MCLEAN, Virginia, May 15 -- The American Association of Tissue Banks issued the following news: The AATB biennial election for 2024-2026 Council Officers opens June 3. All AATB council members who are Individual Members of the Association in good standing will be eligible to vote for the council leadership of the council of which they are a member. Get to know the candidates running for leadership positions on the eight AATB councils below. * * * ACCREDITED TISSUE BANKS COUNCIL Chairperson   more

CANBERRA, Australia, May 15 -- Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt issued the following speech to the Croplife post-Budget Breakfast: * * * Thank you very much for a characteristically warm welcome Matt, it's great to join you and so many other people in the room here this morning. I am admiring the shirts on display - we know that agriculture likes a bit of merch, so it's good to see a new version of merch this morning as well. Well of course can I begin   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - April 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.4 percent over the past month, up 3.6 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were up 0.4 percent in April, the U.S  more

STRATFORD, Connecticut, May 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: * * * $113 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding addresses legacy contamination and ensures the protection of human health * * * Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash joined members of the Connecticut Congressional delegation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Connecticut Department of Energy   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: A Boston-area man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a violent Boston street gang as well as gun and drug trafficking charges. Kenny Romero, a/k/a "KG," 29, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in November 2023 to one count of con  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: A Providence man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for selling oxycodone pills on multiple occasions to an undercover officer. Brandon Jones, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to six years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. In October 2023, Jones pleaded guilty to one co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A Boston-area man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a violent Boston street gang as well as gun and drug trafficking charges. Kenny Romero, a/k/a "KG," 29, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in November 2023 to one  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today in Congressman Seth Moulton met with Colonel Justin Pabis, the Commander of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England, to discuss the status of a number of critical North Shore projects. "We are grateful for the support of the Congressman and the MA delegation, allowing us to address the needs of all the navigation projects in MA-06 and look forward to our continued collaboration to safely deliver  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06) today unveiled legislation alongside leadership from both the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees to reform and improve the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 8371) will be the flagship veterans package for the 118th Congress, similar to the 1  more