TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Wartime Weapons Have No Place in Self Defense, Brief Argues * * * Today, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell led a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in support of Cook County, Illinois, which is continuing to defend its assault weapons ban from  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert following the Governor's declaration of a state of emergency in the city of Rancho Palos Verdes to protect public safety amid ongoing landslides that have resulted in disrupted utility services and evacuation warnings for impacted residents. In today's alert, Attorney General Bonta reminds all C  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * New Website Will Streamline Transformation of Unusable Land into Clean Energy Sites * * * Newly Enacted Legislation Will Bolster Historic Preservation in NJ & Support Redevelopment of Brownfields into Solar Facilities * * * Governor Phil Murphy today announced the launch of a new website that will serve as a one-stop shop to guide municipalities and solar developers as   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 5 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: With California's water year drawing to a close later this month, Governor Gavin Newsom today took action to adapt the state's response to the historic drought and flooding that Californians have experienced in recent years. In response to improved water conditions following two wet winters, the Governor ended the drought state of emergency in 19 counties while maintaining it in the remaining  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 5 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on Sept. 4, 2024: With California's water year drawing to a close later this month, Governor Gavin Newsom today took action to adapt the state's response to the historic drought and flooding that Californians have experienced in recent years. In response to improved water conditions following two wet winters, the Governor ended the drought state of emergency in 19 counties while maintaining it  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * As students across the Commonwealth return to school, the 2024-25 budget signed by Governor Shapiro this summer includes a historic $1.1 billion increase for K-12 education -- marking the largest single-year investment in the Commonwealth's history Highlands School District will benefit directly from the new adequacy formula, receiving more than $740,000 through th  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * As students across the Commonwealth return to school, the 2024-25 budget signed by Governor Shapiro includes a historic $1.1 billion increase for K-12 education -- marking the largest single-year investment in the Commonwealth's history * * * Morrisville, PA - Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Dr. Khalid N. Mumin visit  more