CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Admin Note 0:00 *Transmission begins during applause* Dr. Michael Fullilove, Lowy Institute Executive Director 0:14 Welcome everybody, both those joining us in person here at our beautiful headquarters at 31 Bligh St. and those joining us online for this special Lowy Institute event with the commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Ad  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 26 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 25, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after co-leading, alongside Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, a coalition of 17 states in suing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its new rule mandating workplace abortion accommodations through an erroneous interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA):  more

OAKLAND, California, April 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Attorney General Rob Bonta, New Jersey Attorney General Mathew J. Platkin, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle A. Henry, today announced that they are moving to dismiss without prejudice Pennsylvania, et al v. Cardona (D.D.C.), a lawsuit challenging Trump era rollback of Title IX. The attorneys general of California, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, leading a multistat  more

OAKLAND, California, April 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. -- the nation's largest health insurer as well as physician group, and the parent company of Change Healthcare -- urging them to take action to better protect providers, pharmacies, and patients impacted by the catast  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Attorney General William Tong announced today that he has joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. urging the corporation to take more meaningful action to better protect providers, pharmacies, and patients harmed by the recent catastrophic outage of Change Healthcare. UnitedHealth Group is the   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: April 24, 2024 - ConSup North America Inc., a Lincoln Park, N.J. firm, is recalling approximately 85,984 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) sliced prosciutto ham product produced in Germany without the benefit of equivalent inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The RTE sliced prosciutto ham item was pr  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) announced today unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2024. Financial Highlights: * First quarter net income of $154.0 million * First quarter net interest income of $195.7 million * Declared a first quarter dividend on activity stoc  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 26 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Attorney General Anne Lopez announced today she has joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. -- the nation's largest health insurer and the parent company of Change Healthcare -- urging the corporation to take more meaningful action to better protect providers, pharmacies and patients harmed by the recen  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 26 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, Adrianne Todman, the Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), traveled to Philadelphia, PA, to celebrate the Philadelphia Housing Authority and Biden-Harris Administration's work to support housing that is both affordable and sustainable. This Earth Week, HUD and the entire Biden-Harris Administration are marki  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Advocates for Pennsylvania's intellectual disability and autism (ID/A) communities are continuing to praise Governor Josh Shapiro's proposed budget investments to expand ID/A services, with one recent op/ed calling it "a beacon of hope for individuals with ID/A and their families across Pennsylvania." The Governor's proposed $483 million in federal and state funding would provide more re  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a letter with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in support of proposed rules entitled "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions." In the letter (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/2024.04.09%20  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, alongside 23 attorneys general and four cities, filed a motion this week to intervene in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to help defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicles emissions standards for model years 2027-2032 (Final Rule). The Final Rule sets s  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL's research in how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies can be used in the changing energy landscape to address climate change while powering the modern economy was featured in a recent podcast episode. In a recent episode of "Federal Insights," a Federal News Network podcast, Kelly Rose, senior fellow for Computation  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news on April 24, 2024: NETL Director Marianne Walck, Ph.D., and researchers from the Lab will be presenting during the 2024 Digital Engineering Conference (DICE), a three-day event held at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) April 29. The focus of the event is fostering collaborations that will support the digital future of energy technology and projects. Director   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 26 (TNSres) -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 44 volunteer firefighters' relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Centre, Clinton, Crawford, Elks, Fayette, Franklin, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Luzerne, McKean, Mercer, Monroe, Northampton, Potter, Schuylkill, Westmo  more

WEXFORD, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on April 24, 2024: Today, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger visited Western PA-based robotics company Neya Systems to highlight Pennsylvania's growing robotics and technology innovation economy and Governor Josh Shapiro's commitment to investing in economic development across the Commonwealth. While visiting the company, Secret  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 26 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro visited Achieva in Allegheny County to meet with Pennsylvanians with intellectual disabilities and autism (ID/A), caregivers, and advocates and hear how the proposed funding in the Governor's 2024-25 budget will increase access and support for home and community-based services by increasing wages for direct support professionals and end Penns  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro announced the investment of $274 million for 30 drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and non-point source projects across 22 counties through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST). The projects include replacing lead or other corrosive pipes, rehabilitating aging systems, upgrading service capabilities, extending   more

AMBRIDGE, Pennsylvania, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release: With more than $1 billion coming to expand high-speed internet in Pennsylvania, state Rep. Robert Matzie is urging local governments, nonprofit organizations and internet service providers to participate in a critical survey to ensure those dollars reach their intended targets. Matzie - a board member on the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority and majority chairman of the H  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 26 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release: State Reps. Chris Rabb, D-Phila., and Napoleon Nelson, D-Montgomery, have introduced legislation (H.B. 2232) that would establish the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act in Pennsylvania. The legislation would make sure all inheritors are informed when one inheritor wants to sell their share of the property. It would also require a neutral appraiser to determine the property's fair mark  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: In the wake of the recent $600 million settlement reached by Norfolk Southern in its class-action lawsuit related to its train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last year, state Sens. Doug Mastriano (R-33), Elder Vogel, Jr. (R-47), and Michele Brooks (R-50) today introduced legislation to provide a state tax deduction for Pennsylvanians who receive payments. "Ohio ha  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian American Art Museum issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The Smithsonian American Art Museum has appointed Tamir Williams as a curatorial fellow for African American photography. Williams will play a key role in the museum's initiative to expand its representation of African American photography, working with the recently acquired L.J. West Collection of early American photography and the Dr. Robert L. Drapkin Collection. Their ap  more