WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: For the first time, scientists have built a fusion experiment known as a stellarator using permanent magnets, a technique that could show a simple way to build future devices for less cost and allow researchers to test new concepts for future fusion power plants. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) combined de  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 2 -- Indiana State Rep. Justin Moed, D-Indianapolis, issued the following statement on April 1, 2024: * * * State Rep. Justin Moed (D-Indianapolis) released the following statement on a New Jersey man charged with misuse of funds that resulted in utility shut offs for those in affordable housing: "A critical step in allowing Indianapolis to thrive is holding bad-acting landlords accountable. Two years ago, JPC Affordable Housing Foundation's misuse of funds resul  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 3 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) today announced a multi-month initiative to investigate and prosecute unemployment fraud, which resulted in cases against 20 defendants, who allegedly stole over $1.1 million collectively from New Jersey's unemployment insurance trust fund. The cases are the result of cooperative investi  more

METUCHEN, New Jersey, April 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Governor Murphy today joined Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Mayor Jonathan Busch to tour the historic Forum Theatre in Metuchen, highlighting the resources available to support the arts and New Jersey's downtowns. "Visiting Metuchen's Forum Theatre today served as a reminder of the venue's immense potential," said Governor Murphy. "New Jersey's cultural hubs - from our thea  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Rear. Adm. Walter Brafford, commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command, or NMFSC, hosted the annual awards ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 29, recognizing the Instructors of the Year and finalists for the command's Sailor of the Year Program at NMFSC headquarters. The following Sailors were recognized: Command Career C  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 3 -- The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, an organization within the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, issued the following news release: Navy and Air Force fighter pilots will begin training as a joint force at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)'s Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) starting in 2024. NAWCAD installed a division of four U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor cockpits into the Navy's premier simulation test and training facility   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that six new states have joined Pennsylvania in its federal lawsuit against Mariner Finance regarding widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws that cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. Illinois, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin filed a Motion to Intervene in the lawsuit, which the court gra  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Gov. Phil Murphy arrived at the Forum Theatre in Metuchen at about 11 a.m. Tuesday. He was greeted by Metuchen Mayor Jonathan Busch and Christopher Paladino, President of New Brunswick Development Corporation, Busch led Murphy, as well as Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and other local officials on a 20-minute tour through the 96-year-old theater. The facility was purchased by th  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's ongoing work to identify and mitigate potential supply chain disruptions caused by the closure of vessel traffic in and out of the Port of Baltimore, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) held a call today with shippers, ports, ocean carriers, railroads, trucking companies, and others participating in the FLOW initiative to discuss changes in contain  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 3 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on April 2, 2024: On Tuesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that Tennessee has joined a multistate lawsuit against Mariner Finance over widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws. The suit alleges that Mariner Finance charged consumers for hidden add-on products that consumers were not fully informed about or, in some instances, did not agree to buy. I  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The White House issued the following readout of a legislative meeting on paid family and medical leave: * * * Last week, Tom Perez, Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Jennifer Klein, Assistant to the President and Director of the Gender Policy Council, convened state leaders to discuss legislative efforts to pass paid family and medical leave for workers as well as to learn from states th  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on April 1, 2024: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Q: Thank you, Karine. Also, on Baltimore. The six victims of the collapse of the bridge were Latino -- from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. Is the President planning to meet with the families of the victims? And more broadly, what the White House is doing to help these families that now are facing dif  more