SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief Supporting Nevada Voting Rights Law Coalition argues that Nevada law is constitutional and helps increase voter participation OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of a Nevada mail-in ballo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Favorable Court Decision on Affordable Housing Project in Goleta Court sides with Attorney General's position on project OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today released a statement in response to the Santa Barbara County Superior Court's decision requiring the City of Goleta to accept and process a preliminary application for a prop  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 27 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Stands with Service Members in Constitutional Challenge to Transgender Military Ban February 27, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general today filed a brief supporting transgender service members in their constitutional challenge to the President's Executive Order banning transgender Americans from   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Makes Appointments to Senior Leadership Team Attorney General Ken Paxton has appointed Austin Kinghorn as Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation, Ryan Walters as the Deputy Attorney General for Legal Strategy, and Billy Cole as Principal Deputy Solicitor General. "Austin Kinghorn, Ryan Walters, and Billy Cole have been indispensable members of my team for ye  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 26, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton, Bremerton, Washington, is awarded a $654,668,551 cost-plus-fixed-fee/cost-plus-award fee/cost-plus-incentive fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Aircraft Carrier shipyard availabilities. This contract includes a five-year base and a one year option, for a six year total ordering period which, if exercised, would brin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 27, 2025 AIR FORCE Tyonek Technical Services LLC, Madison, Alabama, was awarded a $98,115,620 firm-fixed-price level of effort contract for cyber operations formal training support. This contract provides for subject matter expertise and other essential capabilities to augment and support the mission of 39th Information Operations Squadron. Work will be performed at Hurlburt Field, Flor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Could the LA Wildfires Harm Marine Life in California? Ash from the LA wildfires floats on the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Credit: California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations In January, wildfires devastated Los Angeles County, becoming some of the most destructive in California history. The fires were fueled by severe drought conditions and strong Santa Ana winds, leavi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom grants executive clemency SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced multiple clemency actions. He granted pardons in three cases. He also sent multiple clemency cases to the Board of Parole Hearings, initiating the process for granting clemency in fifteen cases. He also sent two clemency applications to the Board and directed the Board to conduct risk assessmen  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom partners with 21 Brazilian state governors to protect the environment, cut harmful pollution SACRAMENTO - California and a consortium of 21 Brazilian states are partnering together to combat pollution and foster sustainable economic growth. Governor Gavin Newsom and Governor Renato Casagrande of the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo signed a Memorandum of Understandin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Louisville CBP Seize 120 Pounds of Ketamine in 3 Shipments LOUISVILLE, Ky-- In eight days, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville intercepted three shipments each containing almost 40 pounds of Ketamine, a total of 120 pounds. The shipments were seized on February 14, 19, and 21, with two of the shipments originating from Belgium and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * Military Sealift Command Continues Support to Operation Deep Freeze 2025 The Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Ocean Gladiator is conducting a cargo offload of supplies at McMurdo Station, Antarctica in support of the annual resupply mission Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) 2025. The second of two MSC chartered ships supporting ODF 2025, Ocean Gladiator arrived at McMurdo Station on Feb. 20, where they were met b  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 28 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Supports Federal Government's Efforts to Protect Preventive Health Care RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the federal government's efforts to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for millions of Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Installs Heat Shield on First Private Spacecraft Bound for Venus NASA/Brandon Torres Navarrete Engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley, Bohdan Wesely, right, and Eli Hiss, left, complete a fit check of the two halves of a space capsule that will study the clouds of Venus for signs of life. Led by Rocket Lab of Long Beach, California, and their partners at the Massachusetts Institute o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Selects Participating Scientists to Join Lucy Asteroid Mission NASA has selected eight participating scientists to join its Lucy mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. These asteroids are remnants of our early solar system trapped on stable orbits associated with -- but not close to -- the planet Jupiter. NASA's Lucy mission, shown in this artist's concept, is the first mission to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroid  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Seven Defendants In Armed Transnational Cocaine And Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracies Four Defendants Arrested in Three U.S. States, Along With the Seizure of More Than 350 Kilograms of Methamphetamine, 100 Kilograms of Cocaine, and Four Firearms Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern   more