SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition of attorneys general encouraging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, sitting en banc, to affirm a 2021 district court decision rejecting a Second Amendment challenge to a Florida law that prohibits any person under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms and prohibits federally licens  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the state of Michigan in Catholic Charities v. Whitmer, a lawsuit challenging Michigan's ban on licensed health care providers offering conversion therapy for minors. Conversion therapy is a cruel, harmful, and ineffective practice that aims to change  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute on Drug Abuse issued the following news release: * * * Vaping among younger adults and binge drinking among mid-life adults also maintained historically high levels, NIH-supported study shows * * * Past-year use of cannabis and hallucinogens stayed at historically high levels in 2023 among adults aged 19 to 30 and 35 to 50, according to the latest findings from the Monitoring the Future survey  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general filing an amicus brief (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/nra-en-banc-amicus-brief---as-filed.pdf) with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit urging that court to affirm the lower court's decision to uphold Florida's law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Michelle Radmand, of Roseville, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director at the California Arts Council. Radmand has been Deputy Director of the California Office of the Small Business Advocate at the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development since 2021 and was Small Business Specialist, Northern R  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit urging that court to affirm the lower court's decision to uphold Florida's law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms. Raoul and the coalition filed the brief in National Rifle Association v. Commis  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is hailing decisions the Michigan Supreme Court issued today regarding Covid-19 emergency orders and a former Shelby Township clergyman's conviction. Michigan Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeals Regarding Pandemic Emergency Orders Today, the Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear appeals in Gym 24/7 Fitness, LLC v State of Michigan and   more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a bipartisan coalition of 30 states has agreed to resolve a multistate lawsuit regarding unclaimed MoneyGram International, Inc. (MoneyGram) property. The settlement will result in an approximately $9 million recovery for residents of the State of Michigan with outstanding unclaimed property transferred and held by MoneyGram money order service.   more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission announced the following gas application (Case No. U-21780) on Aug. 30, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of SEMCO ENERGY GAS COMPANY for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate the Keweenaw Connector Pipeline. APPLICATION SEMCO Energy Gas Company ("SEMCO Gas" or the "Company"), a division of SEMCO Energy, Inc., respectfully requests the Michigan Public Service Commission ("MPSC"  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested $14 million in seven interdisciplinary research projects through the Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI): Biocomputing through EnGINeering Organoid Intelligence program. This investment fosters fundamental and ethically responsible research and development of organoid intelligence systems while also broadening participation in bioc  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas, along with a bipartisan coalition of 29 other states, has reached a settlement ending the outstanding damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas and the other states will take possession of more than $190 million in unclaimed property. In 2023, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court sided with Texas and its coalition partners, holding that unclaimed official ch  more