ALBANY, New York, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Legislation S.9701/A.10209 Makes it Easier for Parents To Save for Their Children's College Tuition Legislation S.9018A/A.9855A Requires School Districts To Establish a Process To Include at Least One Student Member on the Board of Education Legislation S.9016/A.9934 Names the Syracuse Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics High School * * * Governor Kathy H more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Outlined Next Steps To Meet Growing Energy Demand With Dispatchable Emissions-Free Resources and Continued Deployment of Renewables Supports New York State Public Service Commission 'Zero-Emissions by 2040' Proceeding and Work of the State Energy Planning Board * * * At the Future Energy Economy Summit held in Syracuse, Governor Kathy Hochul today called for advanced clean e more PR

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Sept. 7 -- Bard College issued the following news release: On Wednesday, September 4, Bard College President Leon Botstein served as the presidential speaker in a virtual conversation on Welcome Corps on Campus hosted by the White House Executive Office of the President. President Botstein was invited to serve in recognition of Bard's leadership in supporting displaced students and the College's commitment to sponsoring refugee students through Welcome Corps on Ca more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 -- Baruch College issued the following news: Zeda Li, a Baruch College assistant professor at the Zicklin School of Business's Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics, has won a National Science Foundation grant for his project entitled, "Covariate-Assisted Analysis of Spectral Matrices with Applications to Physiological Signal." Researchers across many different fields study physiological signals over time to understand how our bodies work and advance  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 6 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The Breedlove Readers Book Club is partnering with the Syracuse University Art Museum to offer a unique literary arts experience for middle and high school girls throughout Central New York in Fall 2024. Directed by School of Education Professor Courtney Mauldin, Breedlove Readers encourages girls ages 13 through 17 to celebrate black girl stories through reading, writing and creating in the community. For the Fall  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 -- Berkeley Research Group, a consulting firm, presented the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: BRG today announces the appointment of Michael Seelhof, a renowned expert in investment and commercial arbitration, who joins the firm's New York office. Seelhof brings three decades of experience in valuation and financial analysis supporting counsel, tribunals, funders and corporations as an expert witness and investment banking practitioner. He has testified on matters in a more PR

PALO ALTO, California, Sept. 6 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: New York - September 5, 2024 - Broc Romanek has joined Cooley as a strategic advisor, strengthening the firm's ability to provide insightful thought leadership in the continually evolving corporate governance and securities regulatory landscape. A widely recognized and respected voice on corporate governance and securities regulation for more than 30 years, Romanek brings unparalleled knowledge of a broad r more PR

PALO ALTO, California, Sept. 7 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Honors include three firmwide practice awards and four individual recognitions * * * New York - September 6, 2024 -Cooley received seven major accolades at the 12th annual LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards. The firm's three practice awards include recognitions as Antitrust Firm of the Year, Hatch-Waxman Litigation Firm of the Year (Branded), and Corporate Firm of the Year. In addition to the three more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The Cornell Cinema team is welcoming students and the public back to the historic Willard Straight Theatre for another semester of film magic this fall. They have curated an eclectic and engaging lineup of films and series that promise to captivate and inspire. The cinema's location on campus in Willard Straight Hall means you don't have to leave the comfort of campus to see timeless contemporary and classic films. "I' more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised Park Square Capital ("Park Square"), one of Europe's leading private credit investors, in the successful final close of European Loan Partners II and associated vehicles ("European Loan Partners II Programme") at Euros3.4bn of investable capital for European direct lending, a 50% increase over the previous vintage. The cornerstone of the European Loan Partners II Programme i more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) in its $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications Parent (NASDAQ: FYBR), the largest pure-play fiber internet provider in the U.S. For more information, please see the company's press release. The Debevoise team is led by M&A partners Michael Diz, William Regner and Katherine Durnan Taylor and includes partner Jonathan Levits more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 -- HarperCollins Publishers issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Liate Stehlik, President and Publisher of the Morrow Group, announced today that Diana Baroni will join HarperCollins Publishers on October 7 as SVP, Publisher for the Harvest and Harper Wave imprints. This move will bring together the publishing strategy and operations for Harvest and Harper Wave under one unified vision, led by Baroni. Harper Wave was founded in 2012 as part of the Harper Group more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: Fox Rothschild is pleased to welcome David Ashley to the New York office as counsel in the Entertainment & Sports Law Department. Ashley provides strategic legal counsel to clients in the entertainment industry, particularly those in television, film and digital media. His clients include digital streaming platforms, cable networks, production companies, financiers, directors, producers, scre more PR

NEW PALTZ, New York, Sept. 7 -- The State University of New York's New Paltz Campus issued the following news release: The Friends of the Sojourner Library at SUNY New Paltz invite the public to attend the annual Dennis O'Keefe Memorial Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 5 p.m. in the Coykendall Science Building Auditorium on the SUNY New Paltz campus. This year's lecture is entitled "The Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center, Building Black History." The talk will be delivered by the Center's preside more PR

LAKE SUCCESS, New York, Sept. 6 -- Broadridge Financial Solutions, a provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset managers and corporate issuers, issued the following news release: * * * Providing interoperability across networks, promoting standardization in Exchange Traded Derivatives and enabling clients with faster connectivity capabilities * * * NEW YORK, September 5, 2024 - FIA Tech, a leading futures industry technology provider,  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Located in NYSERDA's Saratoga Technology and Energy Park, $17.5 Million Project is Part of the HVCC North Expansion Will Serve More than 1,000 Students Annually with Coursework Applicable to Over 30 Associate Degree and Certificate Programs * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the opening of Hudson Valley Community College's (HVCC) new STEM Education Center at the col more PR

ONEONTA, New York, Sept. 7 -- Hartwick College issued the following news release: In the coming months, the 2024-25 Visiting Writers Series will bring a talented group of authors to engage the Hartwick College community with select readings from their work. The series kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 25, with Bradley J. Fest, associate professor of English and the 2022-25 Cora A. Babcock Chair in English at Hartwick College. Fest will read from his third book of poetry , 2013-2017:Sonnets, which was more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Produced By DC Studios And Warner Bros. Animation, The Upcoming Series Will Mark The First Title Kicking Off The New DC Universe * * * The seven-episode Max Original adult animated series CREATURE COMMANDOS, written and executive produced by James Gunn, debuts THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5 on Max followed by one episode weekly until January 16. Logline: CREATURE COMMANDOS tr more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 6 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * AG James Releases Guide and Offers Tips to New Yorkers on How to Detect and Report Fake AI-Content about the Elections * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released a guide, called "Protecting New Yorkers from AI-Generated Election Misinformation," to help identify and report misinformation generated by artificial intelligence (AI) about the upcoming Novembe more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 6 -- The office of Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following transcript of the governor's remarks on Sept. 5, 2024, at the signing of legislation that will support students and parents: * * * Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that will support students and parents. Legislation S.9701/A.10209 makes it easier for parents to save for their child's college tuition by allowing for expanded uses of 529 accounts, in alignment with federal tax la more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following remarks on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * At the Future Energy Economy Summit held in Syracuse, Governor Kathy Hochul today called for advanced clean energy technologies to play a key role in supporting renewable energy and economic development. The Summit outlined next steps needed to plan for growing energy demand that can support the State's commitment to accelerate progress toward a zero-emission electricity system.  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 6 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice inviting comments on petition (Case No. 24-T-0446) on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Petition of New York Transco LLC and New York Power Authority for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, Pursuant to Article VII of the New York Public Service Law, to Construct, Operate, and Maintain an Approximately 89.7-Mile Underground Transmission Line through Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, Bronx,  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 24-E-0322; 24-G-0323) on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for Electric Service. Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for Gas Service. NOTICE OF REV more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 6 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling on schedule (Case Nos. 24-E-0461, 24-G-0462) on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation for Electric Service. Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation for Gas Service. RULING ON SCHEDULE LE more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling regarding settlement process (Case No. 22-T-0346) on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Application of Empire Offshore Wind LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Construction of Approximately 12 Miles of Transmission Lines from the Boundary of New York State Territorial Waters to a Point of Interconnection in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County. RULING REGARDING SETT more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 7 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the following letter on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * To: Mr. Nicholas Tedrow, Deputy Program Director, Westchester Power, 40 Green Street, Mount Kisco, New York 10549 Re: Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Enable Community Choice Aggregation Program. Dear Mr. Tedrow: On January 19, 2023, the Public Service Commission (Commission) issued its Order Modifying Community Choice Aggregation Programs and Establishing Furt more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 7 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the following letter on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * To: John Mingrone, Greenlight Energy Inc., 310 York Ave, Huntington, NY 11743 RE: Triennial Filing Dear John: This letter is to inform you that the Department of Public Service Staff has reviewed and approved your triennial application. The retail access application meets the requirements of the Uniform Business Practices (UBP), the Home Energy Fair Practices Act (HEFPA more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 7 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-55) on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Richford Fire District - Long-Term Planning and Board Oversight." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Richford Fire District (District) Board of Commissioners (Board) established adequate long-term capital and financial plans and provided adequate oversight over financial operations. * * * Key Findings The Board more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 7 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-68) on Sept. 6, 2024, entitled "Village of Skaneateles - Claims Auditing." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Skaneateles (Village) claims were adequately supported, appropriate and properly audited and approved prior to payment. * * * Key Findings While the claims we reviewed were for appropriate Village expenditures, the Village Boar more PR

LAKE SUCCESS, New York, Sept. 6 -- Broadridge Financial Solutions, a provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset managers and corporate issuers, issued the following news release: * * * EU regulatory deadline requires a prompt industry response; globally, operational resiliency shortfalls can be addressed and scaled via mutualized services * * * NEW YORK, LONDON September 4, 2024 - Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a glob more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * More than half of NFL teams have had Turner perform work on their stadiums. * * * As the NFL season gets underway, hundreds of thousands of fans will watch the game from a stadium that Turner Construction Company has worked on. Turner has done work for 17 of the 32 NFL franchises, including two ongoing stadium projects for the Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills. "We have never missed an opening d more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 3 -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news release: One year after passage, New York City's unprecedented short-term rental regulations have failed to deliver on their promise to combat the housing crisis. In the wake of stringent measures, consumers are instead facing all-time high hotel prices and residents facing all-time high rents. New data underscores the consequences of Local Law 18 (LL18), an outlier when it comes to short-term r more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The environmental and economic impacts of Bitcoin mining will be explored during a Sept. 23 event on campus. "In the Shadow of Crypto: Taking on Bitcoin Mining" is presented by the Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity and will take place at 5 p.m. in the Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall Room 132. "The dizzying rise of cryptocurrency in the U.S. has brought with it a new industry bitcoin mining, whe more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Sept. 6 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * New grant will support work with LittaTraps and CASCADE program * * * The team of Christy Tyler, professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, and Matthew Hoffman, professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, have been recommended for more than $900,000 in additional funding for their work in intercepting urban stormwater debris in the Great Lakes watershed. The more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray was honored with two 2024 LMG Life Sciences Awards Americas at a gala ceremony in New York City on September 5. Ropes & Gray was awarded "Licensing & Collaboration Firm of the Year." The firm was previously honored with the award in 2020. In addition, life sciences regulatory & compliance partner and global practice chair Kellie Combs was named "Regulatory Attorney of the Year: FDA Pharmaceut more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Antitrust Practice with the addition of Sabrina Borocci as a partner in Milan. "We are thrilled to welcome Sabrina to the White & Case antitrust team. Our clients are facing increasingly dynamic antitrust issues as antitrust conduct and merger review regimes increase globally, alongside a corresponding rise in enforcement activity," said White & Case part more PR

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Sept. 6 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: Dr. Oleg Bychkov, professor of Theology and Franciscan Studies at St. Bonaventure University, has been awarded a $146,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to edit and translate an important work of Franciscan scholar John Duns Scotus. Bychkov will collaborate on the project with Dr. Robert Andrews, a researcher from Stockholm University and a former faculty member of St. Bon more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Steptoe, a law firm, issued the following news release: (September 5, 2024, New York) -- Steptoe LLP has expanded its Transactions & Tax practice with the addition of partner Tim Walsh, who joins the firm in New York, and will co-lead the Insolvency & Restructuring practice along with partner Jeffrey Reisner. "Tim's excellent track record representing clients in their most complex restructuring and insolvency matters, and his experience in bankruptcy litigation and distr more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, Sept. 6 -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * Timed with the 60th Anniversary Establishment of FINS Becoming a National Park * * * Stony Brook University Libraries have received a donation of historic documents that outline the battle to stop the construction of a highway on Fire Island while fighting successfully to create the Fire Island National Seashore (FINS), New York. The documents reveal the effort more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, Sept. 7 -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * Stony Brook University MAT Program serves a key role in graduating future physics teachers * * * For the seventh time in nine years, Stony Brook University (SBU) has been recognized by the American Physical Society (APS) and the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) as a member of the Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC) 5+ Club for its outst more PR

FREDONIA, New York, Sept. 6 -- The State University of New York Fredonia campus issued the following news: A study abroad experience is often out of the reach of Music Education majors, but it became a reality for Abby Conklin at SUNY Fredonia. Through a 6-credit internship this past summer, Ms. Conklin, who's also majoring in History, worked in an archaeological excavation amid ancient Roman ruins through the Umbra Institute, a higher education institution that's focused on study abroad progr more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 -- The Office of the Mayor of New York issued the following transcript of Mayor Eric Adams' interview on Sept. 5, 2024, on Fox 5's "The 6 O'Clock News": * * * Natasha Verma: And joining us right now to answer questions about this is Mayor Eric Adams. Bianca Peters: That's right. Mayor Adams, thanks so much for joining us. Mayor Eric Adams: Thank you. Good to be on with you. Verma: As you heard a lot of information there that Morgan reported, we're seeing the FBI raided th more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Prefabricated interim passenger corridors are being installed to facilitate passenger safety and comfort. * * * Turner, along with design-build partners Gensler and TEF, is proud to announce the groundbreaking of the Terminal 3 West Modernization project at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Turner will lead the $2.6 billion transformation of the terminal which will result in a modern, wo more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 6 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: Amy Caruso Brown, MD, MSc, interim chair of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities and associate professor of Bioethics and Humanities and Pediatrics, will serve as director-at-large and Rachel Fabi, PhD, associate professor in the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, will serve as secretary of the board. Their terms will begin at the society's annual meeting later this  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: Elad I. Levy, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and the L. Nelson Hopkins Endowed Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, has been awarded the Ralph G. Dacey, Jr. Medal for Outstanding Cerebrovascular Research. The international award was established in 2018 at the Joint Cerebrova more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * New study reveals key skills for leaders during times of transition * * * Political skills such as networking ability and interpersonal influence are essential for leaders during organizational change, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management. Available online ahead of publication in Group and Organization Management, t more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER continues FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/7:00-8:00 p.m. PT). Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show continues with its opening monologue, one-on-one interviews with notable guests, roundtable discussions with panelists, and its signature "New Rules." The series airs on HBO and is available to stream  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Hartwall Capital on its investment in Finnish business-to-business car leasing operator Secto Automotive. Hartwall Capital is a Finnish family-owned investment company focused on Nordic small and medium-sized enterprises. The investment is made in partnership with Secto's Founder Matias Henkola, who continues as a shareholder of Secto. Secto is a business-to-busines more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on the successful restructuring of approximately US$20.5 billion of Ukraine's international bonds and the sovereign-guaranteed debt obligations of the State Agency for Restoration and Development of Infrastructure (Ukravtodor). White & Case partner Ian Clark, who led the Firm's deal team, said: "This historic transaction follows Ukr more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has reviewed the allegations made by short seller Muddy Waters against CPI Property Group S.A. (CPIPG) since November 2023, undertaking a comprehensive, independent internal investigation. The investigation findings refuted the short seller's allegations that the majority shareholder took financial advantage to the detriment of the company and the bondholders. In addition, White more PR