SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: The Bureau of Land Management is taking an ambitious and coordinated approach to accelerate fuels reduction projects on public lands with high wildfire risk throughout California and northwest Nevada. Today's signing of the Statewide Wildland-Urban Interface Fuels Treatment Programmatic Environmental Assessment will streamline plans to protect commun  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates were lower in June 2023 than a year earlier in 222 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 119 areas, and unchanged in 48 areas. The largest over-the-year unemployment rate decreases occurred in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Maryland, and California-Lexington Park, Maryland (-2.0 percentage points each). These two areas, along with  more

OAKLAND, California, Aug. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced joining a coalition of 20 attorneys general and six cities in filing a comment letter supporting a proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) that would regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. Fossil fuel-fired power plants -- especially coal- and gas-fired plants  more

OAKLAND, California, Aug. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023, and a letter: Joining a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today sent a letter to Congress expressing his support for bipartisan federal legislation that aims to protect veterans from financial exploitation. H.R. 1139 and S. 740 -- together referred to as the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 10 -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 9, 2023: Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis sent a letter to Illinois businesses outlining the dangers of a recent law passed by the State of Illinois to remove cash bail requirements. * * * Dear Illinois Business Owner, After spending most of my professional life in the restaurant business, I have a special appreciation of the struggles and sa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following respondent's motion for entry of protective order (Docket No. 23-02) on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. V. Orient Overseas Container Line Limited and OOCL (Europe) Limited RESPONDENTS' MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A PROTECTIVE ORDER Respondents Orient Overseas Container Line Limited and OOCL (Europe) Limited ("Respondents" or "OOCL"), by and through their undersigned counsel, move for a protective order precluding   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In the letter, Raoul and the coalition explained the passing of the bipartisan legislati  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 10 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 9, 2023: Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led 16 states in a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership, urging the passage of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression ("EATS") Act. The bill prevents California from regulating farmers and ranchers across the country by preserving states' authority to regulate agriculture within their own borders. In 2018, California pas  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3080): * * * In Re: Insulin Pricing Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: The litigation before us concerns an alleged scheme between insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers ("PBMs") to artificially and fraudulently inflate the price of insulin and other diabetes medications. The principal players in the alleged scheme are insulin manufacturers Eli Lilly and Company, Nov  more

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Embassy in Mexico issued the following joint news release on Aug. 7, 2023: Officials from the Governments of the United States and Mexico met today at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE) in Mexico City to affirm their commitment to continue implementing comprehensive border sanitation projects in the San Diego, California-Tijuana, Baja California region. These projects are being carried out within the framework of Minute 328 of the International Bou  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release and letter: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In the letter, Attorney General Nessel and the coalition explained the bipar  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 10 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023, and a letter: Attorney General Josh Stein today urged Congress to protect military veterans by passing the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. The bipartisan legislation will hold accountable unaccredited and unregulated bad actors who prey upon veterans applying for federal VA benefits. "After everythin  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General John M. Formella has joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In the letter, Attorney General Formella and the coalition expla  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 10 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at a campaign reception on Aug. 8, 2023: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Well, Randi, you know, it's a good thing you're not doing this overseas. Every time I go overseas, you know how many people have to travel with me? (Laughter.) Nine hundred. AUDIENCE: Whoa! THE PRESIDENT: And -- but like you said, you and my wife agree: They're too damn nice looking -- most of them. That's what worries  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Aug. 8, 2023, on firefighters and pilot killed fighting wildfires: * * * Jill and I send our deepest condolences to the families of the helicopter pilot, and the brave California firefighters, who tragically lost their lives Sunday. Every day, firefighters run toward danger, while everyone else runs the other way, because being a firefighter is not what they do -- it's who they are. This tragedy is yet another example, of   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 10 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news and letter: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a bipartisan coalition of 34 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In the letter, the coalition explains the legislation would hold un  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 9, 2023: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 16-state coalition in sending a letter to congressional leadership urging the passage of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression ("EATS") Act. The bill prevents California from regulating farmers and ranchers across the country by preserving states' authority to regulate agriculture within their own borders. In 2  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023, and a letter: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 44-state bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. "Our veterans have dedicated their lives t  more