JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 12 -- The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development issued the following news release: The State Board of Education held a quarterly board meeting this week in Wasilla at Mat-Su Central. Along with other business, it proposed and adopted a resolution charging the Department of Education and Early Development with the development and presentation of a comprehensive model policy limiting the use of cellular phones and other electronic communication devices during c  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Reyes announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reached a paralle  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS The Biden-Harris administration today announced the sale of 20 acres of public lands for just $100 per acre for the construction of critically needed affordable housing projects in Southern Nevada. Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden, and Director of the Las Vegas Field Office of HUD Adrienne Babbit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By William H. Thiesen, Ph.D., Historian, Coast Guard Atlantic Area The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (https://www.history.uscg.mil/Research/THE-LONG-BLUE-LINE/) (uscg.mil) Nickna  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Three New Community Teams Will Receive Tailored Funding and Technical Assistance To Support Clean Energy Goals * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced three new communities will receive a combined $10 million in funding and technical assistance to research, model, validate, and deploy local clean energy strategies. Teams of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Funding will allow 23 local organizations to provide critical assistance for Americans living with HIV and AIDS and ensure stable housing for individuals and families at risk of homelessness. * * * The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced nearly $28 million in funding to ensure Americans living with HIV and AIDS and their families have access to sta  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 12 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 20-state coalition in a lawsuit seeking to stop a Biden-Harris administration Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states hundreds of thousands of dollars and drive nursing homes out of business. The suit is led by the attorneys general from Kansas, Iowa and South Carolina. Currently, nursing homes are required by Congress   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: The Justice Department's Executive Office for U.S. Trustees announced today the appointment of three Assistant U.S. Trustees to offices in Missouri, Ohio and Washington. Jill Parsons was appointed in September as the Assistant U.S. Trustee for the Kansas City office, which serves the Western District of Missouri (Region 13). Before joining the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP), Parsons served as  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: LATINA Style recently honored four Coast Guard workforce personnel -- three members and one civilian professional -- for their roles in strengthening the Latina community through outstanding service and leadership, during June 2023 to June 2024. The organization annually recognizes the accomplishments of women serving in the armed forces to coincide with Hispanic Heritage Month, which is obse  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * Two States Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $1.7 Billion * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Alaska and Ohio's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration's "Inter  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes led an amicus brief in Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The filing, which urges the federal appeals court to reverse a lower court ruling against the State of Florida's permitting system, was joined by 18 additional States to defend cooperative federalism. The State of Florida ado  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 12 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reache  more