CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 11 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * Arrests in Connection with the Death of Justina Steffy in Keene, New Hampshire Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella and Keene Police Chief Steven M. Stewart announce that arrests have been made in connection with the investigation into the death of Justina Steffy (age 31), whose body was recovered in Warwick, Massachusetts, on October 23, 2024. Investigators de  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 12 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research Coalition of 22 Attorneys General Challenge NIH Funding Cuts for Universities and Research Institutions AUGUSTA -Attorney General Aaron M. Frey and 21 other attorneys general today sued the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Ins  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 11 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Advocates to Fully Revoke Harmful Pesticide from Food Crops OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition of nine attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding EPA's proposal to ban residue from the pesticide chlorpyrifos on only some common food crops, desp  more

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 12 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: * * * Federal judge sides with Jennings, deals another blow to Trump administration Shortly after Attorney General Kathy Jennings and others filed a lawsuit to protect medical research funding from indiscriminate cuts by the Trump administration, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the attempted defunding. The order spares millions of dollars in funding for  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * Former Massachusetts State Senator Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for COVID and Tax Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts Defendant convicted by federal jury of 23 felony counts BOSTON - Former Massachusetts State Senator Dean A. Tran was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for scheming to defraud the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment As  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Governor McKee, General Officers, State Legislators, Gun Safety Advocates Call for Action on Assault Weapons Ban PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, Governor Dan McKee was joined by Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, Secretary of State Gregg Amore, General Treasurer James Diossa, legislators, and gun safety advocates to call for the passage of an assault weapons ban during this ye  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 12 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a limited exemption from reorganization requirements for the Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS). The decision, issued February 11, 2025, grants PNGTS a partial reprieve from the stringent regulations outlined in 35-A M.R.S. Sec.708, while still maintaining oversight over key transactions. PNGTS, which operates a 295-mile interstate pipeline, transports natural gas across Maine, New Hampshire, and M  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:19-cv-12127; D. Mass. filed Oct. 15, 2019) involving Xiaosong Wang: * * * On January 29, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered a final consent judgment against defendant Xiaosong Wang for his role in a stock manipulation scheme that generated millions in illegally obtained proceeds on the trading of stock in more than 3,900 publicly traded securities. T  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Temporary Restraining Order Issued in AG Nessel Challenge on Medical and Public Health Research Funding Cuts LANSING - Judge Angel Kelley of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's request for a Temporary Restraining Order after a coalition of 22 attorneys general filed a challenge to the Trump Administration's   more