PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 24 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in U.S. v. Idaho to protect access to emergency abortion care in Idaho. The brief urges the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold a lower court's preliminary injunction blocking Idaho's restrictive abortion ban, which does not include an exception for em  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 23, 2024, entitled "Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area - 2022-23": * * * Households in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area spent an average of $86,509 per year in 2022-23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra H  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2179) on Oct. 22, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - September 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in September in 5 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 44 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twentytwo states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states ha  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys in filing an amicus brief (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/dkt-220_amicus-brief-of-ca-ny-et-al-in-supp-us-govt_usa-v-idaho_9th-cir-en-banc.pdf?rev=d5170b7e6bbe484090f134e6fea2d50d&hash=9CAF23957D2440EF9760664DD0880F15) in U.S. v. Idaho to protect access to emergency abortion car  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Ridgefield, N.J (Oct. 23, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alongside U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr., U.S. Representative Rob Menendez, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette, celebrated the award of nearly a quarter of a billion dollars ($250 million) to the Clean Corridor Coalition. This landmark grant, funded through the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Oxy Vinyls, LP, to resolve alleged violations of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) at the company's facility in Pedricktown, N.J. The settlement includes a $113,000 civil penalty. "EPA is   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 24 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Consent Decree Sets Court-Enforceable Schedule for EPA to Revisit Wood Heater Emission Standards to Protect Public Health and Welfare * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced today that the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has entered a settlement agreement (https://www.mass.gov/doc/wood-heaters-settlement) between  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * 24 AGs Call on Ninth Circuit to Allow Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/102324_Amicus_CA_NY_Et_Al.pdf) in U.S. v. Idaho to protect access to emergency abortion care in Idaho. The brief urges the Unit  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: U.S. District Chief Judge George Levi Russell, III, sentenced Maimouna Bagayoki, age 54, of Owings Mills, Maryland, to 42 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, and $60,569.87 restitution, for Wire Fraud and Receipt of Stolen Motor Vehicles bound for illegal shipment to West Africa. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney f  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Long Beach, Mississippi man was sentenced to 99 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Johnson Tran, 47, was sentenced on October 17, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents and information presented to the Court, in 2018, agents with the DEA received informat  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 24 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced the sentencing of a former New Jersey State Police (NJSP) trooper for a September 2022 assault in Cumberland County, in which he punched a woman in the face while holding a metal flashlight, as the victim was handcuffed in the back seat of a police vehicl  more

WEST ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Governor Announces Additional $17 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding to Upgrade and Expand Child Care Facilities Murphy Administration Will Invest More Than $140 Million Upgrading Child Care Infrastructure Statewide - Representing One of the Largest Investments of Any State in the Country * * * Governor Phil Murphy today highlighted that his Administration has i  more

WEST ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Governor Announces Additional $17 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding to Upgrade and Expand Child Care Facilities Murphy Administration Will Invest More Than $140 Million Upgrading Child Care Infrastructure Statewide - Representing One of the Largest Investments of Any State in the Country * * * Governor Phil Murphy today highlighted that his Administration has i  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * AG James Co-Leads 24 AGs in Calling on Ninth Circuit to Allow Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in U.S. v. Idaho (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:*2F*2Fag.ny.g  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Oct. 22, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams today celebrated the appointment of Julie Coker as the next president and CEO of NYC Tourism + Conventions after a unanimous vote of approval from the organization's board of directors. New York City Tourism + Conventions is the official destination marketing organization, convention, and visitor's bureau for the City of New York, dedicated to maximizing travel and tour  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Kenneth Moore, age 41, of New Jersey, was convicted today of two counts of alien smuggling for private financial gain, following a 3-day jury trial. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Chief Patrol Agent Robert N. Garcia, United States Border Patrol, Swanton Sector, made the announcement. The evidence at trial established that on June  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * PPPL leads the charge in fusion research, partnerships and education at the APS-DPP Annual Meeting in Atlanta * * * By Rachel Kremen With nearly 200 attendees, the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) brought energy to the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) in Atlanta Oct.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: On Oct. 22, 1983, Navy Chief Petty Officer Michael W. Gorchinski volunteered to go ashore from the battleship USS New Jersey to assist Marines in Beirut with a radar installation problem at the Marine barracks. The New Jersey was in the eastern Mediterranean Sea supporting the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit, which was under small arms and mortar attack by Hezbollah. Gorchinski, an electronics technician, maintaine  more