WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands DOJ Open Antitrust Investigation into WNBA's Interference with Sale of Connecticut Sun * [Hartford, CT] -U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal today wrote to the Department of Justice demanding it open an antitrust investigation into the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s interference with Connecticut's efforts to keep the Connecticut Sun based in the state. "I  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Collins, King Raise Ropeless Gear Concerns to Federal Policymakers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) are calling for continued engagement with Maine's seafood industry stakeholders. In a letter to Eugenio Pinero Soler, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the Senators urge NMFS to heed the well-founded c  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 7 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Announces Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso to Step Down * Governor Janet Mills announced today that Judy Camuso, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), will step down at the end of the month after nearly two decades of service to Maine people. Upon her confirmation in 2019, Camuso became the first woman to lead MDIFW. Since that  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * Motor Fuel Prices - March 2026 * BTS 26-32 Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released monthly motor fuels prices for March 2026. In March 2026, the average price for regular motor gasoline was $3.64 per gallon; up 25.1% from February 2026 and up 17.5% from March 2025. By region, the average price for regular motor gasoline in March 2026 w  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 8 -- The Boston Foundation issued the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * Thirteen artists and organizations to share $115,000 in first-ever Narrative Change Grants from the Asian Community Fund's AAPI Arts and Culture Collaborative The Asian Community Fund at the Boston Foundation and the AAPI Arts and Culture Collaborative today announced that 7 artists and 6 nonprofit arts & culture organizations were selected to share $115,000 in grants as part of t  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, April 8 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE and Maine Public Health Association announce innovative workforce training partnership The partnership will leverage UNE's new Institute of Public and Planetary Health to provide critical transdisciplinary public health workforce training for UNE students Alan Bennett The University of New England's new Institute of Public and Planetary Health and the Maine Public Health Association (MPHA) are te  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, April 8 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE President's Forum tackles higher education's political crisis Story by Deirdre Fleming Stires The University of New England hosted its bi-annual President's Forum Monday, April 6, at the Harold Alfond Forum in Biddeford bringing together faculty, staff students, and members of the larger Biddeford community to examine how American higher education became a flashpoint in the nation's culture wars -  more