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

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

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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey and Attorney General Campbell Issue Joint Guidance Affirming Commitment to Equal Access to Education in Massachusetts Boston -- Governor Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued updated joint guidance today to support Massachusetts' higher education and K-12 institutions in their work to further equal access and representation in education in respo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey and Attorney General Campbell Issue Joint Guidance Affirming Commitment to Equal Access to Education in Massachusetts Boston -- Governor Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued updated joint guidance today to support Massachusetts' higher education and K-12 institutions in their work to further equal access and representation in edu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Continues 'Transforming Transportation' Road Show in Conway Conway -- Today, Governor Maura Healey and Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt continued the administration's Transforming Transportation Road Show in Conway to highlight how the Governor's proposed $8 billion transportation plan and Chapter 90 bill will improve roads, bridges, culverts and regional   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1 Million in Innovation Career Pathway Grants to 29 School Districts Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today $1 million in Innovation Career Pathway grants to 29 school districts. This funding enables districts to plan and implement pathway programs that provide students with coursework and experiences in high-demand STEM in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * In Comments To DPU, AG's Office Continues To Call For Immediate And Long-Term Rate Relief For Consumers BOSTON -- Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's Office, in its role as the ratepayer advocate, submitted comments to the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), advocating for immediate rate relief to help alleviate the financial strain of high energy costs on consume  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