PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 23 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Attorney General Mayes and other state attorneys general along with the Justice Department late yesterday proposed a robust package of remedies to end Google's unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and to restore competition to benefit consumers. "This bipartisan effort reflects a shared commitment to restoring fair competition in the digital marketplace," said Attorne  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general in announcing a robust package of remedies to end Google's unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition to benefit consumers. "For too long, Google has maintained a monopoly as an online search engine. The remedies include  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 23 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein, other state attorneys general, and the Justice Department this week proposed remedies that would end Google's unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and restore competition. "Google damaged the market and harmed competition for North Carolinians," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "These steps would help restore healthy competit  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 23 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, 37 of his colleagues and the U.S. Department of Justice have recommended a plan to resolve Google's anticompetitive conduct and promote fair competition in the internet search and advertising markets. The proposed final judgment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, marks the most recent development in a lawsuit dating to 2020  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 23 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 22, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 23 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an Arizona case to protect girls' and women's sports. "Sports teams are divided by sex to begin with to give girls a level playing field so they're not competing against boys," Attorney General Wilson said. "Arizona's law restricting girls' sports teams to biologic  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska. The Secretary of the Interior has signed Public Land Order 7952 opening an additional 11.1 million acres of BLM-managed public lands in central Alaska for selection under the Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veteran Land Allotment Program. With this order, the Department has increased the total land available to eligible Alaska Native veterans to almost 39 million   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have received numerous inquiries related to Alaska Native marine mammal harvest eligibility and policy under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Eligibility is governed by section 101(b) of the MMPA and regulations developed by both FWS (at 50 C.F.R. SS 18.3) and NMFS (at 50 C.F.R. SS 216.3). The eligibil  more