LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 11 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'As the father of two teenagers myself, my interest in this issue goes beyond policy. It's personal. We must protect our kids from the dangers that exist online' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after he and 41 other attorneys general sent a letter urging Congress to pass legislation requiring a U.S. Surgeon General w  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 11 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Attorney General Anne Lopez and 41 other attorneys general today jointly called on congressional lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amid growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. States have already taken h  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - August 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.2 percent over the past month, up 3.4 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.2 percent in August, the   more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 10, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2024": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.99 per hour in the South to $53.15 in the Northeast in June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: In a bipartisan letter today to Congress, Attorney General William Tong and 41 other attorneys general called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health.   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 12 -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will conduct a virtual public information meeting concerning the rehabilitation of the Mohegan-Pequot Bridge on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 7:00 pm. The virtual public information meeting is being held to provide the public and local community the opportunity to offer comments or ask questions regarding the p  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 12 -- The Connecticut State Auditors of Public Accounts issued the following audit report on Sept. 11, 2024, entitled entitled "Connecticut Innovations Inc. and CTNext LLC." Here are excerpts: * * * CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...3 STATE AUDITORS' FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS...4 Validation of Jobs Created and Retained...4 Untimely Filing of Statutorily Required Reports...5 Connecticut New Opportunities Fund Not Established...6 STATUS OF PRIOR AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Fieldpoint Private Holdings, Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut and Fieldpoint Private Bank and Trust, Greenwich, Connecticut Written Agreement dated September 4, 2024 Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here (https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/enforcementactions/search.aspx). * * *   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 12 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody and 41 other attorneys general are calling on congressional leaders to pass legislation requiring a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amid growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in causing generational harm to young people's mental health. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "Studi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governors and Premiers pass resolutions to reconvene standing committees on energy and the environment * * * The New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG-ECP) met to discuss coordinated efforts on shared economic, energy and environmental priorities at the 45th annual NEG-ECP Conference held on September 9 and 10 in Boston, Massachusetts. Discussions built on last y  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general, is calling on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. Raoul and the coalition issued a letter to Congress amid growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. "Ou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: In a letter to Congress, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and 41 other attorneys general are calling on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on algorithm-driven social media platforms stating that social media use is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media c  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 12 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: In a letter to Congress, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and 41 other attorneys general have called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. The attor  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: MILFORD, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILSON GUZMAN, JR., 40, of Milford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford 36 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for distributing various drugs on Telegram, an encrypte  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 12 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release: Albuquerque, NM - In a letter to Congress, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez and 41 other attorneys general called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. The attorn  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 11 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: In a letter to Congress, Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 41 other attorneys general today called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amid growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. The a  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry has joined a coalition of 42 state Attorneys General urging Congress to require a Surgeon General's warning on social media platforms that have proven to be addictive and harmful to children. The letter to Congress is Attorney General Henry's latest effort to hold social media companies accountable and provide protections to users who are target  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 10, 2024, honoring the 2023-2024 NCAA men's basketball champions, the University of Connecticut Huskies: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Well, let me be the first to say: Welcome back. (Laughter and applause.) I won't be here next year, but you may be. (Laughter.) If these guys over here have anything to do with it, they're both trouble. Look, it's great to have so many UConn friends and fans   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on Sept. 10, 2024, by Administrator Samantha Power at a swearing-in ceremony for Adam Schmidt as Mission Director for Burma: * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: Thank you so much, Michael [Schiffer], and thank you for your leadership of the Bureau, but also very specifically on the issue of Burma. I think, yes, every mission is unique, every crisis is unique. But, Adam, you should know you have i  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 11 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: In a letter to Congress, Attorney General Jason S. Miyares and 41 other attorneys general today called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. The attor  more