NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Dec. 12, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area - September 2025": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.3 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Ac more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Dec. 12, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - September 2025": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Re more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE FIGHTS TO SAFEGUARD AMERICANS' RIGHT TO VOTE * (Washington, D.C.)Today, Congressman Joe Morelle, the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, announced he participated in a Subcommittee on Elections hearing titled "Examining Potential Updates to the NVRA." Morelle reiterated that any changes to the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) must be focused on rem more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN INTRODUCES "REPAIR INFRASTRUCTURE ACT" TO REPAIR, EXPAND, AND ENHANCE CRITICAL HUDSON VALLEY INFRASTRUCTURE * Congressman Pat Ryan Introduces "REPAIR Infrastructure Act" to Repair, Expand, and Enhance Critical Hudson Valley Infrastructure Congressman Ryan's "Restoring Essential Public Access and Improving Resilient (REPAIR) Infrastructure Act" renews and increases funding for the more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 11 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC and Capital Region Communities Adopt Plan to Rehabilitate Burden Lake Dam for the Residents and Around the Lake and the Public * The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced an agreement with Rensselaer County, the Town of Sand Lake, and the Burden Lake Preservation Corporation (BLPC) to restore the Burden Lake Dam, an inte more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 12 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces New State Record White Perch * The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that a fourth fish species officially qualified as a State record catch this year. On November 23, Yongfeng Tian of Brooklyn reeled in a 3-pound, 4-ounce white perch from Cross River Reservoir in Westchester County. Mr. Tian's record-break more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 12 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Region 8 Celebrates Food Relief Grant Funding to Area Food Pantries * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 8 today celebrated the recent awarding of $77,000 in State grants to support three community-based food relief organizations in the region. The funding, from DEC's Local Emergency Food Relief Equipment grant program announc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Doctor Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for $24M Medicare Fraud * On October 23, a New York doctor was sentenced to seven years in prison for causing the submission of over $24 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary laboratory tests and orthotic braces. He was also ordered to pay $2,210,384 in restitution. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA and Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Sign Agreement to Guide Environmental Protection on Tribal Lands * NEW YORK - This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT) signed a Performance Partnership Agreement (PPA) to memorializes the trust relationship between EPA and the Tribe while ensuring the continuation of the SRMT's wide-reaching environmental pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Surveillance Pricing * As AI Tools Increasingly Allow Companies To Target Consumers And Drive Up Prices, Gillibrand Is Taking Action To Protect New Yorkers Against Unfair Pricing Practices Legislation Comes As New York Leads First-Ever State-Level Push to Expose Data-Driven Price Gouging Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced l more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Urges President Trump To Follow Through On Easing Federal Marijuana Restrictions * Today, amid reports that President Trump will direct federal agencies to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: "I was encouraged to see the Drug Enforcement Administration first move to reschedule marijuana under President Bid more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests the Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Pedophiles, Rapists, and Violent Thugs in Tim Walz's Sanctuary Minnesota * Operation Metro Surge targets the worst of the worst who flock to Minnesota because they know sanctuary politicians will protect them WASHINGTON During Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, ICE has arrested more than 400 illegal aliens including p more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: * * * John C. Williams Reappointed President of the New York Fed and Sushmita Shukla Reappointed as First Vice President * NEW YORKThe Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced the reappointment of John C. Williams as president and Sushmita Shukla as first vice president of the Bank. Eligible members of the New York Fed's board of directors voted unanimously to reappoint Williams and Shukla, and the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy Introduces Legislation to Safeguard Emergency Alerts Funding, Protect Public Safety Communications * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), along with Representatives Rob Menendez (NJ-08), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Nanette Barragan (CA-44), introduced the Supporting and Advancing Federal Emergency Communications through Infrastructure (SAFE Comms) Act, legislatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "ALL WE NEED ARE FOUR REPUBLICANS TO JOIN US" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN News Central, where he made clear that Democrats will continue to fight to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits and find bipartisan common ground where possible to make life better for everyday Americans.JOHN BERMAN: Alright, with  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "ALL WE NEED ARE FOUR REPUBLICANS TO JOIN US" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN News Central, where he made clear that Democrats will continue to fight to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits and find bipartisan common ground where possible to make life better for everyday Americans. JOHN BERMAN: Alright, with us now is the House Dem more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE REJECTING REPUBLICAN EXTREMISM AND EMBRACING OUR FOCUS ON DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH COST OF LIVING" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he reiterated that while Republicans continue their extreme go-it-alone approach, Democrats remain committed to lowering the high cost of living, cleaning more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE REJECTING REPUBLICAN EXTREMISM AND EMBRACING OUR FOCUS ON DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH COST OF LIVING" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he reiterated that while Republicans continue their extreme go-it-alone approach, Democrats remain committed to lowering the high cost of living, cleaning up corruption and fixing  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 13 (TNSrpt) -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2025: * * * New York State Department of Health Highlights Governor Hochul's Action to Eliminate Cost Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening New Report Finds Only 1 in 5 Eligible New Yorkers Receive Lung Cancer Screening * The New York State Department of Health today highlighted new legislation signed by Governor Kathy Hochul that eliminates financial barriers to follow-up more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Applauds Court Ruling Forcing Trump Administration to Restore Disaster Preparedness Funding for Highlands, Communities Across Country * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, today issued a statement following the successful lawsuit against the Trump Administration's illegal attempt to unilaterally shut more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Announces Clean Water Agenda with Reintroduction of Three Bills to Combat PFAS Contamination & Support Affected Communities * Pappas reintroduces legislation to set proactive limits on discharges of PFAS, hold polluters accountable, reauthorize EPA's PFAS research authority, help communities clean up contamination, and end federal taxes on PFAS remediation rebates Today Congressman Ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Khanna's Statement on Third Federal Judge Granting Request to Unseal Files Ahead of December 19th Deadline Set by Epstein Files Transparency Act * Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), author of the Epstein Files Transparency Act (link is external), released the following statement after a third federal judge this week granted a request by the Department of Justice to unseal records related to Jeff more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 25-cv-06811; E.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 10, 2025): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nathan Gauvin, et al., No. 25-cv-06811 (E.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 10, 2025) On December 10, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Canadian citizen Nathan Gauvin and three entities he controls--Blackridge, LLC, Gray Digital Capital Management USA, LLC, and Gray Digital Technologi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 22-cv-07801; S.D.N.Y. filed Sept. 13, 2022) involving Oppenheimer and Co. Inc.: * * * On December 10, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a final consent judgment in the SEC's civil enforcement action against New York-based Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.. According to the SEC's complaint, from June 2017 to April 2022, Oppenheimer sold the relevant municipa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Select Committee Identifies Direct Chinese Links with Seized Tanker Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent highlighting that China has become the indispensable customer and operational hub for large-scale sanctions evasion involving Venezuelan and Iranian networks. The letter commends th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * South Asian Food Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts in "Bengal King Jhal Chanachur " Company Announcement Date: December 12, 2025 FDA Publish Date: December 12, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: May contain undeclared peanut allergen Company Name: South Asian Food Inc Brand Name: Bengal King Product Descrip more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Joins President Trump with Legendary Miracle on Ice Hockey Team in Oval Office Ceremony After Passing Law to Honor 1980 Team USA with Congressional Gold Medal * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, joined President Trump for an Oval Office ceremony to present members of the historic 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team wit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik, Jordan Launch Probe of Hochul Admin, Demand Termination of NYS Funding for CCP-Linked Orgs as Governor's Former Aide and Alleged Chinese Spy Faces Corruption Charges * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, along with Congressman Jim Jordan, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul ci more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Is Scrooge'ing New Yorkers This Holiday Season: In Syracuse, Gillibrand Slams Trump For Hurting Small Businesses With Tariffs * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined the owners of Talking Cursive Brewing Company and local elected officials to denounce President Trump's tariffs, which she said are wreaking havoc on small businesses this holiday season. Earlier this week, Gillib more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Uncovers Latest Bombshell: Over 50% of NY's Non-Domiciled Trucking Licenses Were Issued Illegally * The Department is now moving to withhold $73 million in federal funding if New York fails to follow the law, revoke every illegally issued license WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2025: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Uncovers Latest Bombshell: Over 50% of NY's Non-Domiciled Trucking Licenses Were Issued Illegally The Department is now moving to withhold $73 million in federal funding if New York fails to follow the law, revoke every illegally issued license * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schumer, Colleagues Press Lutnick on Administration's Decision to Sell Out US National and Economic Security by Greenlighting the Sale of H200 Chips to China The Senators highlighted concerns from Department of Justice law enforcement officials about letting advanced AI chips fall into China's hands; Question more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Raises Concerns About Epstein Files Tampering, Demands Audit of DOJ's Handling on MS NOW * Washington, D.C. Last night, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined MS NOW's The Briefing with Jen Psaki to discuss his new effort to compel an independent audit of the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein Files to ensure public trust and transparency ahead of their legally-req more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: * * * Year in Review: Army meets recruiting goal, improves Soldier experience By Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Nofziger As 2025 draws to a close, the United States Army reaffirmed its commitment to Soldiers after another incredible year. Throughout the year the Army spent 2025 preparing for a bigger and better 2026, elevating the Soldier experience and awarded performance for life-saving and historic actions. PREPARING F more PR