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

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

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Episode 16 of Ready, Set, Airlift! featured two highly accomplished female aviators who had historic Air Force careers. Retired Lt. Col. Olga Custodio served 24 years between the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve, during which time she became the first female Hispanic pilot in the U.S. Military. Between her time in uniform and her career as a commercial airline pilot, Custodio  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Julian Hernandez, 433rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Episode 16 of Ready, Set, Airlift! featured two highly accomplished female aviators who had historic Air Force careers. Retired Lt. Col. Olga Custodio served 24 years between the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve, during which time she became the first female Hispanic pilot in the U.S. Military. Between  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 2 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading a multistate coalition of other attorneys general urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to affirm the dismissal of U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith's indictment of former President Donald Trump. The brief argues that Smith's actions are invalid due to regulations that violate Article II of the U.S.   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

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 2 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led a 20-state coalition in urging a federal appeals court to shut down the political prosecution of President Trump. The multistate brief follows the district court's earlier dismissal of the case. In 2022, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed outside attorney Jack Smith to serve as Special Counsel for the Department of Justice,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Civil Rights Division Staff Available to Receive Nationwide Reports Throughout Election Day * * * The Justice Department announced today that it plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 86 jurisdictions in 27 states for the Nov. 5 general election. The Justice Department enforces federal voting rights laws that protect the rights of all eligible citizens to acc  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 2 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2024: Attorney General Liz Murrill is joining a multi-state effort led by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to affirm the dismissal of U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith's indictment of former President Donald Trump. The brief argues that Smith's actions are invalid due to   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

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: There were 212,714 farms with 53.1 million irrigated acres, which included 81 million acrefeet of water applied in the United States, according to the 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey results, published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). In 2018, the irrigation  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * $13 million for Alabama and $7 million for Utah * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for award applications from Alabama and Utah, allowing them to request access to more than $20 million to implement their Digital Equity Plans  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news: RICHLAND, Wash.--Fentanyl kills. Make that: Fentanyls kill. The threat is plural and potent, as illicit laboratories continually concoct new forms of the drug that sidestep today's best detection techniques and protect drug dealers from prosecution. It's a loophole that drug dealers are quick to step through--create new drugs faster than the law and health care provide  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

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a multistate effort urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to affirm the dismissal of U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith's indictment of former President Donald Trump. The brief argues that Smith's actions are invalid due to regulations that violate Article II of the U.S. Constitution. "Our argument is p  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