WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: MANITOWOC, Wis., Oct. 30, 2024 During a visit to Dramm Corp. today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is making investments that will strengthen American farms and businesses by expanding innovative domestic fertilizer production and increasing independent meat and poultry processing capacity, which will in turn inc  more

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 16 attorneys general in supporting a federal prohibition on price gouging. While 40 states across the country, including California, ban price gouging, there is no federal price gouging prohibition. Because so many product supply chains are nationwide, states face heightened challenges when protecting consumers from price go  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 15 attorneys general, is urging Congressional leaders to pass a national ban on price gouging. While price gouging is unlawful in Illinois and more than 40 other states, there is no federal law specifically banning businesses from raising prices on essential goods to increase their profits during an emergency. "Price gou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: MIDDLETOWN, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASON FABEL, 46, of Middletown, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking methamphetamine. According to court  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 31 -- The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) announced that the Governor and Executive Council recently approved $475,000 for the Fiske Dam Removal project in the town of Hinsdale. This Aquatic Resource Mitigation (ARM) Fund grant was awarded to the Nature Conservancy. The Fiske Dam Removal project will restore riparian and wetland functions on a portio  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 31 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 15 attorneys general urging Congressional leaders to support a ban on price gouging at the national level (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:*2F*2Fag.ny.gov*2Fsites*2Fdefault*2Ffiles*2Fletters*2Fmultistate-letter-re-federal-price-gouging-legislation-final.pdf/1/01000  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for award an application from Connecticut, allowing the state to request access to more than $9 million to implement its Digital Equity Plan. This funding comes from the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: A Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport employee was recently recognized for his work on a Naval Innovation Science and Engineering project enabling the integration of a live range asset into a constructive simulation environment. Allen Couture, deputy division head of Fleet Warfighting Readiness and Operations at the NUWC Division, Keyport Pacific Detachment in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was awarded the Natio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In September 2024, the District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 5.7 percent, followed by Nevada, 5.6 percent. South Dakota had the lowest jobless rate, 2.0 percent, followed by Vermont, 2.2 percent, and North Dakota, 2.3 percent. In total, 23 states had unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure of 4.1 percent, 4 states and the D  more