HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 17 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Lopez today joined a group of 19 attorneys general defending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act--a key protection against racial discrimination in elections--against radical challenges raised in a Georgia redistricting lawsuit. In an amicus brief filed in Pendergrass v. Secretary of State of Georgia and two other consolidated cases, the attorneys general arg  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 17 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Newark/New York - The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) announced at its April board meeting today that it has submitted all documents required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to reach a Full-Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) for $6.88 billion in Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP). This comes as GDC transmitted the las  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief defending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act against radical challenges raised in a Georgia redistricting lawsuit. In their amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/ff0a8e4e48/23-13914_13916_13921--Brief%20for%20DC%20NY%20et%20al%20as%20Amici%20Curiae%20for%20Pls-Ap  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today filed a lawsuit (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/2284e469-b63d-4f83-bfd9-997c61b368db/fileAsset/2024.4.16%20-%20MV%20Realty%20-%20Complaint%20(File%20Stamped).pdf) against MV Realty PBC, LLC and MV Realty of Illinois, LLC, as well as corporate managers Amanda Zachman, Antony Mitchell and David Manchester, for allegedly tricking financially  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3097): * * * In Re: Concrete and Cement Additives Antitrust Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiff SMBA Construction, LLC, moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this antitrust litigation involving the pricing of concrete and cement additives and admixtures in the Southern District of New York. This litigation consists of five actions pending in two districts, as   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The Attorney General's Office is investigating a fatal crash involving an Ocean Township police vehicle that occurred April 15, 2024, in Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. One adult male civilian sustained fatal injuries. His identity is not being released at this time. According to the preliminary investigation, at approximately 9:08 p.m. on April 15,   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: A member of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips gang today admitted his role in a racketeering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Elijah Williams, aka "Lil Smith," 24, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court to a superseding indictment that charged him with Racketeer Influenced and Co  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Two New York men today admitted conspiring with others to defraud dozens of states to obtain millions of dollars of COVID-19 unemployment benefits; one of the defendants also admitted to fentanyl conspiracy and distribution and conspiring to defraud the IRS of tax credit benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Natanael Valdez Brito,   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: A Monmouth County, New Jersey, financial counselor with the United States Army and major in the U.S. Army Reserves today admitted defrauding Gold Star families and related crimes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Caz Craffy, aka "Carz Craffey," 41, of Colts Neck, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner i  more

NEW YORK, April 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general defending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965--a key protection against racial discrimination in elections--against challenges raised in a Georgia redistricting lawsuit. In an amicus brief filed in Pendergrass v. Secretary of State of Georgia and two other consolidated cases (https://ag.  more

ALBANY, New York, April 16 (TNSres) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following report in April 2024 entitled "New York's Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget - Federal Fiscal Year 2022." * * * Here are excerpts: Executive Summary The budget of the United States government plays a major role in the finances of New York State and its local governments, as well as in the daily lives of New Yorkers. Federal spending provides Social Security income, Medicare and Me  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: In their ongoing quest to develop a range of methods for managing plasma so it can be used to generate electricity in a process known as fusion, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have shown how two old methods can be combined to provide greater flexibility. While the two methods - known as electron cyclotr  more