WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA also opens applications for $600 million in additional funding for farms, small business owners through the Rural Energy for America Program HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 18, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced during a visit to Pennsylvania that USDA is partnering with farmers and small business owners to expand access to clean energy, create jobs and help low  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2142) on Oct. 17, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2024": * * * Job openings rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states on the last business day of August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 10 states and increas  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 19 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release Oct. 18, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced Connecticut has joined a coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia opposing needless barriers to mifepristone access in North Carolina. The coalition filed an amicus brief in Bryant v. Stein (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/24-1576_amicus-brief-bryant-v-stein.pdf?rev=1d07055352074e5591c0c788714ad  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, today filed a brief opposing efforts in North Carolina to restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone. Raoul and the coalition filed the amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/74b24de40a/24-1576_Amicus%20Brief%20Bryant%20v%20Stein.pdf?language_id=1) in Bryant v. Stein, askin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 19 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she, along with District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb, has co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing needless barriers to mifepristone access imposed by the state of North Carolina. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.mass.gov/doc/bryant-v-stein-amic  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * 18 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Arguing that North Carolina Mifepristone Requirements Conflict with FDA Jurisdiction * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing needless barriers to mifepristone access imposed by the state of North Carolina. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.maryland  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 19 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit (PDF) against Donald Peltier, of South Hadley, Massachusetts, for his alleged role in operating fraudulent websites claiming to be associated with the Democratic and Republican parties. The lawsuit alleges Peltier used the fraudulent websites "democraticnationalcommittee.co," "maf.democrat," and "republicannationalcommi  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * AG James and 17 AGs File Amicus Brief to Protect Access to Mifepristone in North Carolina * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 17 attorneys general today filed an amicus brief in support (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/24-1576_amicus-brief-bryant-v-stein.pdf) of a district court decision finding that North C  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Oct. 16, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)(Link is external) hosted the first of two sessions of its third annual Small Business Cyber Summit. The cybersecurity series provides small business owners with free educational webinars(Link is external), tools, tips, and resources from the federal government and subject matter experts to bolster their cybersecurity infrastructure. Smal  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 19 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * Michigan defendants targeted Washington businesses * * * SEATTLE -- A King County Superior Court judge agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and ruled that the Michigan-based owner of Labor Law Poster Service broke the law nearly 600,000 times sending scam solicitations targeting Washington businesses. The company has illegally targeted thousands of W  more