WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * CUBE Chair Gill Garrett was recognized for serving more than 34,500 volunteer hours on Pontiac, Mich. school board * * * LAS VEGAS, Nev. - On Tuesday, October 29, AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith attended the National School Board Association's Council on Urban Boards of Education Annual Conference as the keynote speaker and presented a President's Volunteer Service award to Gill Garrett, chair on the   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

LOVELAND, Colorado, Oct. 31 -- The city of Loveland issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: The City of Loveland will soon have a trio of new leaders after the Loveland City Council voted unanimously to hire each on Tuesday night. Jim Thompson, Loveland's new city manager, will start Dec. 30, City Attorney Vince Junglas will assume the role permanently on Nov. 4, and Jennifer Edgley will be sworn in as Loveland's municipal judge with a start date of Nov. 25. The full council discus  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following remarks on Oct. 29, 2024, by Deputy Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks at the 2024 Microelectronics Commons annual meeting: * * * Good morning, everybody. Thank you, Dr. [Dev] Shenoy, first, for the introduction, and thanks to all of you in the defense research and engineering enterprise, for what you do every day to lead us. It's a privilege to be with all of you for this second annual meeting of the Microelectronics Commons  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

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are seeking information about four masked suspects involved in armed robberies taking place at four jewelry stores across three states between July 13, 2023 and Sept. 14, 2024. Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact the FBI. The robberies in question have taken place at jewelry store  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement in response to the charges announced today regarding allegations that a non-citizen voted in the 2024 election: "My office is aware of the Ann Arbor voter fraud allegation and subsequent charges. It is the responsibility of each and every resident of this state and nation to adhere to the law, and Michig  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, law enforcement officials, representatives from leading Michigan retailers, and members of the FORCE Team welcomed White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden to a roundtable highlighting the FORCE team's achievements in combatting organized retail crime. The roundtable featured a discussion on the partnership between the firs  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Construction sector reaches 20-year high with 200,000 employed, labor participation rate at highest level since 2009 * * * Governor Gretchen Whitmer highlighted recently released state data showing the state of Michigan added 27,000 jobs in Fiscal Year 2024, reflecting the strong underlying economy. "Michiganders are rolling up their sleeves to build more homes, fix th  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

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: Omni Shoreham Hotel, Good morning, everybody. Thank you, Dr. [Dev] Shenoy, first, for the introduction, and thanks to all of you in the defense research and engineering enterprise, for what you do every day to lead us. It's a privilege to be with all of you for this second annual meeting of the Microelectronics Commons. And it's remarkable to see how much this comm  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 31 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news: * * * $10.2 million investment will create 26 new jobs * * * Koops Automation Systems (Koops), a provider of custom automation equipment, today announced it is expanding its operations in Greenville County. The company's $10.2 million investment will create 26 new jobs. Headquartered in Michigan, Koops designs, builds, and integrates innovative special machines and automated equipment.  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 25 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Shell Energy Stadium: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Kelly and Beyonce! (Applause.) Hey, Texas! (Applause.) Oh, it's good to be back in Texas. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, everybody. Thank you for being here this evening. Can we hear it for Ms. Tina Knowles? (Applause.) For Ms. Kelly? (Applause.) And Beyonce? (Applause.) What a warm Texas welcom  more

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Oct. 26 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Wings Event Center: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Can we hear it for Michelle Obama? (Applause.) Good afternoon, Michigan! (Applause.) Good afternoon. Hi. Hi, guys. (Applause.) We're doing this! We're doing this! (Laughs.) (Applause.) All right. Okay. Oh, it's great to be in Kalamazoo. (Laughs.) (Applause.) Thank you, guys. Thank -- okay. Okay. All right. Thank you. Okay. We got some  more

HEMLOCK, Michigan, Oct. 28 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Hemlock Semiconductor: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Oh, please have a seat, everyone. Thank you. Listen, I came by to say thank you, in particular to you all and the folks who are doing this work here. A.B., Wendell, I want to thank you. And the -- Congressman Kildee, you've been an extraordinary partner for us in Washington, D.C. Mayor, I thank you for the warm welcome. But I'm so e  more

WARREN, Michigan, Oct. 28 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks during a campaign event at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 1M: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. PARTICIPANT: Thank you for saving our pensions. Thank you for saving -- (applause) -- PARTICIPANTS: Thank you. PARTICIPANT: Thank you. Thank you for CHIPS and Science. Thank you for the Inflation Reduction Act. Thank you for all you've done for us. THE VICE PRESID  more

PORTAGE, Michigan, Oct. 26 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a reproductive health care clinic: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all for allowing us to have this conversation. And one of the reasons that I wanted to visit with you is you all are on the ground doing this very, very critical and important work. And since the Dobbs decision came down two years ago, I do believe that we as a country have faced a health care crisis, and, yes, it includes the  more

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, Oct. 28 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks before the Air Force Two departure: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Well, briefly, I think, last night, Donald Trump's event in Madison Square Garden really highlighted a point that I've been making throughout this campaign: He is focused and actually fixated on his grievances, on himself, and on dividing our country. And it is not in any way something that w  more

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Oct. 26 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks in a press gaggle at Duncan Aviation: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Okay. I know you all have been asking about the status of our conversations around Iran and Israel. And a couple of hours ago, I got off of a -- a lengthy and important conversation with the president and our national security team. And, of course, we maintain the importance of supporting Israel's right to defend itself, and we are also ve  more

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Oct. 26 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks to an overflow crowd at a campaign event at Wings Event Center: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hi, everybody. (Applause.) Can we hear it for Michelle Obama? (Applause.) Oh, good -- AUDIENCE: We're not going back! We're not going back! We're not going back! AUDIENCE: Kamala! Kamala! Kamala! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Michigan! Michigan! (Laughs.) (Applause.) All right, gu- -- we've got 10 days to  more