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News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Wednesday February 05, 2025 ( 12 items )  

AG Campbell Announces Record Number Of Decisions To Enforce And Ensure Compliance With Open Meeting Law
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Announces Record Number Of Decisions To Enforce And Ensure Compliance With Open Meeting Law BOSTON -- Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has released an annual report highlighting the activities of her office's Division of Open Government, which is responsible for enforcing the Commonwealth's Open Meeting Law (OML). As it has done since 2010, the Division   more

AG's Office Secures Guilty Plea From Stoughton Man For Prescription Fraud And Illegal Distribution Scheme
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG's Office Secures Guilty Plea From Stoughton Man For Prescription Fraud And Illegal Distribution Scheme BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) today announced that Pascal Girault Jr., also known as Pascal Schnaider Girault Jr., age 22, of Stoughton, pled guilty in Norfolk Superior Court to charges associated with a scheme to impersonate physicians  more

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Urges Senate to Demand Answers on Retaliation Efforts From FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel
PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 5 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Attorney General Mayes and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general today sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, urging the Senate to require Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee for FBI Director, to return for further questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The request follows alarming reports of politically motivated firings at the FBI and efforts  more

Attorney General Bonta, Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Urge Senate to Demand Answers from FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel Amid Alarming Retaliation Efforts
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta, Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Urge Senate to Demand Answers from FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel Amid Alarming Retaliation Efforts SACRAMENTO -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general today in sending a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dick Durbin, urging the Senate to require  more

Attorney General James and Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Condemn Planned Purge of FBI Agents
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Condemn Planned Purge of FBI Agents February 4, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to demand further testimony from Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director nominee Kash Patel following reports of a   more

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Coalition of 19 Attorneys General Urge Senate to Demand Answers on Retaliation Efforts from FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel
TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Coalition of 19 Attorneys General Urge Senate to Demand Answers on Retaliation Efforts from FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel For Immediate Release: February 4, 2025 Office of The Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General View Letter TRENTON -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and a coalition of 19 at  more

Attorney General Nessel Urges Senate to Demand Answers on Retaliation Efforts from FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Urges Senate to Demand Answers on Retaliation Efforts from FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel LANSING -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 20 attorneys general are calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to require further questioning of Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI Director. In a letter addressed to Senate Judiciary   more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL URGE SENATE TO DEMAND FBI DIRECTOR NOMINEE KASH PATEL ANSWER QUESTIONS ON RETALIATION EFFORTS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL URGE SENATE TO DEMAND FBI DIRECTOR NOMINEE KASH PATEL ANSWER QUESTIONS ON RETALIATION EFFORTS Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, urging the Senate to require Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI Director, to retur  more

Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Urging Senate to Demand Answers on Retaliation Efforts from FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 4 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Urging Senate to Demand Answers on Retaliation Efforts from FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general today sending a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, urging the Senate to require Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee f  more

Hawaii A.G. Lopez Joins Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Urging Senate to Demand Answers on Retaliation Efforts From FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 5 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Attorney General Anne Lopez joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general today sending a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, urging the Senate to require Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee for FBI Director, to return for further questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The request follows alarming reports of politically motivated firings at the FBI and   more

Justice Dept.: Massachusetts Member of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Sentenced to 44 Years in Prison for Terrorism Offenses
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Minh Quang Pham, also known as "Amim", 41, of Massachusetts, was sentenced today to 44 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for attempted suicide bombing in alliance with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a designated foreign terrorist organization. "The defendant was sentenced for an attempt to commit an act of terrorism and plotting a suicide bombing on behalf of AQ  more

NASA's Cloud-based Confluence Software Helps Hydrologists Study Rivers on a Global Scale
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Cloud-based Confluence Software Helps Hydrologists Study Rivers on a Global Scale Rivers shape ecosystems and economies, yet hydrologists have limited tools to study them. Enter Confluence--a groundbreaking, open-source framework leveraging NASA's SWOT mission and HLS data to estimate river discharge and sediment levels worldwide. Hosted by PO.DAAC, Confluence delivers rapid, global insights, revolutionizing hydrology   more