JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 2 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * If you bought certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2018, you could be eligible for compensation Attorney General Treg Taylor Announces Cooperation Agreements and Settlements with Heritage and Apotex totaling $49.1 Million First Two Settlements and Cooperation Agreements with Corporate Defendants as States Prepar  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news: Amtrak has been awarded nearly $126 million from the Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) competitive grant program for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. Many Amtrak partners also received funding that will improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of Amtrak service and support the expansion of intercity passenger rail. "These grants will  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Nov. 1, 2024 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that students eligible for free and reduced price school meals must not be charged junk fees along with the cost of a meal served through the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program. This policy, effective school year 2027-2028, will lower costs for families with income under 185% of federal poverty guidelines equal to $57,  more

OAKLAND, California, Nov. 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * Today's agreements and settlements will resolve allegations against these companies over conspiracies to inflate prices and limit competition * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 50 states and territories in announcing two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and, in the near future, Apote  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 2 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that the State of Georgia has joined a coalition of 50 states and territories in reaching two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex. Totaling $49.1 million, the cooperation agreements and settlements resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiraci  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Settlement is Part of Multistate Coalition's Ongoing Generic Drug Price-Fixing Litigation * * * The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced a $10 million multistate settlement with Heritage Pharmaceuticals (Heritage). The settlement resolves allegations that the company engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inf  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today hosted Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure; U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen; Maryland Department of Health Secretary Dr. Laura Herrera Scott; Melony Griffith, President and CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association; and Health Services Cost Review Commission Chair Joshua Sharfstein to sign Maryland's agree  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 2 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * AG James Leads Coalition of 10 Attorneys General in Applauding INC-5 U.S. Delegation's Decision to Support Global Efforts to Reduce Plastic Production, Urging Further Action * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 10 attorneys general in calling for an ambitious, comprehensive, and legally-binding international agreement to mit  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * If you bought certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2016, you could be eligible for money Attorney General Wilson announces cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage and Apotex totaling $49.1 Million First two settlements and cooperation agreements with corporate defendants as states prepare for   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: As Part of President Biden's American Rescue Plan, Funding Will Help Grocers, Markets and Other Organizations Provide Healthy Food Options to Underserved Communities Nov. 1, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA is partnering with Reinvestment Fund to invest nearly $6 million to improve access to healthy foods in underserved communiti  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 2 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Vermont consumers could be eligible for compensation * * * Attorney General Charity Clark announced two significant multistate settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex which nationally total $49.1 million. The settlements resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 2 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: The Attorney General's Office announced that Rutland City Police Sergeant Andrew Plemmons, 45, was arraigned today on one felony count of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and one misdemeanor count of Reckless Endangerment. The charges are the result of Attorney General Charity Clark's review of the Vermont State Police's investigation into an officer-involved shooting  more