WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon and Office for Victims of Crime Director Kristina Rose today recognized 8 individuals and organizations for their advocacy, innovation, and research on behalf of victims of crime. "We recognize the individuals and organizations represented here that go above and beyond to assist others in their time of crisis," Assist  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

OAKLAND, California, April 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: During National Infertility Awareness Week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act. The Act would guarantee the right to access assisted reproductive technology (ART), such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. ART has provided thousands of people in diverse situ  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

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

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act, which would guarantee nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology (ART) such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF). In the wake of a recent Alabama Supreme Court decision that jeopardized essential reproductive health services by clas  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Tyrell Cage, 29, and Jayla Deane, 36, of Indianapolis have been sentenced to federal prison for a series of armed robberies of Indianapolis businesses in 2021. Cage was sentenced to forty years in federal prison after pleading guilty to eight counts of interference with commerce by robbery, four counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of v  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 25 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced a $193,932.42 settlement with Riverdale Mills Manufacturing and its owner James Knott. The settlement resolves allegations that Riverdale failed to pay timely wages, failed to pay overtime, and failed to provide proper notice of earned sick time. The settlement money will come in the form of restitution an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, Governor Maura T. Healey continued her Mass Leads Road Show with visits to Electric Hydrogen in Devens and Triton Anchor in Chelmsford. In Devens, she was joined by Congresswoman Lori Trahan, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Rebecca Tepper, Secretary of Economic Development Yvonne Hao, MassCEC CEO Emily Reichert and other industry leaders to celebrate   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: A Weymouth man was sentenced yesterday in connection with an elaborate money laundering conspiracy. Chengzou Liu, 38 was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. In December 2023, Liu pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering as well as possessio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 26 -- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it is now accepting applications for the Fiscal Year 2025 Industrial Rail Access Program (IRAP). The program accepts applications from freight rail-supported businesses across the state and supports projects that expand or improve rail or freight access, economic opportunity, safety and job growth. IRAP is a   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

LANSING, Michigan, April 25 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Monday afternoon Earth Day event at Prince William Forest National Park in Triangle, Virginia, recognized the federal AmeriCorps agency for national service and volunteerism and the many ways its members tackle the climate crisis through service, including through the new American Climate Corps (ACC). The MI Healthy Climate Corps was announced as  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 26 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein urged Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act and guarantee women's right to access assisted reproductive health care, including in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. Following a recent Alabama Supreme Court decision that jeopardized essential reproductive health services, Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 21 attorneys general are a  more

NEW YORK, April 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act, legislation that would guarantee the right to access assisted reproductive technology (ART) like in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. ART has provided thousands of people in diverse situations the opportunity to grow their families, in  more