surrounding resource adequacy across various Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) and Independent System Operator (ISO) regions. Scheduled to take place on June 4 and 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C., the event will gather stakeholders to discuss the challenges and evolving models associated with ensuring reliable power s  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: * * * Indictment Charges Stamford Men with Trafficking Fentanyl Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, today announced  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * New England Senators Demand Answers on Reports White House May Eliminate Regional FEMA Office WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined all ten of their Senate colleagues representing New England states in seeking answers about reports that the Trump Administration is considering eliminating certain Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regiona  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Helps Introduce Bill to Protect and Expand Access to Life-Saving Reproductive Health Care Services In New Hampshire, nearly 10,000 Granite Staters who receive essential care at their local Planned Parenthood affiliate are being affected by the Trump administration's funding freeze on Title X. Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped introduce the Expanding Access to Family Plannin  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Joins Neal, Massachusetts Delegation Demanding Answers on Sudden Closure of HHS Regional Office in Boston Text of Letter (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) joined Congressman Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and the entire Massachusetts Congressional delegation - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Edward J. Markey  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, April 9 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * Research by UNE's Sarah Ebel informs fisheries policy in Chile Sarah Ebel, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Marine and Environmental Programs at the University of New England, recently embarked on a research trip to Chile, where she was invited to present her research findings to the country's national fisheries service, the Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture (SUBPESCA), as the   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Every Northeastern Senator in Bipartisan Request for Answers on Reports White House May Eliminate Regional FEMA Office WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led 11 of his Northeastern colleagues in requesting answers from President Trump on reports that the White House is considering a proposal to eliminate certain Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) regional   more